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The Truth About MSG: Not a Kid-Friendly Ingredient

Dear Karla, I have been hearing many of my friends (who are also parents) commenting on MSG and how they are trying to avoid it, as it is a really nasty ingredient and not something they want their family eating. As I have tried to gather ...

Don't Eat That: New Study Shoots Down the Five-Second Rule

Watch that sippy cup and clean those countertops: Researchers have officially debunked the five-second rule. San Diego State University professor Scott Kelley dropped baby carrots and sippy cups on different surfaces around several homes and ...

Kellogg Pulls Peanut Butter Crackers From Shelves

Most afternoons, my three-year-old and I curl up on the couch with a snack, her to take a Noggin break, and me to catch up on email. Yesterday, while we took our break, a particular email came through: "Kellogg's Pulls Peanut Butter Crackers in ...

Tomatoes blamed for Salmonella outbreak

Here is some better-late-than-never information: tomatoes have been making people sick since mid-April. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 145 cases of salmonella infections in 16 states have been traced to raw tomatoes. The U.S. Food and ...

High food prices lead to growth in backyard gardens

Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable Miracle inspired me this spring to add on to my small garden patch and put in a full-fledged and fairly large vegetable garden. I spent last weekend planting tiny little carrots, caging tomatoes, and training ...

Something's fishy in the Gorton's fish recall mystery

Sandy recently told us about a recall on Gorton's battered fish fillets. The recall was announced when a family found aspirin-sized pills in their fish during dinner. Gorton's recalled about 1,000 cases of fish in response and launched an ...

Aunt Jemima pancake mixes recalled

Pancakes are a hit at our house. I wish I could say I was the kind of mom that makes them from scratch. I'm not, and Aunt Jemima is one of our favorite brands. In fact, I just made pancakes for dinner last week when my husband was working late. So ...

Some school cafeterias not being inspected

Would you eat in a restaurant that wasn't inspected regularly by the Health Department? Would you let your kids? According to the US Agricultural Department, millions of children are doing just that, eating in school cafeterias that are not being ...

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