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Refined Sugar and Me week 24 — Pizza Peril, Nutrition Labels, and Real Food Snacks

Welcome to week 24 of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I am still holding steady at a total of 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. Yesterday I was actually 17 pounds down and feeling pretty …

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Refined Sugar and Me week 23 — Unprofitable Comparisons

Welcome to week 23 of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I am holding steady at a total of 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016 — it bopped around a bit with all of the Memorial Day/last …

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What’s Rachel Reading? Scraps, Wilt & Weeds: Turning Wasted Food Into Plenty

It’s a week of serendipity over here as we dive into Mads Refslund’s fascinating cookbook: Scraps, Wilt & Weeds. After I told you about Waste Free Kitchen Handbook last week, I randomly ran across this perfect companion volume on my library’s new book shelf. Not only that: Refslund references Waste Free Kitchen Handbook and its author more than once when talking about …

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Homemade Sunflower Butter (Make It or Buy It?)

Homemade sunflower butter may not be the prettiest recipe in the world to photograph, but it’s darn tasty. So: Let’s talk a bit today about how to make your own homemade sunflower seed butter, and about whether it’s better to make it… or buy it! Comparing Costs Last week I was walking through Trader Joe’s, …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 20 — Social Eating

Welcome to week twenty of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017! This morning I’m again holding steady at a total of 13 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. Just like last week, though Monday finds me a couple pounds …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 19 — One Thing or Another

Welcome to week nineteen of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017! This week I’m holding steady at a total of 13 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. Today I’m actually weighing in heavier than I was earlier this week, …

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