Wholesome Living
The Most Natural Keto Foods to Stock in Your Pantry
A keto diet is far easier to stick to when your cupboard is working with you rather than against you. The shops are full of processed products stam...
The Different Kinds of Salt, and Which One to Use for What
Stand in front of a shelf of salt these days and it can be baffling. Pink, grey, black, fine, coarse, flaky, cheap and expensive, all promising som...
The Health Benefits of Prunes: Digestion, Bones and How Many to Eat
Prunes have something of an old-fashioned reputation, but this humble dried fruit is genuinely one of the more useful things you can keep in the cu...
Cooking and Baking with Prunes: Delicious Ways to Use More Than a Snack
Most of us think of prunes as something to nibble straight from the bag, and they are lovely that way. But this soft, sweet, dark fruit is a genuin...
How to Store Nuts So They Never Go Rancid: Whole Food Earth's Best Tips
There are few kitchen disappointments quite like reaching for a handful of nuts and getting that sharp, bitter, slightly paint-like taste of rancid...
Why Vanilla Is Almost as Precious as Silver
Vanilla is so familiar that most people think of it as plain, even a byword for ordinary. The truth is almost the opposite. Real vanilla is one of ...
The Real Reason Nuts Cost What They Do
Nuts are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat, but they are rarely cheap. Weigh a handful of almonds or Brazil nuts against a bag of crisps...
Why Coffee Prices Keep Climbing, and Why Your Coffee Isn't Pure Anymore
If your morning coffee seems to cost more than it used to, you are not imagining it. Coffee prices have risen sharply in recent years, and behind t...
Why Are There Food Shortages? What's Really Behind Empty Shelves
Most of us have walked into a shop expecting to find something ordinary, only to be met with a bare shelf and an apologetic sign. Food shortages, o...
Cooking with Cardamom: How to Use the World's Third Most Expensive Spice
Cardamom is one of the most rewarding spices to cook with, but it can also be one of the most puzzling. Do you use the whole pod or just the seeds?...
Why Real Chocolate Is So Expensive (and What's in the Cheap Stuff)
Chocolate has quietly become more expensive, and shoppers have noticed both higher prices and smaller bars. Behind that shift is a genuine story ab...
The Whole Food Earth Club, Explained: Why Our Member Prices Are So Low (and Why It's Free)
If you have looked at the prices inside the Whole Food Earth Club and thought "that seems too good to be true," you are not alone. Lower prices and...
