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al fresco Spinach & Feta Chicken Sausage

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 22nd, 2010 — 244 words

Friday night’s dinner was a return to sausage for me. For a while, I had been avoiding link meats like hot dogs and bratwurst because I just was not in the mood.

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Rudi’s Organic Bakery Wheat Hot Dog Rolls

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 18th, 2010 — 246 words

Grocery chains like Meijer have started introducing organic alternatives to many of their popular products; unfortunately, these offerings have not trickled down to the patio grill. It is easy to find organic bread; it is surprisingly difficult to find an organic hot dog roll.

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ERF’s Ignite Lansing 3.0 Topic Idea

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 11th, 2010 — 196 words

Members of the community vote for their favorite ideas to hear about at Ignite Lansing 3.0. Here is what Eating Real Food’s Dave Mulder submitted as a topic.

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Who Put Aluminum In My Baking Powder?

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 9th, 2010 — 242 words

Head on over to your kitchen cabinet and yank out the baking powder, then find the ingredient listings. If you were not paying attention when you bought your box or can, there is a good chance you will see “sodium aluminum sulfate” listed.

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Sugar Beet Firestorm Flares Up

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 8th, 2010 — 229 words

The Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice have filed suit in federal court to ban the distribution of genetically modified sugar beet seeds.

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New Organic Food Logo for Europe

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 8th, 2010 — 68 words

Americans are familiar with “USDA ORGANIC”. Europeans now get to look forward to the Euro-Leaf on all their organic food.

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Baked Pasta: Leftover Edition

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 6th, 2010 — 237 words

Baked pasta is a great variation of traditional pasta; with baked pasta you can enjoy a complex, delicious meal.

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It’s the Culture, Stupid!

Posted by Dave Mulder on February 1st, 2010 — 169 words

Why are Americans, on the aggregate, unhealthy and fat?

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News: Grass-fed Beef Not Necessarily Safer

Posted by Dave Mulder on January 25th, 2010 — 237 words

A few years ago, proponents of grass-fed beef brushed off the E. coli threat, saying that grass-fed cows with natural digestive pH levels are not carriers of hardy O157:H7. This no longer appears to be the case.

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Breaking Out of a Food Rut With Buffalo

Posted by Dave Mulder on January 23rd, 2010 — 276 words

In the Winter, grocery store vegetables are not fresh or attractive. So you rely on hardy staples like onion, potato, garlic, and frozen meat. Then you repeat. This is a food rut.

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