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What is Homogenization?

- by Jessica Espinoza, CYT
To compliment my recent post on pasteurization, I thought I would also cover homogenization as well. I’ve gotten this question a few times recently and I thought I’d post some info about homogenization and why it is bad for our milk. Milk is essentially a mixture of water and oil. And, we all know that these...
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Types of Pasteurization for Dairy Products

- by Jessica Espinoza, CYT
One thing many people might not realize is that there are several different types of pasteurization. While unpasteurized milk is still far superior to pasteurized milk, many of us don’t have access to or can’t afford raw milk. So, I thought it was important that people know what the different kinds of pasteurization are. There are three methods...
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Orange and Green Smoothie Recipe (Dairy Free, Autoimmune Friendly)

- by Jessica Espinoza, CYT
This orange and green smoothie recipe was inspired by a recipe on Elana’s Pantry, a gluten-free blogger from Boulder, CO. I was wanting some different ways to get more greens into my diet when I stumbled on her recipe and then my recipe evolved from that. While some might think this is the weirdest combination ever, don’t...
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What is Real Food?

- by Jessica Espinoza, CYT
This is the question that I get asked most often from family, friends, and readers. What is real food? My simplest definition of real food is food that is as close to its natural and original state as possible. Real food is not produced in a factory, it is not engineered in a lab, nor...
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Top Six Superfoods For Women

- by Jessica Espinoza, CYT
Well, I personally think that there are more than six superfoods for women, but here are some of the top ones! In the October edition of Delicious Living magazine, there was an article that I thought was worth sharing. I was happy to see that I do consume all but one of the foods on...