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How to Shop for Safer, Healthier Meat
In contrast to industrial farms, the best organic farms offer ample space for cows to graze on bucolic pastures. The animals and their food are free from most synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Animals aren’t given antibiotics to prevent disease; they’re treated if they become ill, but then the meat isn’t sold as organic. In short,…
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How to Make Fried Foods Healthier
With a few smart moves, you can enjoy the crunchiness of your fried favorites while reducing the health consequences. Start with these steps. Go easy on restaurant fried foods. Occasionally making a batch of homemade fries probably isn’t a problem, Wood says. “The real concern is when restaurants reheat the same oil in a deep fryer over and over again,”…
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How to Choose Healthier Cookware and Kitchen Tools
That may make you wonder how to shop for safer options. Here’s how. For nonstick cookware, consider ceramic coatings instead of PFAS. Partly because of concerns about PFAS, some manufacturers have started making nonstick pans with a ceramic coating, and CR’s tests have found several that work quite well. Be aware, though, that identifying pans made without PFAS can be…
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