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Whole Foods vs. Super Walmart: The Highs and Lows of Grocery Shopping

Kari Henley | Posted 12.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Eating, Trader Joe's, Walmart, Whole Foods, Kari Henley, Grocery Stores, Grocery Shopping, Healthy Food, Food Shopping, Grocery Shopping Experience, Groceries, Grocery Store Experience, Healthy Foods, Grocery, Healthy Living News
Kari Henley

After a couple of months of nonstop Super Walmart, I had enough. I decided to take a field trip for the day while the kids were in school just to go to Whole Foods and stock up. You would not believe how thrilling this was for me, and I was a bit giddy with anticipation.

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Best Credit Cards for Spring Break Road Trips

Curtis Arnold | Posted 05.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Spring Break, Travel, Discover, Budget, Travel Rewards, Hilton, American Express, Gas, Grocery, Visa, Chase, Penfed, Airfare, Hotels, Home News
Curtis Arnold

Whether you're celebrating spring break as an actual student, or you're young in spirit, we can suggest six of the best credit cards to help keep you from losing your shirt.

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Supermarkets Nix Self-Checkout

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 11.26.2011 | Home
Read More: Groceries, Video, Bagging Groceries, Supermarket, Supermarkets, Self-Checkout, Checking Out, Grocery, Home News

By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. — When Keith Wearne goes grocery shopping, checking out with a cashier is worth the few ex...

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Astoria Characters: The Garden Guys

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Almonds, Olives, Fig Tree, Hazen Street, New Year's Day, Italy, Astoria, Verni's Garden Center, Grocery, Colorado, Canada, Orchid, Frank Verni, Nancy Ruhling, Army, Vietnam, Farmer, 21st Street, Geranium, Cancer, Christmas Tree, John Verni, Tomatoes, Lumberyard, New York News, Bari, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

2010-08-11-Screenshot20100811at11.02.34AM.jpg At the end of Hazen Street, where the cars on Astoria Boulevard whoosh by like rockets, a garden center grows.

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What's in a Name? The Power to Shift the Food System

Elizabeth McVay Greene | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Retailers, Transparency, Sustainability, Food, Consumers, Grocery, Farmers, Food Systems, Food Information, Food Suppliers, Food Labels, Home News
Elizabeth McVay Greene

If a stable food system is one in which farmers produce what consumers want, consumers know what they're getting, and consumers' decisions influence farmers' production plans, then full disclosure seems necessary.

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WATCH: Owning a Grocery Store at Age 19

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Art of Activism, Youth Radio, James Berk, Youth Media International, West Oakland, Grocery, Mandela Foods, Redford Center, Youthradio, Entrepreneurship, Mandela Marketplace, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

At 19 years old, James Berk is the youngest of seven owners of Mandela Foods Cooperative in West Oakland, California. It's a remarkable achievement for someone who dropped out of school in fifth grade.

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Saving Our Rainforests: Just a Sip Away?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Jared Polis, Greenwashing, Natural, Caffeine, Grocery, Guayaki, Coffee, Whole Foods, Product, Organic, Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com, Tea, Greenwash, Mate, Video, Green News
Waylon Lewis

When Coke buys Odwalla or Pepsi buys Naked Juice, The Man dumbs the product down. It's no longer quite so high-quality, quite so green -- because The Man is about the bottom lines, not triple bottom lines.

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Animal Report

Dave Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Grocery, Chinese Food, Cats, Dave Hil, Animals, Combos, Fish, Comedy News
Dave Hill

After nearly maiming me, the kitty cat got back up and headed for the end- of-aisle chip display. Here it just sat there and stared for a second before discovering a box of snack-sized Combos.

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In the Green at the Grocery

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Processed Food, Fruits, Dairy, Vegetables, Store Brands, Green, Generic, Grocery, Organic, Meat, Green News
Roseanne Colletti

Shopping smart can help you not only preserve your health, but what's left of your wealth.

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Mom Does Not Always Know Best

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Processed Food, Retailers, Bishop Consulting, Economic Crisis, Shopping, Health, Nutrition, Industry, Carbonated Beverages, Nielsen, Food, Grocery, Obesity, Bottled Water, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

The majority of households spend between a fourth and a third of their grocery budget on junk, and empty calories. That's a lot of money that could be used on other more nutritious groceries.

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