Food

Balance by oysteronahalfshellJuly 10, 2012July 10, 2012

Diet Dictum

Seems like every conversation now includes a discourse about diet and health. Someone’s on this diet, another friend lost 40 pounds, what to eat and not eat, and whether I follow Primal, HGC, Cohen, vegan, or raw. “What diet are you on?” And I honestly don’t know what to say because I have a hodgepodge […]

Living Deliberately by oysteronahalfshellApril 12, 2008September 9, 2009

Organic Food: When to Scrimp, When to Splurge

I read a great article on when it makes sense to buy organic and when the advantages are nil that it’s impractical to spend money on it. Here’s the rundown: FRUITS When to spend on organic: Apples: Among fruits, apples pack the highest level of pesticides overall! The pesticides pool on the apple’s top and […]

Living Deliberately by oysteronahalfshellApril 12, 2008September 9, 2009

Local v. Organic

I was just at the weekly market at the Jaime Velasquez Park (Salcedo Market). As always, the stall with the most people were the Organic Fruits and Vegetables stalls (well, ironically, aside from Ineng’s PORK barbeque.) I just realized that with the hype on Organic produce today, everyone’s rushing to buy anything labeled “organic.” But […]