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By choosing organic food we decrease our exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, all while supporting a sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural community. Unfortunately the cost of organics can be upwards of 50% higher compared to conventionally grown food. The issue then becomes affordability.

Considering the impact pesticides and other harmful substances have on our health and environment, should the question then be - can we afford not to buy organic?

The following is a list of the top ten products that contain the highest level of chemicals and therefore should be purchased organically. Plus, keep clicking for a list of the safest non-organic foods you can buy.

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By carefully choosing the food we purchase both organically and non-organically, we can decrease our exposure to pesticides and other chemicals while not placing a burden on our bank account.

Nutrition Health Bars - Organic Nutrition Bars

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:05:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Organic Nutrition Bars from Omega Smart Bar. Nutrition and Health Bars for complete health and nutrition.

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Nutrition Bars from Omega Smart

OMEGA SMART believes smart food choices are your best defense against disease and premature aging!

That's why we 're committed to producing powerful nutrient dense whole food nutrition bars that will help enhance your health.

OMEGA SMART nutrition bars are a wholesome, organic, whole-food balanced snack or meal replacement bar that supplies 100% of your daily ala omega3's.

NO artificial preservatives are used in OMEGA SMART nutrition bars, just pure health promoting whole food ingredients!

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Kitchen Compost Crock

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:08:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Really cool idea.

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Kitchen Compost Crock

Handsome Crock Stores Food Scraps, Stops Odors

Collecting kitchen scraps for composting shouldn't detract from your kitchen décor. This sleek, ceramic crock is attractive enough to keep on the kitchen counter, so there is no need to hide it under the sink. Glazed inside and out, the crock will never stain or absorb food odors, and it has an activated-carbon filter to trap odors.

Choose from Brilliant White, Cobalt Blue or Red

Dishwasher-safe

Smooth sides won't trap waste

Includes two carbon filters that last up to two months each

7 Foods that you should never eat!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:31 GMT

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7 Foods That Should Never Cross Your Lips

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Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals--and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and supersized health

Clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing. Often they're organic, and rarely (if ever) should they contain additives. But in some cases, the methods of today's food producers are neither clean nor sustainable. The result is damage to our health, the environment, or both. So we decided to take a fresh look at food through the eyes of the people who spend their lives uncovering what's safe--or not--to eat. We asked them a simple question: "What foods do you avoid?" Their answers don't necessarily make up a "banned foods" list. But reaching for the suggested alternatives might bring you better health--and peace of mind.

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Consumer Reports finds BPA in most canned foods

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:49 GMT

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…our findings are notable because they indicate the extent of potential exposure: Consumers eating just one serving of the canned vegetable soup we tested would get about double what the FDA now considers typical average dietary daily exposure…

A 165-pound adult eating one serving of canned green beans from our sample, which averaged 123.5 ppb, could ingest about 0.2 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight per day, about 80 times higher than our experts' recommended daily upper limit. And children eating multiple servings per day of canned foods with BPA levels comparable to the ones we found in some tested products could get a dose of BPA approaching levels that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies… Drinking three servings per day of canned apple juice with BPA levels comparable to the levels found in our samples could result in a dose of BPA that is more than our experts' daily upper limit.
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The chemical Bisphenol A, which has been used for years in clear plastic bottles and food-can liners, has been restricted in Canada and some U.S. states and municipalities because of potential health effects.
Now Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, have found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods we tested contain some BPA. The canned organic foods we tested did not always have lower BPA levels than nonorganic brands of similar foods analyzed. We even found the chemical in some products in cans that were labeled "BPA-free."
Federal guidelines currently put the daily upper limit of safe exposure at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight. But that level is based on experiments done in the 1980s rather than hundreds of more recent animal and laboratory studies indicating serious health risks could result from much lower doses of BPA.

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Health Food ... or Health Fraud?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:35 GMT

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Health Food ... or Health Fraud?

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Beware of packaging propaganda: Food-industry health claims can be misleading, say researchers at the University of California, Davis.

You see, your supermarket’s shelves are packed with overhyped health claims. And while many of these claims may be factual, they may also be giving you the wrong impression about just how healthful a product really is. That’s because marketers highlight what they want you to notice. “Even if a food is fat free, it could be loaded with sugar,” says study author Clare Hasler, Ph.D.

If it’s really “100% whole grain,” it’ll say so on the package.

To claim “0 grams of trans fat” a product must contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving

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consider all the nutrition facts, not just the ones they tout on the front of the box

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Bonus tip: If you dare, find out the truth about your food—it could be the most important health story you read this year.

