Is it possible to eat in a healthy, responsible way while on vacation?

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

Feeling overwhelmed by all the organic food options out there? Food specialist Veggie Annie has some helpful hints on how to shop organic.

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Food labels are confusing! Tina talks with renown nutritionist Dr. David Katz, who recently unveiled a new and improved rating system called, “Overall Nutritional Quality Index” or ONQI. Using a 1-to-100 scale (100 being the healthiest) the system will evaluate all foods in your grocery store.

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Phil discusses the new easy way of having organic foods delivered to your doorstep.

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Locally grown fruits and veggies pack more nutritional punch than those grown at a distance and picked before they are ripe. Why? Listen to The Herbal Pharmacist to find the answer.

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In this podcast, Phil Lempert discusses the company Kelloggs and their attempt to modify their food products for children. Did you know that the USDA often labels food "organic" that is not truly organic? Check out all the news about this and much more with The Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert.

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.

Amazon.com recently launched their online grocery store, with more than 10,000 products and a substantial organic food section.

This means anything you might crave -- from live lobsters to cinnamon toothpicks -- is just a click away.

Think convenience foods are a necessary evil? You're half right; they are necessary. But not all culinary shortcuts lead to the land of excess salt and sugar; thankfully, companies like Muir Glen and Eden now make organic canned goods and other products free of excess sodium, sweeteners, and those dreaded trans fats.