Category Archives: Seeing, reading, listening

What I’m watching, hearing, and reading

Honey-smuggling? Wha-huh?

In the completely-absurd-and-wholly-depressing department, we now have reason to fear that plastic bear sitting contentedly in every cabinet shelf. Apparently honey smuggling is big business. Behind those innocent bear eyes might be honey; or maybe not. If it is honey, it might contain lead. … Continue reading

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Prevention (and Ali) on shopping more healthfully, less expensively.

Ali has a few quotes in this Prevention.com article, Eight Ways the Grocery Store is Making You Eat More, about shopping for better health (and a fatter wallet!). Great tips here, and we’d think so even if the author, the … Continue reading

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It’s all in the fine print: diets – even healthy ones – fail for most.

Just in time for the beginning of the holiday binge, US News and World Reports ranks the healthfulness of various diet plans. It’s a nice idea — they take both nutrition and safety into account, providing a consumers’ guide to … Continue reading

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A movement. But one that moves slowly.

USA Today has an interesting article on the slow family movement. It’s a take-off on the slow food movement, but here, it’s not about how a family spends its grocery dollars. It’s about how a family spends its time. Specifically, … Continue reading

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Great NPR story: Yup, sounds right to us.

This post by Ali We hereby applaud Sarah Varney’s outstanding NPR story, To Win Toddler Food Battles, Take A Softer Approach. After finding herself stoking fears of dwarfism to encourage her toddler son to eat well, the writer called on … Continue reading

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