Now this is an eye-opener: >> a peek inside the fishbowl

11 Jan, 2008

Now this is an eye-opener:

Posted by andrea in: My media (sideblog archive)

Sunday, Jan. 6, 1952: A picture of plenty
“The Cleveland family shown in the photoÂ …. was surrounded by enough food to feed a typical American family of four for a year in the early 1950s.” Make sure you (a) click on the photo toÂ get the full version of it and (b) read far enough for the complete grocery list. (!)

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Theresa: We've done this before. The only think that was terribly hard was no honey. We like our honey. Surpridingly, the kids have always taken in in stri
Know More Do More: the Fishbowl sugar fast >> a peek inside the fishbowl: [...] red pepper rings, green salad, cantaloupe For dessert we had banana “ice cream” (recipe here) with whipped cream (ingredients: whipp
Marianne: Multigrain Cheerios have added sugar (unless you have another brand without the sugar?) I was hugely disappointed when I found out, as I thought they
andrea: Carla - My personal definition of "sugar free" includes pulling honey and maple syrup out of rotation. If you're playing along feel free to define the
Carla: Yeap, sugar in salt. It's weird. But it is not to keep it running, there is usually a silicate or starch added that does that (depends on the brand).
Krista: I noticed a little while ago that our box of iodized table salt has sugar in it. Huh? I believe it's in there to keep it free running. Who knew?? Sug
Judy: Great work! I admire you for doing it, but admit to not joining in... food is hard enough when you are allergic to raw fruit & veg. Our goal

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