Find out how to prevent food poisoning from fruits and vegetables

I won’t kid you …. Food poisoning from vegetables? It’s a little scary to me. And of course I wonder how much is real and how much is a scare tactic to get you to read what they are writing. We all know that fear sells right?

So I will share the Eating Well article but I also at the same time want to warn you not to take everything as fact. Food being recalled is fact but how much of the fruits and vegetables that go out are really contaminated? That is another story.

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Learn the oils your body can’t process

The oils that come up the most on labels are: Canola, Sunflower and Safflower. And since lately the manufacturers of many boxed items are using Canola, Sunflower and Safflower Oils and now surprisingly enough, highly processed Palm Oil (because they are cheaper and more readily available), that’s what you get to notice when you shop.

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Misinformation about Food that arrived in my inbox

Oxalates can bind to calcium in the gut and form calcium oxalate, which contributes to kidney stones in people prone to them. Is spinach bad for everyone? NO. It is only a concern for people prone to kidney stones. If you have a once a year physical your doctor will certainly tell you if you are prone to kidney stones.

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Mandarin Orange 21 Day Challenge!

And that goes for you, or your passengers. Even little monkeys like Mandarin Oranges. So you get into the car, peel and separate and put them into a baggie so you (or they) can eat one at a time.

Mandarins Oranges are full of fiber to feed your gut biome. And let’s face it eating something with fiber that is also sweet and yet sour and juicy is both satisfying and good for you at the same time.

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A Great Night Out: Diamond Palace then Alton Brown on stage

s for me? Alton Brown is just today’s Bill Nye, the science guy but with food. And I will say this: He did an amazingly witty, funny, engaging show, so creative, pulling up people onstage to participate, which made it all the more funny, because we were picturing what if it was us, on stage! lol

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Chef Marian Kitchen Confident joins the Redfin Blog!

t’s all about legacy for me. Passing on what I know, that helps people use baby steps to make actionable, predictable changes in their lifestyle and even the people around them, eating their food. Insta and FB has me, (and even YouTube and Pinterest) as Chef Marian Kitchen Confident, a brand I am building. It’s been created to fund my passion project “No Face Goes Un Fed” to end hunger in San Diego, then franchise it nationwide.

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