A behind-the-scenes look at dairy farming #CAMilkTour @RealCalifMilk

milk and cookies anyone?

As a mother of 3 young kids, Chief MOM here at MOMables™ and food contributor to many websites, dairy is a product I use often at home and at work. Many of you email MOMables weekly with questions about how to pack dairy in lunches; should you purchase organic or conventional milk; and if it’s ok [...]

Does my grocery sell meat with pink slime?

beef in grocery store shelf

All packaged beef must claim “beef” as their ingredient.  The USDA has classified pink slime as “beef” because it comes from beef; and therefore, it does not have to be listed on a label.  Deceiving, right?  I’m sure you are wondering, which stores sell ground meat with pink slime? Below is a list of 7 [...]

What is Pink Slime?

ground beef and pink slime

“Pink slime,” a cheap meat filler, that is in 70 percent of the ground beef sold at supermarkets and up to 25 percent of each American hamburger patty, by some estimates.  But what is inside the pink meat filler and why is it called pink slime?  This pink slime consists of meat trimmings that were [...]