food bill

Food Bill S.510 Surprise

Nonna Joann • December 14th, 2010 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views

It’s Unconstitutional What’s that? A Senate snafu has killed the food control bill, known as The Food Safety Modernization Act. In the last days of a lame duck session with a whopping vote of 73 to 25, S.510 flew through the process on Nov. 30. Both Republicans and Democrats supported it. Of all the possible [...]



Organic Snacking Is Really Affordable

Nonna Joann • May 8th, 2008 • Healthy Snacking

I made a trip to the grocery store in preparation for a talk I was giving. We constantly hear how expensive organic foods are and I wanted to make my own cost-comparison: Processed Snacks to Organic Munchies. How much will purchasing organic foods actually impact your budget? Turns out it depends. We know organic cost more than conventionally grown fruit and veggies. It’s usually [...]