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		<title>Why is vegetarian food expensive? Is it expensive? Is it to discourage people from being vegetarians?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am thinking about going vegetarian but my parents say that veggi food is more expensive! Is that true?
I would have to disagree Meat is pretty costly now.  The only things that tend to cost more are preprocessed foods and fake meats.

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<br />I would have to disagree Meat is pretty costly now.  The only things that tend to cost more are preprocessed foods and fake meats.</p>
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		<title>Some good organic farming universities?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am planning to getting a degree in agriculture where it teaches you organic, sustainable food production. I was going to start at Texas A&#38;M kingsville til i realized its about money, and large scale production there not about optimizing food and methods of production. Any suggestions on a university providing sustainable agriculture classes? I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am planning to getting a degree in agriculture where it teaches you organic, sustainable food production. I was going to start at Texas A&amp;M kingsville til i realized its about money, and large scale production there not about optimizing food and methods of production. Any suggestions on a university providing sustainable agriculture classes? I would prefer a smaller college, but one which is still accredited of course. All i currently have is an associate&#8217;s in Liberal Arts. Please if you know any, regardless of their geological location, please let me know. Thanks for the help!<br />
<br />find on google as top farming universities, that&#8217;ll be the actual result..<br />
good luck</p>
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		<title>Do you buy organic baby food?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is 10 months. I used WIC checks for  Beech Nut baby food and Gerber Cereal. Recently I m thinking to switch to organic food? Is organic baby food really beneficial?  Is it worth the price?What do you think?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My daughter is 10 months. I used WIC checks for  Beech Nut baby food and Gerber Cereal. Recently I m thinking to switch to <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>organic food</a>? Is organic baby food really beneficial?  Is it worth the price?What do you think?<br />
I understand that making your own food at home is better. But still are you buying regular fruits and vegetables or the one with USDA organic sign?<br />
<br />I buy all organic fruits, veggies ( when I can) and milk. I buy free range, grass feed, hormone and antibiotic free chicken, eggs and beef. I also buy <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>organic baby food</a>. I buy organic because it is worth it to me with my knowledge base. Also, watch the movie Food, Inc.- you&#8217;ll never look at your grocery store the same again.</p>
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		<title>Would you try an upscale restaraunt that only served health food?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[health food has the stigma of being boring. Let&#8217;s say the food here is delicious but all the choices are low in calories, cholesterol, fat, sugar, or carbs. The deserts are fruit smoothies and organic baked goods.
Yea or Nay?
Been there&#8230;done that.  I&#8217;d do it again..I need to do it more&#8230;.AMERICANS in general need to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>health food</a> has the stigma of being boring. Let&#8217;s say the food here is delicious but all the choices are low in calories, cholesterol, fat, sugar, or carbs. The deserts are fruit smoothies and organic baked goods.<br />
Yea or Nay?<br />
<br />Been there&#8230;done that.  I&#8217;d do it again..I need to do it more&#8230;.AMERICANS in general need to more often.<br />
Peace, Love &amp; Happiness</p>
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		<title>Is it all right to feed cats on vegetarian food?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a vegan and I have been feeding my 3-year-old cat on vegetarian food. Is it good for the cat?
Cats need meat to stay healthy. I&#8217;m vegetarian too but feed my cats meat because they need it.
I don&#8217;t like buying it but it&#8217;s not right to force my choice of being veggie on them.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a vegan and I have been feeding my 3-year-old cat on <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>vegetarian food</a>. Is it good for the cat?<br />
<br />Cats need meat to stay healthy. I&#8217;m vegetarian too but feed my cats meat because they need it.<br />
I don&#8217;t like buying it but it&#8217;s not right to force my choice of being veggie on them.</p>
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		<title>Are organic products still an upward trend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a student doing a marketing project.
I have a product that I want to sell. It is a granola product.
I want to know if people are more likely to buy organic products.
Not in the regular markets.
