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The Power of Local Food

By Tisha Casida Navigating the landscape of one’s food and environment has become rather complex.  Not even 100 years ago, my grandparents consumed organic food and preserved their immediate environment by nurturing the land that provided them food and conserving resources that were not readily available. Today, we […]

Marketing Doesn’t Stop – Businesses that Succeed, Recognize This

Do you ever wonder why billion-dollar companies advertise?  If they are successful and generating revenue, why don’t they reign in their marketing budget?  It is because they recognize the importance of “staying in front of people”.  Also, when these big, successful companies are hurting on revenues – they […]

Chile Chili Festival Set to Bring the Heat in Castle Rock!

It’s all about the chile pepper.  The second annual Chile Chili Festival at the Douglas County Events Center is preparing for an event of a lifetime.  The celebration of the culinary aspects of the chile pepper brings the opportunity for people around Colorado (and beyond) to enjoy some […]

Trans-Fats: A Synopsis

By: Tisha T. Casida Trans-fats, which generally come from partially hydrogenated oils, are created when the molecular structure of oil is changed (they do this using a metal catalyst).  Trans-fats have been “proven” to be very bad for one’s cholesterol – it actually lowers your good cholesterol while […]

If We Are Eating this $#**, then Can We At Least Have it Labeled?

By: Tisha T. Casida Trans-fats, artificial chemical sugars, and genetically modified foods are three of my least favorite components of our food supply.  The reason is that, in my opinion, they are not real food and are therefore subject to special labeling requirements so as to warn consumers […]

Get the FDA Out of Food – Example: KIND Bars

Yet another case of a federal government agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) causing issues for manufacturers of products that are a benefit to consumers. KIND Bars are under fire for not being “healthy” like they claim to be.  The cause?  The amount of saturated fat in […]