5 Reasons to Eat Organic Apples

Written by Max Goldberg on May 1, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

In a previous post, I wrote that milk is the most important organic product that a family can buy.

But milk is by no means the only item that people should be concerned about.

The worst offender on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list are apples.

Forbes magazine recently did an excellent piece talking about five reasons to eat organic apples, and I wanted to share the highlights with you and provide commentary. To read the full article, click here.

Reason #1 – The average conventionally grown apple has more pesticide residue on it than any other fruit or vegetable.

Data from the Environmental Working Group showed that 98% of 700 apples tested had pesticides on them and that 48 different pesticides appeared. WOW!!!! Read More »

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Little Duck Organics is a Real Winner for Kids…. and Parents

Written by Max Goldberg on April 26, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

While I do not have kids myself, I constantly think about what kinds of food I would feed my children if I did have them.

Two things are crystal clear to me.

One, they’d be eating all organic, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me or reads my blog.

I have written before about how milk is the most important organic product a family can buy. Furthermore, I am well aware of the tremendous health risks that GMOs pose and would keep my kids as far away from them as humanly possible.

Two, I would introduce them to green juice and wheatgrass at an early age.

One issue, however, that all health-conscious parents must worry about is what their children are eating when they’re at school or with their friends. Read More »

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Vigilant Eats Goji-Cacao Superfood Cereal – An Awesome Organic Product

Written by Max Goldberg on March 2, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

I spend more time than you can imagine thinking about product design, from both a packaging and ingredient standpoint.

With budgets always tight for start-up companies, I am so impressed when a young organic brand has such smart and sophisticated packaging. I am equally, if not more, appreciative when the ingredient mix is so intelligently done that it results in a healthy and superior tasting product.

Vigilant Eats Goji-Cacao Superfood Cereal completely nails it on both fronts. Big time.
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Important News for Parents – BPA Found in Organic Baby Food

Written by Max Goldberg on February 14, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

Several months I wrote a story about Bisphenol-A (BPA) in organic food cans.

The post continues to get a lot of views because people are becoming increasingly aware and concerned about the packaging that their food comes in, even in organic food products.

With news coming out of Maine this morning, parents now need to take extra precaution about what they feed their young kids. Why?

BPA, which is known as a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxin, was found in 11 of 12 baby and toddler foods tested by The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine.

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Navitas’ Cacao Goji Power Snack – Fantastic for Kids (and Adults)

Written by Max Goldberg on February 6, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

While I don’t have kids, I often think about what foods I would feed them.

Of course, they would be getting organic all of the time and I know that I would get them juicing at a very early age.

The real challenge would be sending them off to school with healthy snacks that also taste good.

And therein lies the beauty of Navitas Naturals Cacao Goji Superfood Power Snack. It is absolutely loaded with the world’s most nutritious superfoods and also has an incredibly satisfying taste.

How often do you find a food that has both chia seeds (loaded with protein) and camu camu (loaded with Vitamin C)?

Rarely, if ever. Read More »

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