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See the full list of the 24 Best and Worst Cereals here.

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Kidney Disease Diet

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:04:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Kidney diseases can be just as worse as any other incurable disease and is no less than the leading fatal diseases

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Food for Kidney Diseases

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Food Catering Services, DIY Spit Roast, Spit Roast Catering Sydney

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Crown Catering offers various Do It Yourself packages for Spit Roast, Spit Roast Catering and Food Catering Services in Sydney. Get Spit Roast Packages on Special Events like Wedding, Birthday, Outdoor, Christmas and Dinner Party within affordable prices.

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We supply a minimum of 400 grams of roast beef and pork per guest with 4 classic salads. All extras are included. These packages are designed to make your life as easy and stress free as possible. All meats are tied on to the spit bar and ready to roast. Crown Catering packs all meat in special foam boxes for your convenience. Customers are welcome to pick up all food and equipment (spit) from our kitchen or we can deliver. Follow our simple instructions.

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does organic make it more green?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:14:46 GMT

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In some larger-scale organic operations, because herbicides cannot be sprayed on fields to remove weeds, operators need to run tractors with special machinery over crop beds to remove weeds.

This mechanical removal of weeds can sometimes require many passes over a field in a tractor, using high amounts of gasoline or diesel in the process.

Also, there is a debate on whether organic agriculture can keep up with the world’s food demand. However, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization suggest that it is possible, and will in fact be necessary, to further promote organic agriculture in order to help small-scale farmers in other nations maintain their livelihoods, reverse the land degradation that has resulted from conventional farming and halt other environmental issues, such as dead zones in oceans and river deltas due to agricultural chemical contamination.

The Packer - Bill Gates: Environmentalists hamper anti-hunger efforts

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:23:01 GMT

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Bill Gates: Environmentalists hamper anti-hunger efforts

Dennis Avery, director of the Center for Global Food Issues and a former agriculture analyst for the U.S. Department of State, said, “Gates could have said with equal truth that the same environmentalists, by demanding organic-only farming, are risking the future of the planet’s wildlife. The world will need more than twice as much food by 2050 to feed a peak population of 8 billion affluent humans and their pets.

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FAT football players get free burgers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:01 GMT

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Thailand's top soccer players will feast on free burgers as part of a three-year sponsorship deal with American fast food giant McDonald's worth almost $900,000, the country's soccer president said Wednesday. Skip related content

McDonald's will provide 25 million baht (452,000 pound) for the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and will offer five million baht in products in exchange for shirt sponsorship for the next three years, starting this month.

"This will be a great help towards our efforts to reach the 2014 World Cup finals," FAT president Worawi Makudi told Reuters.

"This funding will help develop our game, especially youth football, and all the players, junior and senior, will get to enjoy the food too," he added.

The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals and is now being coached by former England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson.

Save the children fund-raiser

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:24:46 GMT

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Save the Children

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We're the world's independent children's charity. We're outraged that millions of children are still denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection. We're working flat out to get every child their rights and we're determined to make further, faster changes. How many? How fast? It's up to you.

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Great Whites Hang Out in 'Shark Cafe'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:56:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It had long been assumed shark species at the top of the ocean food chain that roam the high seas looking for food and mates did so almost randomly.

But using satellite tagging, acoustic monitoring of shark "hot spots" and genetic samples, a research team led by Professor Barbara Block of Stanford University found to their surprise that the eastern Pacific's great whites are real homebodies.

Over an eight year period, nearly 100 sharks were electronically tagged, and even more had tissue samples taken by scientists working from a ship.

Sticking to a schedule

They found that the sharks consistently migrate along the same paths and stick to a schedule.

Between August and December, the great whites, which can grow up to six metres and weigh three tonnes, stalk waters off the coast of central and northern California, feasting on seals and sea lions.

Their preferred hunting grounds in this area are known as the "red triangle", notes the study.

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The ocean's most feared predators hang out together at a deep sea watering hole between Mexico and Hawaii known as the 'White Shark Café', according to a new study.

No animals inspire more fascination and excitement than the great white shark, but scientists admit to knowing precious little about how the endangered species.

Like other open water sharks prized for their meat, they are threatened with extinction.

It had long been assumed sharks randomly roam the high seas looking for food and mates (Source: Reuters)

The new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B identifies a distinct population and a major new genetic grouping of the great white in the eastern Pacific, only the third such "clade" ever found.

The other two concentrations of Carcharodon carcharias are off the coast of South Africa, and in the waters between Australia and New Zealand.

Great whites hunt like serial killers

Great white sharks had humble beginnings

Shark blood changes all the time

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