Many farmer&#8217;s markets do sell them, but as they are no healthier than regular foods and are so over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a student doing a marketing project.</p>
<p>I have a product that I want to sell. It is a granola product.</p>
<p>I want to know if people are more likely to buy <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>organic products</a>.<br />
<br />Not in the regular markets.</p>
<p>Many farmer&#8217;s markets do sell them, but as they are no healthier than regular foods and are so over priced there is only a niche market for them.</p>
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		<title>is the organic baby food earthbound farms better than gerber?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i know it&#8217;s organic and all, but honestly how can we be so sure it&#8217;s organic. you know what i mean? my best friend was an earthbound farms baby and i was a gerber baby. she thinks her mama fed her better than mine. what do youuu think? haha
processed foods are all comparable.  make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i know it&#8217;s organic and all, but honestly how can we be so sure it&#8217;s organic. you know what i mean? my best friend was an earthbound farms baby and i was a gerber baby. she thinks her mama fed her better than mine. what do youuu think? haha<br />
<br />processed foods are all comparable.  make your own with the exact same healthy foods you feed the rest of the family.  use a blender or potato masher to reduce texture.</p>
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		<title>Vegetarian Food is a Complete Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Nowadays everybody wants to save time and keep a healthy lifestyle. We are all aware of the importance of healthy cooking and healthy eating. The good health is a goal that many of us strive to achieve. Among the many ideas that we have about getting a good healthy body is that of eating the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Nowadays everybody wants to save time and keep a healthy lifestyle. We are all aware of the importance of healthy cooking and healthy eating. The good health is a goal that many of us strive to achieve. Among the many ideas that we have about getting a good healthy body is that of eating the right foods.</p>
<p>According to the specialists, half liter of milk provides the required quantity of this vitamin. The best sources of B-12 are curds, Idli, Dosa, Dokhla, and Jalebi etc. To gain the most out of a vegetarian health conscious diet there are numerous vegetarian diets that you can look at. These diets will have the food prepared according to the views of the authors.</p>
<p>Once you have decided to have a full vegetarian style meal you will need to choose the foods for this meal. Since each person has different tastes in foods you will need to take these into account when you are looking at the different foods that you can make. Once you list down the vegetables which are not eaten at any meals you can start looking at some tempting recipes.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.indomunch.com/viewreview.php">vegetable food products</a> main dishes are ones that you can use in smaller quantities as side dishes as well if you so desire. To help you plan the complete vegetarian meal you can find recipes that will show you some of the dishes. The internet will also have a wide selection of main <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>vegetarian food</a>s that serves to you.</p>
<p>While there are some people who may feel that vegetarian meals are bland and pale into comparison when compared to other foods, you will find this is only true based on the foods that you choose. Vegetarian meals which are prepared in a tasty manner will help you to choose a better lifestyle. For more information <a href="http://www.indomunch.com">http://www.indomunch.com</a></p>
<p> m.jeya<br />http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/vegetarian-food-is-a-complete-food-238225.html</p>
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		<title>What Makes Organic Products so Appealing to the General Public?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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More people are turning to natural methods of eating, drinking, and living because of a number of reasons. Whether it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s becoming the latest trend or whether these products are genuinely better than those that are not organic, that&#8217;s a matter that&#8217;s still up for debate. But what is known is that organic skin [...]]]></description>
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<p>More people are turning to natural methods of eating, drinking, and living because of a number of reasons. Whether it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s becoming the latest trend or whether these products are genuinely better than those that are not organic, that&#8217;s a matter that&#8217;s still up for debate. But what is known is that organic skin care products are flooding the market and that more people than ever are beginning to trust their skin to nature. Should you?</p>
<p>Why Organic Benefits Your Skin</p>
<p>Right now, it&#8217;s the increase in the organic skin care products that is causing people to stop and take notice of all things organic. For more help visit to: www.create-online-business.com.&nbsp; The biggest surge in organic products has been in the anti aging market, leading many people to believe that maybe organic is really the best choice for your skin. Here are some possible reasons why:<br />
Organic products are gentle on the skin &#8211; Some of the harsher chemicals that people use on their skin are actually harming the skin more instead of helping to prevent or lessen the appearance of aging.</p>
<p>Before you can begin to talk about organic products, you might want to define what organic means in terms of ingredients and manufacturing processes. Organic is becoming a more generic term in these days of mass production, but in its purest essence, it should be a product that only contains the purest of ingredients from nature. These ingredients should not have been grown or manufactured with any chemicals or pesticides and under strict guidelines from organic certification companies.</p>
<p>There are also several different levels of the organic labeling that you need to look for when you are shopping:</p>
<p>But even though the ingredients are natural, what makes organic products so appealing to the general public? There are several reasons that people are turning to organic products and ingredients:</p>
<p>Better for the environment &#8211; Unlike chemical laden products, organic products are not going to contribute to adding toxins to the water supply. These are ingredients that will also natural and thus will break down easily when they are disposed of.<br />
