UK Organic Study is Flawed

When I heard about the report about organic food being no better than conventional food, I knew right away that it either had to be flawed or that it was funded by an entity that had ulterior motives. One example that I can remember to illustrate this common practice is when I read a report that stated soy consumption caused heart disease. Upon further research, I discovered that the study was funded by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Since I took basic statstics, advanced statistics and methodology in undergrad school for my Bachelor of Science in Psychology and conducted many studies and research for my Master's thesis, I knew firsthand how and why many studies can be inherently flawed, invalid and/or biased as a result of the researcher.

The following articles discuss some reasons why this study is considered to be flawed. Click Here: Organic Versus Conventional Food: UK Report Flawed

and Click Here: UK Report Misleading

and Click Here: Don't Believe Everything You Hear and Read: UK Study is Flawed

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100% Organically Grown

Back in April, we posted information about organic gardening and pictures of our own organic garden on the terrace of our condo. Click HERE if you want to view that post for the first time or to refresh your memory.

We have fruit and vegetables growing now. The raspberries were the first to produce fruit and many of them have already been eaten by Tennessee and California. Here are some pics of our fruits and vegetables...

The beginning of Merlot grapes...



Little green tomatoes...



Blueberries that haven't turned "blue" yet...



and Raspberries that have already been picked :)

Heart Cakes

California brought me the Jiffy Cornbread Muffin mix and said "Pwease? Pwease Mama?". I thought about it for a minute and decided to make it for lunch. If you have read the "Who Are We Anyway??" section, then you probably already know that we are vegetarians.

I remember the days of when I grew up in the mid-south. We always had cornbread with a big ole pot of white beans or butter beans. So I decided to whip up a Southern California style lunch for my little veggie boys that included cornbread but a different kind of bean...

It consisted of the following items:

HEART CAKES!

Made with Jiffy Cornbread mix, two tablespoons of organic sugar, 1/3 cup organic milk, One organic, cage - free, omega - 3 egg and approximately 3 ounces of fresh organic blueberries.

Edamame (organic soybeans) and organic carrots...
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mmmmm heart cakes!


mmmmm carrots!


Lunch was accompanied by a nice, cold refreshing cup of organic skim milk...

...all that is left are recyclables :) Everything that you see right here can, SHOULD and WILL be recycled. Remember every day is Earth Day!!

A Vegetarian Child's Menu

Have you ever wondered what an 8 year old vegetarian boy in Southern California eats? Well, you're in luck! Tennessee created this menu to help organize our thoughts amid chaos at meal time. I took his menu to Whole Foods to make sure that I had all of the items on hand when needed.

Here is his menu for Today through Saturday. Please note that ALL items on the menu are organic.

Today
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Apple Sandwich and Milk
Mid Afternoon Snack: Zucchini Bread
Dinner: Annie's Mac & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes, Sunflower Seeds,Blueberries and Milk
After Dinner Snack: Tapioca Pudding

Thursday
Breakfast: Honey Rice Puffins Cereal with Milk
Lunch: Black Olive and Montery Jack Sandwich, Fresh Carrots and Milk
Mid Afternoon Snack: Freshly Cut Cinnamon Apples
Dinner: Pizza Pouches, Celery and Orange Juice
After Dinner Snack: Stonybrook Yogurt Kids

Friday
Breakfast: Honey Rice Puffins Cereal with Milk
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwich, an Ambrosia Apple and Milk
Mid Afternoon Snack: Trail Mix
Dinner: Grilled Vegetarian Chicken Strips, peas, pears and Milk
After Dinner Snack: Alden's Organic Vanilla Ice Cream

Saturday
Breakfast: Sunshine Toast (grilled toast with a CAGE FREE, Vegetarian fed, antibiotic and hormone free, omega 3 egg in the middle and a dash of garlic salt)with Orange Juice
Lunch: Vegetarian Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Soybeans, Carrots and Milk
Mid Afternook Snack: Sunflower Seeds and an Apple
Dinner: Amy's Vegetable and Tofu Pot Pie
After Dinner Snack: Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Just for the Record: California LOVES Annie's Bunny Grahams