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How to Get the Biggest Health Bang for Your Organic Food Buck
6:30AM 7/23/2011
Buying organic can be confusing, especially if you're trying to prioritize on a frugal food budget. Should you spend extra on pesticide-free fruits and veggies? Or hormone- and antibiotic-free meat? We went to the experts to find out how to maximize the health value of your organic food budget.
Last year, grocery sales were up a modest 1.8%, yet sales of organic items more than doubled that growth rate, up 4.4%. Clearly, we're shopping differently. But are we even sure what an "organic" or "all natural" label means? It's more complicated than you might think.
Recall Roundup: Disney Tricycles, Diet Brownies, Sprouts, Toyota SUVs and More
2:30PM 4/22/2011
healthcare, Biz Brief, Consumer Ally, Food, Recalls, Family Money
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup:
Kiddieland Toys Limited recalled almost 10,000 Disney Princess Plastic Racing Trikes in the U.S. and Canada...
The halo effect is in play whenever you see a person with a pocket protector and thick glasses and assume he's intelligent. It's a common human judgment error to presume that certain characteristics go together; blondes and joie d' vivre, tans and athleticism, dreadlocks and a fondness for jam-band...
The Clean 15: Foods You Don't Need to Buy Organic
8:00AM 2/25/2011
healthcare, Green, Retail, Consumer Ally, Food, Family Money
Organic foods get a lot of buzz for their lack of chemical pesticides, but you can save money and avoid pesticides by buying certain conventionally grown fruits and vegetables found in the regular supermarket produce aisle.
To help prioritize your food dollars, here's the current list of the...
The Dirty Dozen: Produce Exposed to the Most Pesticides
1:00PM 2/24/2011
Every time you eat a meal, you consume residues of insect killers and fungicides -- unless you eat only organic foods. Many pesticides disrupt male hormones, new research shows. Yet not everyone's budget allows for buying only organic foods, which typically (not always) are pricier, but also must...
New Horizon Milk Under Fire Over Synthetic Ingredient
5:15PM 2/23/2011
Dairy conglomerate Dean Foods is again in the cross hairs of organic food advocates, with its Horizon brand under fire for allegedly adding a synthetic chemical to a new line of apparently USDA-certified organic milk.
While Dean Foods' new Horizon Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega 3, introduced on Feb....
At Least These Extra Airline Fees Come With Little Luxuries
9:00AM 1/22/2011
Those irritating fees aren't going away, but over the next few years, some of them will be attached to new a la carte services that travelers may be happier to pay for. Think personal concierge services, intercity rail ticket sales -- and even in-flight spa treatments.
Whole Foods Grows Its Sales: Analyst Predicts Further Gains
7:00PM 10/15/2010
Whole Foods shares rose Friday after a Jeffries analyst upgraded the stock, saying the grocery's strategy of offering lower-priced items has accelerated sales while maintaining low costs.
Local Food Movement Gives Small Farms a Big Boost
6:55PM 9/17/2010
The locavore, or local food, movement is gaining momentum, driven in part by increasing awareness about the importance of quality food. Nationwide, small, local farms have tapped into a growing market by selling meat and produce to nearby consumers and choosy restaurant chefs.
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