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A Guide to Common Food Certifications
Below, we provide a short guide to clarify the differences between common food certifications, and enable you to make smart choices for your health and the environment. Certified Grassfed by A Greener...
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Know Your Label: USDA Organic
In February, we shared A Guide to Common Certifications, which details basic information about the various labels that might be on the packaging of your food. Now, over the next four weeks, we are...
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Know Your Food Label: AGW Certified Grassfed
In simple terms, the Certified Grassfed label ensures that all animals must have ample time outside, be fed only grass, and be treated with the highest degree of animal welfare standards. Today’s...
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Know Your Label: Fairtrade America
Fairtrade seeks to improve lives, working conditions, the environment and the economy by creating networks of “fair trades” between producers and consumers. It’s week four of Know Your Label! Today,...
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Know Your Label: Certified Humane
We will be continuing our Know Your Label series by discussing the Certified Humane Raised & Handled animal welfare certification – breaking down the components, standards, and tiers of Certified...
View ArticleAre Natural Sweeteners Good For You?
Natural sweeteners — and the term “natural” itself — have not been formally defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1). Thus, several types of sweeteners — including regular cane sugar —...
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Ultra-Processed Food: What Is It and Can It Fit Into a Healthy Diet?
We’ll come right out and say it – despite what many of us have been told, processed foods aren’t killing you. It’s what’s been added (or removed) that really matters.Processed foods get a bad rap, but...
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Is Sodium Benzoate Safe to Eat?
Take a walk down any grocery store aisle and you’re guaranteed to encounter an ingredient that feels like another language. Those long names that only a chemistry buff would understand can leave you...
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Non-GMO vs. Organic: What’s the Difference?
Trying to treat both your health and the planet right is a difficult task, especially when deciding what to eat. With labels like “non-GMO” and “organic” littering the grocery store on a wide range of...
View ArticleUltimate Guide to Omega 3-6-9 Benefits & Food Sources
Whether you’ve seen bottles filled with fish oil pills or heard something about omega-3’s being good for the heart, you’ve probably encountered the buzzword “fatty acid” and wondered about its impact...
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