As I walked into the Greenwise Publix I was accosted by this sign.   I was so shocked and offended by this ad champagne that I of course needed to give the poor pharmacist just sitting there a piece of my mind.  He wasn't selling any flu shots so maybe I'm not only one this ad didn't work on.  My $25.00 remains safely tucked away in my wallet. 

However wouldn't it be great if advertisers actually told the truth?  
Google, apples and nutrition and you'll find a plethera of studies backing up that old adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.  A Cornell University study showed that an apple a day, or more, can help keep breast cancer away. Other studies have found that so-called phytochemicals in apples are associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.  And (drum roll please) that they fight bacterial and viral infections.  Last time I checked the flu was a virus.  http://www.news.cornell.edu/Stories/March05/apples.cancer.ssl.html 

I always buy organic apples.  Conventional apples can be exposed to 50 different pesticides during their growth cycle from bloom to fruit. The residual load of pesticides in the fruit is pretty high and get's them ranked on the "dirty dozen list".

 What is GMO and why you want to know

October brought some very interesting news for GMO (genetically modified or engineered) foods.  This is the link to the first comprehensive list of GMO foods I have ever seen.   http://www.responsibletechnology.org click on shopping list.  page 13 blew my mind.  I had no idea baking soda and sugar  were likely GMO.  But then again how could I when  GMO labeling is not required in this country.  Remember the trans fat battle of 2003?  It took ten years to win that battle and require trans fats be labeled.  And then the law gave food manufactures 3 years to clean up their act before they had to admit their deadly sins.