Off The Grid News Better Ideas For Off The Grid Living

The majority of the foods in the typical American diet are processed, filled with harmful ingredients that contribute to a variety of health issues. “Most of us don’t think of the food we eat as poison, but some of the ...

Salt: It’s tasty. We crave it. We feast on salty potato chips, pizza and bacon. We like salt … a lot! Unfortunately, many of the foods that contain salt, such as processed, fat-laden foods, also contain a multitude of deadly ...

Almost all of the food on grocery store shelves contains some genetically engineered ingredients, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. When the magazine tested more than 80 processed foods for genetically engineered corn and soy, it found genetically ...

Processed food is even more destructive than we thought. Researchers at UCLA discovered that a diet of foods low in fat but high in sugars and refined flours sapped rats’ will and destroyed their motivation to exercise. “Our data suggest ...

In an incident that is similar to a recent American episode, a Canadian mother was fined $10 because the fruit and vegetable-heavy homemade lunches she made for her children didn’t meet the province’s nutritional requirements. To make matters worse for ...

Parents must have a doctor’s note to send a packed lunch with their children to at least one Virginia preschool – a policy that critics say infringes on parental rights and leads to children eating more unhealthy processed food. The ...

Processed foods, or convenience foods, are foods that have been changed in some way, shape, or form to make them easier and cheaper to eat. In order to make these changes, most of these convenience foods have been highly processed ...

As it turns out, chicken nuggets may be short an essential ingredient: chicken. Researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson performed an “autopsy” of two chicken nuggets taken from boxes ordered at two national fast food chains ...

When you buy processed food, either at the grocery store or at your favorite fast food place or even restaurant, are you sure you’re getting what you’re paying for? The patrons at an undisclosed fast food restaurant in London can’t ...