Food & Drink
FinanceSupermarket Lighting May Alter Nutrients
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010I bet you don’t think about supermarket lighting very much. Me either. But it turns out that fluorescent lighting in grocery stores might increase the nutritional value of fresh spinach, according to a new study.
Many stores display fresh spinach in clear plastic containers, which are kept at around 39 degrees Fahrenheit in coolers exposed to [...]
100 Mile Diet
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008The foods in the modern North American diet travel nearly 1,500 miles before they get to your supermarket [1]. Considering the Herculean effort it takes to get food to your home, it makes a lot of sense to buy locally grown foods whenever possible. First, buying local means that you are buying what is [...]