Better for the economy &#8211; When people begin to contribute money to organic industry, it encourages more farmers to have organic crops as a part of their business. Plus, these products are more expensive, which helps the farmer too.<br />
Not as many skin reactions &#8211; For more detail go to: www.product-creation-secrets.com When you have all natural ingredients, you have fewer chances of allergic reactions on the skin.</p>
<p>Safer for children and pets &#8211; Instead of having bottles filled with chemicals, <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>organic products</a> tend to be safer and less toxic.<br />
Organic products are natural &#8211; Because your skin is natural, using natural products just makes more sense. Instead of introducing unnatural ingredients to the skin, you will be giving your skin the things that it needs.<br />
Organic products help the appearance the skin &#8211; Time and time again, science is showing that organic products are beneficial for the skin.</p>
<p> IF SERVE<br />http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/what-makes-organic-products-so-appealing-to-the-general-public-690827.html</p>
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		<title>Raw Milk: Why Add Raw Milk to your Diet?</title>
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Monday is my milk day.  I&#8217;m not talking about running up to the local store to buy a gallon of pastuerized, homogenized, low fat milk to pour over my cereal in the morning. I pack up my 1 gallon glass jars and make a trip each week to a local dairy farm for fresh [...]]]></description>
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<p>Monday is my milk day.  I&#8217;m not talking about running up to the local store to buy a gallon of pastuerized, homogenized, low fat milk to pour over my cereal in the morning. I pack up my 1 gallon glass jars and make a trip each week to a local dairy farm for fresh unpastuerized, non-homogenized and &#8220;full of good fats&#8221;, raw milk. I have been doing this each week for about 5 years now and I must say, at no one time have I ever had a negative reaction from drinking raw milk.</p>
<p>I know what you are thinking&#8230;&#8221;Really, how safe is raw milk?&#8221; Personally, I feel that raw milk is safer and much healthier to drink than the pasteurized and homogenized milk that is found on most grocery stores shelves. Although, please keep in mind, I choose to purchase my milk from principled <a href="http://www.greencuisineorganics.com" target=_self>organic farm</a>ers that fullfill a certain criteria that I will share with you in a couple of paragraphs. </p>
<p>I know what else you might be thinking&#8230;&#8221;what about those deadly outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli?&#8221; Yes, there are the occaisional headlines that seem to tactically appear on the evening news portraying raw milk as this dirty villain out to destroy you.  Yet, what I have found couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. </p>
<p>First, let me say this; Milk in its raw state contains a wealth of natural enzymes, minerals and beneficial bacteria along with important proteins, carbohydrates and fats. When you buy milk from the grocery store shelf, typically, the milk has gone through an elaborate form of filtration and processing (pastuerization and homogenization). The resulting high temperatures from these processes kill essential nutrients and quickly destroy the health properties associated with raw milk. In other words, the milk is nutritionally deficient. </p>
<p>You have to ask yourself, &#8220;Does cooking your milk really do a body good?&#8221;</p>
<p>After researching a lot of information on raw milk, I&#8217;ve concluded that one way to ensure that I am getting quality milk is to know my farmer So, that&#8217;s what I have done! It&#8217;s not uncommon for me to spend a couple of hours at the farm talking with and observing my new farmer friends. Through this experience, I have gained tremendous insight, knowledge and respect for the small local dairy farmer community&#8230;believe me, much more than I would have gotten from any government health official or corporate croney. I figure, the chances of an outbreak are much less and the nutritional benefits I get from drinking raw milk much greater when the milk is coming from healthy animals that are carefully raised and handled and mainly fed an organic grass diet.</p>
<p>So here is that short list of the criteria that I use when seeking out a farmer who offers raw milk: </p>
<p>* Cleanliness &#8211; is the equipment clean and kept clean? Does the farmer take extra steps to make sure things are kept clean?</p>
<p>* What are the cows being fed? I prefer the cow to have a diet of mainly organic grasses. Some farmers may incorporate small amounts of grain during the winter months when the cows may have limited time in the pasture. Absolutely no GMO&#8217;s!</p>
<p>* The size of the herd &#8211; I prefer the small farmer. For 2-3 workers a herd of 35-40 dairy cows is manageable. Beyond this, the potential to be mismanaged is greater. I feel, large corporate dairies are just too big to maintain the kinds of healthy standards that I insist on.</p>
<p>* The average age of the cow ? healthy cows can be milked for 12-15 years on the average. On big corporate dairy farms the average dairy cow milks 3-4 years. Obviously something is wrong here.</p>
<p>* Bacteria count &#8211; the PI count (pre-incubated) seems to be important to the shelf life and taste of the milk. In the state of California, the PI count is required to be under 15,000 per ml in order to sell raw milk. My farmer prefers it to be under 5000 per ml.</p>
<p>* Growth hormones, antibiotics&#8230;does the farmer misuse unnecesary drugs on his dairy cows? Some farmers who use antibiotics on their cows will not allow the milk to be used until after some pre-determined time, when they&#8217;ve cleared the cow&#8217;s system. Antibiotics shouldn&#8217;t be used often anyway.</p>
<p>* Does the farmer drink the raw milk from his own dairy cows? You might be surprised. There are some farmers who buy their milk off the shelves. What a shame.</p>
<p>There is so much more information that I could share with you. Perhaps, another time. If you really want a good book to read that is full of valuable information, read, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967089743?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwnaturalh0e-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0967089743">The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Products</a> by Ron Schmid ND. It&#8217;s one of my favorites. Also, you can go online to: <a href="http://www.naturalhealingtools.com">Natural Healing Tools.com,</a> realmilk.com or westonaprice.org for more information. Thanks for your interest.</p>
<p> Dr. James P. Urban<br />http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/raw-milk-why-add-raw-milk-to-your-diet-116433.html</p>
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