grocery stores

The Upside of "Organic" Junk Food

Posted by Su Avasthi on July 20, 2008 - 8:28pm.

Mass-marketed snacks routinely claim to be organic, but does green-washing work — or just remind us to eat more healthfully?

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Chicken Little, Big Impact

Posted by Belinda Miller on January 28, 2008 - 11:23pm.

Grocery shopping can be a teaching tool — whether you're five or fifty-five

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An Organic Cheat Sheet

Posted by Su Avasthi on January 24, 2007 - 7:50pm.

Now that grocery stores sell lots of organic (and more expensive) products, I'm ready for a cheat sheet. Hopefully this one will let me shop for organic foods, while saving a few bucks.



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Greenwashing Junk Food

Posted by Su Avasthi on January 3, 2007 - 7:59pm.

Organic Cheetos are all the rage. Grocery stores are quickly stocking up on "organic-ish" junk food.



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Paper or Plastic?

Posted by Su Avasthi on November 13, 2006 - 5:43pm.

Paper bags don't take 500 years to decompose. Plastic bags don't result in deforestation. What's the best option? B.Y.O.B.



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Food Shopping by the Stars

Posted by Su Avasthi on November 7, 2006 - 6:01pm.

If your grocery store offered a storewide nutritional navigation system, do you want them to stick to FDA guidelines — or set higher standards?



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