additives

What’s in the Food, When You Eat Out?

Nonna Joann • December 16th, 2008 • News & Views

I recently had lunch with my daughter, Joy. We ate at the Souper Salad restaurant near her office. The salad and soup (and now potato) bar approach is family-friendly, because it’s usually not expensive, each person chooses what they like to eat, and the best part is it’s all you can eat.
It’d been a while […]



Food Hype: Natural or Organic

Nonna Joann • August 21st, 2008 • News & Views

Is there really a difference? 

Food manufactures want us to believe we’re purchasing a healthy product, even if we’re not. They do everything they can to convince us that their processed food is in some way nutritious. Today, 90 percent of the foods in our grocery stores are processed with over 3,000 chemicals.
Learning what’s in the food we […]



A “S.A.D.” Diet

Nonna Joann • April 10th, 2008 • News & Views

Thirty years ago, I was like most moms, I didn’t have clue as to what was in the food I was purchasing. Our family ate the Standard American Diet, which is S.A.D.
My journey to whole foods began when Jenny, my third daughter, was diagnosed as hyperactive. Her pediatrician wanted to write a prescription at her […]