Indeed, that is what I affectionately call my fine friends: Mr. Safflower, Lady Cottonseed, Sir Soybean, Captain Corn, Senorita Canola, Sargent Safflower, and Her Majesty Sally Sunflower. All a bunch of hoodlums. Why do I hate these oils, so? They are just trying to do an honest days work, ... Read more »
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Cooking with Garbage Oil? (Want to know my favorite brands?)
Garbage is what I affectionately call my fine friends: Mr. Safflower, Lady Cottonseed, Sir Soybean, Captain Corn, Señorita Canola, Sargent Safflower, and Her Majesty Sally Sunflower. All a bunch of hoodlums. Why do I hate these oils, so? They are just trying to do an honest day’s work, greasing ... Read more »
You are Eating Mafia Oil
Surprise! The extra virgin Italian olive oil that you are using to improve your health* is probably not even olive oil. And it's certainly not virgin. Guess what it is: a) promiscuous olive oil (with no standards) b) anti-freeze mixed with dog pee c) inferior grade oils from North Africa ... Read more »
Canola Oil: Heart Disease in a Bottle
Why is this much-touted oil, used by almost every restaurant and marketed as a healthy oil, so dangerous? Manufacturing Canola oil goes through a caustic manufacturing process that includes abrasive refining, bleaching and degumming using scorching temperatures. The oil is also treated with ... Read more »
Dear Whole Foods: Why is there Soybean Oil in my Cupcake?
From the archives: September 27, 2012 margaret.wittenberg@wholefoods.com Dear Ms. Wittenberg, Last week I had a long conversation with Virginia in the bakery department that began after I asked why there was soybean oil in the cupcakes. I asked, "Why not coconut oil?" She explained that ... Read more »
How Canola Oil is Made
Learn more about why Canola Oil is bad for you... ... Read more »
The Good Food Fighter’s Top 15 Austin Restaurants
Friends, Followers, and Foodies: For years and years I've searched all kinds of keywords and guides to find restaurants that had good clean food. When I google "paleo" in New York City, I get steakhouses. When I google "farm to table" in Austin, I get restaurants who use some food from local ... Read more »
Kasandrinos Olive Oil
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Oregano: Heal me now!
Who said that? a) Shakespeare b) Sponge Bob c) Edgar Allen Poe d) Mahatma Ghandi e) Batman f) Hippocrates g) Van Gogh h) Lady Gaga i) Lord Voldemort j) Mother Teresa k) The Good Food Fighter That's right, The Good Food Fighter. Although Hippocrates probably said ... Read more »
Organic Skincare from the Holy Land
While exploring a craft fair in Jerusalem a few years ago, I stumbled upon a booth selling skin care products that my Crapola radar told me were pure and authentic. I had been looking for a face cream to stave off the inevitable wrinkles of time, but only wanted something that was nourishing and ... Read more »
Save my Cousin, Kill his Cancer (Part 3)
Continued from Save my Cousin, Kill his Cancer Part 1 and Save my Cousin, Kill his Cancer Part 2 What makes me think that a mere mortal—me—can save someone’s life? Well the superhero status helps a little (wink), but the real solutions come from my passionate and insatiable quest to help my ... Read more »
Pocket Food (or How to Wear your Food)
You've got a conference or Trade Show coming up and won't be able to lug around a cooler. How do you keep from eating donuts and Honest (dishonest) Tea? What can you fit in your pocket? Enter the Power Bar. But not just any power bar, because most are no better than a candy bar. Two-by-four ... Read more »