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Cooking Oil: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

04.02.2018 by thriftyhomesteader // 2 Comments

cooking oil

After growing all of your wonderful meat and vegetables, you don't want to make it unhealthy by using the wrong kind of cooking oil. It wasn't that long ago that they were telling us that all fats were the enemy, and we should all be consuming as little of it as possible. In fact, a few people are still saying that. However, we now know that not all fats are created equal. Some … [Read more...]

Categories // food, GMOs, health

Are GMOs really safe?

01.12.2017 by thriftyhomesteader // 2 Comments

Are GMOs really safe

Many people are concerned about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply, and most people want GMO foods labeled. You've been unknowingly eating GMOs since the 1990s when the first genetically-modified tomato hit supermarkets. Today, about 90 percent of the corn and soybean in this country is GM, which means almost everyone is eating GMOs every day. Corn syrup, … [Read more...]

Categories // food, GMOs, health

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