Just a quick heads-up that the YU 3-pack of eGuides is 50% off via DailyCandy and CBS Chicago this week—don’t miss your chance to get almost 100 pages of step-by-step photos, meal plans, recipes, shopping guides, tips and more for only $15. If you’ve always wanted to see what these guides are about, now is the best time! Read more…
We all dread that moment when you open the fridge and see just a few straggly items remaining. You sigh and realize it’s that time again: a grocery store run.
This seemingly unending chore comes every week, or perhaps even every few days. It can be exhausting and expensive—but, with a few tips, it can also be easy, dare I even say enjoyable—when you have a shopping system that works for you. You simply have to know how to shop, when to shop and ways to save. Read more…
In the wake of the the Organic Elite’s (Whole Foods, Stonyfield Farm and Organic Valley) betrayal, I have been thinking about ways that folks can empower themselves as more genetically modified foods inevitably make their way into our “health food” stores.
Many of you may be familiar with PLU codes—an identification number found on produce, herbs and a few other grocery store items—that makes check-out and inventory control easier and more efficient. A PLU code is believed to be your key to identifying if that tasty looking apple is conventionally grown (full of pesticides and grown with petroleum-based fertilizers in depleted soil), organically grown (pesticide-free and non-GMO) or genetically modified frankenfood (not from nature, not food). Read more…
As you all know, it’s officially time to think about holiday shopping. Did someone say Cyber Monday? Soooo, I’m excited to announce the new YumUniverse Zazzle Store!
In my other life, I am a designer, and lately I have been waking up with ideas for outfitting the herbivoracious who appreciate well-designed veggie gear. So I’ve started to create and illustrate a family of YumUniverse artwork for raw foodists, vegan and vegetarians who want to show their love of veggies with, well, style.
With everything from iPhone cases to Premium UV Canvas Art Prints, YumUniverse will have you wowing all of the veggie lovers in your life this holiday season and beyond. And don’t be shy about telling me what you’d like to see show up in the store—I like to do drawerings.
Some of the tastiest, freshest, most nutritious food you can eat is that which is grown closest to you—sustainably. Shopping at a farmers’ market helps you slow down, relax and connect with your community. Take time to appreciate the food around you. Meet the fine people who grew that food and ask them questions that you can’t ask the can of beans or frozen vegetables that you may pick up at the supermarket. By purchasing directly from family farmers, you help them stay in business, which helps support your local economy. It’s feel-good shopping, people. Read more…
