Category: Accountability

It’s high time, in my estimation, that we stopped talking so much about “obesity.” It’s a well-publicized public health crisis, the buzzword of the moment, but framing our national dialogues around a measurement of our citizens’ body sizes doesn’t seem

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The timing of this is so funny.  Today my email inbox and my Twitter feed both filled up with word of a new food advocacy opportunity — joining the fight against Dannon Yogurt’s use of cochineal coloring in their yogurts. 

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We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series so far — how to get the scoop on good deals at Whole Foods, how to shop for higher-priced items, and how to assess what you should and shouldn’t buy if

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So far, I’ve gotten a rather enthusiastic response to the first two installments of this series.  In Part One, I told you all about how behaving like an insider will help you learn about and respond to Whole Foods’ sales

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Welcome to the second part of my series on saving money shopping at what most people think of as an expensive grocery store — Whole Foods, otherwise known in some circles as “Whole Paychecks.”  In Part One, I shared how

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Whenever I’ve mentioned to people that I shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods and my farmer’s markets, I’ve generally been met with one of two reactions: 1) Disbelief; or 2) The assumption that my grocery bill is sky-high, and therefore

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A few weeks ago, I asked readers over on my Facebook page whether or not anyone would be interested in working with me, one-on-one, to solve some kitchen-based challenges in their lives.  I’d been invited to submit an article to

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There has been a lot of talk about gifts, and “giftedness,” in our house lately. Proving that things are never boring, at least not for long, in this old red New England home, J. and I received some interesting, unnerving,

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Yesterday I was at a rehearsal for Listen to Your Mother: Providence – our last time running through the show before we perform it live on Saturday afternoon before a huge audience of screaming fans (okay, a few hundred likely

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I’m back! Most of you know (because I didn’t stop talking about it for weeks) that I was in New York City last Thursday, presenting a talk at the first-ever Family Dinner Conference.  The event was organized by the unbelievably

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