Comments for Albert's Organics Blog Quality Organically Grown Fresh Food | http://blog.albertsorganics.com Issues and products in the organic and natural foods industry Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on A Missing Variable by BMW guy http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1081&cpage=1#comment-507 BMW guy Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:23:14 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1081#comment-507 Why god allows this sort of thing to continue is a mystery. Sent from my iPhone 4G Why god allows this sort of thing to continue is a mystery.

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]]> Comment on Too Much of a Good Thing – Portion Control by Mary at Mindless http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1090&cpage=1#comment-501 Mary at Mindless Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:48:36 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1090#comment-501 Lucinda, Great information. I have the pleasure of working with Dr. Brian Wansink, Director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and a key player in the origination of the 100 calorie snack pack. Dr. Wansink wrote the book, "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think" and sells a lot of portioning tools and gadgets on his site, www.mindlessproducts.com. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also, the book is a highly entertaining and informative read. Lucinda,

Great information. I have the pleasure of working with Dr. Brian Wansink, Director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and a key player in the origination of the 100 calorie snack pack.

Dr. Wansink wrote the book, “Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think” and sells a lot of portioning tools and gadgets on his site, http://www.mindlessproducts.com. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also, the book is a highly entertaining and informative read.

]]> Comment on A Missing Variable by Becky Bassham http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1081&cpage=1#comment-462 Becky Bassham Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:29:38 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1081#comment-462 Good point! It's also important to consider WHO did the study, where, and for what purpose. If you take a look at some of these studies demonstrating that organic produce is equivalent to conventional in regards to nutritional value, often times they are analyzing crops that are not known as nutrition all-stars to begin with... such as green beans and potatoes. Best to look at the types of crops involved, who is doing the study (Monsanto vs. a nonprofit organization or better yet, a university research lab with no vested interest or sponsorship!) Good point! It’s also important to consider WHO did the study, where, and for what purpose. If you take a look at some of these studies demonstrating that organic produce is equivalent to conventional in regards to nutritional value, often times they are analyzing crops that are not known as nutrition all-stars to begin with… such as green beans and potatoes. Best to look at the types of crops involved, who is doing the study (Monsanto vs. a nonprofit organization or better yet, a university research lab with no vested interest or sponsorship!)

]]> Comment on Turkey Cooking Instructions and Tips by Wes Twillie http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-451 Wes Twillie Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:52:50 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=152#comment-451 Great post mate, gonna bookmark the main page hope to see more from you soon Great post mate, gonna bookmark the main page hope to see more from you soon

]]> Comment on Mythbusting by Caroline Brown http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1061&cpage=1#comment-424 Caroline Brown Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:21:41 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1061#comment-424 Strange photograph of guacamole--looks like a bowl of wet, creamy lettuce with a bug in the center! Strange photograph of guacamole–looks like a bowl of wet, creamy lettuce with a bug in the center!

]]> Comment on Mythbusting by Rachel P. http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1061&cpage=1#comment-423 Rachel P. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:14:04 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1061#comment-423 Putting an apple in a sack of potatoes does not slow down the budding process. I tried this! Putting an apple in a sack of potatoes does not slow down the budding process. I tried this!

]]> Comment on The Good Old Days by Nikki Goldbeck http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1054&cpage=1#comment-373 Nikki Goldbeck Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:21:48 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1054#comment-373 My husband and i are authors of a book called Healthy Highways: The Traveler's Guide to Healthy Eating. In researching the book I was amazed to find how many vegetarian and vegan restaurants (and veg/vegan-friendly ones) there are. And the current edition (2009) far surpasses the number of listings in the previous edition. I am constantly hearing about new options, and in parts of the country i wouldn't expect them in. And the menus seem very creative. so perhaps things are turning around again. My husband and i are authors of a book called Healthy Highways: The Traveler’s Guide to Healthy Eating. In researching the book I was amazed to find how many vegetarian and vegan restaurants (and veg/vegan-friendly ones) there are. And the current edition (2009) far surpasses the number of listings in the previous edition. I am constantly hearing about new options, and in parts of the country i wouldn’t expect them in. And the menus seem very creative. so perhaps things are turning around again.

]]> Comment on Thump, Sniff, and Touch – The Art of Selecting Ripe Melons by Becky Bassham http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1007&cpage=1#comment-291 Becky Bassham Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:33:58 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1007#comment-291 Great info, I posted it to my Facebook! Thanks! Great info, I posted it to my Facebook!
Thanks!

]]> Comment on Reduce. Reuse. Recycle . . . But Mostly Reuse by Green Business Directory http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1013&cpage=1#comment-269 Green Business Directory Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:07:45 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=1013#comment-269 Thanks for the great post, it helps to know that there are other people out there that care aboutthe Earth. Please add your site to our directory to get your good words out to our readers. Thanks again, it really helps me keep going to read blogs like yours. You can find our directory at http://www.everygreenthing.net Thanks for the great post, it helps to know that there are other people out there that care aboutthe Earth. Please add your site to our directory to get your good words out to our readers. Thanks again, it really helps me keep going to read blogs like yours. You can find our directory at http://www.everygreenthing.net

]]> Comment on Mowing the Grass . . . or Not by Becky Bassham http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=988&cpage=1#comment-175 Becky Bassham Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:13:39 +0000 http://blog.albertsorganics.com/?p=988#comment-175 Sounds (to me) a little like rationalization of skipping yard duty Simcha, LOL! Well it was a holiday weekend, eh? When I was a kid, my Dad let the horse do his mowing. This worked out especially well on the hill, lots of tasty tall grass the mower could not get to! I sent my horses to the neighbor's backyard recently. Free grazing helps reduce carbon footprint in two ways; less hay production required and manure is spread out and trampled into the ground vs. taking up landfill space and releasing methane there. Yeehaw! Sounds (to me) a little like rationalization of skipping yard duty Simcha, LOL! Well it was a holiday weekend, eh? When I was a kid, my Dad let the horse do his mowing. This worked out especially well on the hill, lots of tasty tall grass the mower could not get to! I sent my horses to the neighbor’s backyard recently. Free grazing helps reduce carbon footprint in two ways; less hay production required and manure is spread out and trampled into the ground vs. taking up landfill space and releasing methane there. Yeehaw!

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