Subscribe to Our Blog FeedDon’t be fooled: organic’s still king of nutrition as far as we’re concerned. Why? Because labels don’t tell you everything, and as it stands, in this food industry, the subject of “non-GMOs” has been hitting the airwaves like a ton of bricks (for the most part, positive bricks) thinking that they’re a great alternative to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: organic
Free Lunches and Miracles
We’ve all heard it a million times: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. It’s a maxim that diet conscious folks and processed food giants alike have been trying to disprove — or at least circumvent — for decades. Some of the biggest commercial experiments in having your cake and eating it too have… Read more »
Well-Traveled Produce
When I made plans to go camping last weekend, I also planned to skip my Friday organic produce box delivery — because who wants a fridge full of fresh produce when you’re a hundred miles away, floating on a blow-up raft and lazily admiring your lakeside campsite? I logged in to my account and was… Read more »
Keepin’ It Fresh
I stopped by the new Golden Gate Organics office on 50th Ave in Oaktown the other day to check out the new digs and catch up with Corey, and after a fun visit he sent me home with an armload of grocery products to try. I’ll be… Read more »
Greens, Eggs, and Ham
When I was a kid, poached eggs on toast was a favorite breakfast that I only got when Dad took over cooking duties because Mom was sick or had slept unusually late. His entire morning culinary repertoire consisted of either poached eggs or French toast, and when… Read more »
March Against Madness
Many of us know intuitively that genetically modified foods are unsafe to eat and that they are harmful to the environment and other living beings, but there could be a much bigger concern: they may actually threaten the stability of the world’s food supply. Most Americans don’t realize that they probably eat GM foods every… Read more »
Food for Thought on Being an Orthotarian
I read an article online last week about a new eating disorder that is apparently causing problems for some people. They call it “orthorexia,” and the idea is that folks become so obsessed with the wholesomeness of what they eat that they stop eating much of anything at all. The article described people eschewing not… Read more »
School Lunch
Since many people are either back in school this week (like yours truly) or will be heading that way shortly I wanted to talk about student lunches. Each person needs to eat and students need their brain-food to realize their learning potential. The U.S. National school lunch program provides close to 32 Million students with… Read more »
Broccoli, a kid’s worse nightmare!
Broccoli. It’s green, usually. It looks like a little tree. Normally I would only eat the top part of it, or the head, but the base is edible too. The word broccoli comes from the Italian word broccolo and originated in Italy over 2000 years ago. That is bueno. Currently, the United States produces over 1… Read more »
Thanksgiving Tips & Tricks
Hello All and Happy Friday! We are so excited to use next week’s menu for our Thanksgiving feasts! We tried to include many of the staples you will need for your holiday creations in the bins. There will be cranberries, celery and crimini mushrooms! Almost everything in the menu will be available for extra purchases,… Read more »
