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?


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


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.




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.




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.




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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