What is in Your Food? Guar Gum.
This is the second post in the series “What is in Your Food?”, and is about guar gum. Guar gum is another food additive in many processed foods. In foods and beverages, it is used as a thickening, stabilizing, suspending, and binding agent. In manufacturing, it is used as a binding agent and thickening agent for lotions and creams.
May In-Season Produce
Wow, it is already May! Many gardeners in some areas are probably planting their gardens already. Here in Minnesota, some cold season vegetables can be planted, but most must wait a few more weeks in case we have a frost. Anyway, back to May’s list of in-season produce. A new one for this month is mango which is such a treat for us. Growing up, I had never had mango, but once I tried it as an adult, I just love their taste. How about you?
What is in my food? Xanthum Gum.
If you read the labels on processed foods, you know there are many ingredients listed; you may not have any idea what it is, why it is in there, and are there health concerns or risks with these ingredients?
Xanthum gum is one of these common ingredients found in processed foods. It has been around since the early 1960’s; it was discovered by a research team of the United States Department of Agriculture led by Allene Rosalind Jeanes.
Eggs: A Nutrient-Dense Food
Eggs have been good for us, then bad for us, and now good for us again! Who can keep up with all these changes?? It should be noted that eggs are one of the most common consumed foods in the world.
Lets look at the powerhouse of nutrition found in eggs.
