Beanfield’s Chips

The basic Unsalted flavor of Beanfield’s Bean & Rice Chips makes a great, painless substitute for corn-based tortilla chips and a reasonably healthy snack food when the crunchy munchies hit.  These baked chips are made of organic, GMO-free beans and rice with a little oil.  Probably due to the rice, the texture of these chips is…

Kashi® Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies

Kashi : Our food : Kashi® Cookies, Chocolate Almond Butter. Kashi (an independently operated subsidiary of Kellogg Company; based in La Jolla, California) makes a number of packaged food products including breakfast cereal and grain bars.  In April 2012 Kashi received bad publicity over its use of GMO ingredients, most notably soy.  In parallel with…

Heavy Metals

Heavy metals persist in the environment and in the human body (stored in fat tissues) and are tied to a number of nervous disorders. Lead A study discussed in the 2012 September 21 Living on Earth connected children’s exposure to lead and mercury to ADHD.  Adolescents with elevated blood levels of lead were 4 to…