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Plain writing on food, without the fear.

What the evidence actually says about what you eat, and practical systems for planning, shopping and cooking a week. 52 articles, free, and each one links down to the recipes it talks about.

Nutrients · featured

How much protein you actually need

Skip the hype. The number most people quote is a daily floor, not a per-meal target — here is what the evidence says for your body, your goals and what you cook tonight.

9 min read · Updated Aug 2026 · 6 sources

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Six topics are drawn here. Four are live today as /blog/category/ pages — budgeting, meal planning, nutrition, productivity — plus one collection, What’s in your food. The other two are proposed, not published.

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2026-09-09Is Aspartame Safe? How Much Diet Soda the FDA Limit Really AllowsNutrition · 1 min read min read 2026-09-09Cheap Meal Plan for the Week: 7 Days of Real Meals on a BudgetBudgeting · 1 min read min read 2026-09-09How to Grocery Shop Once a Week (And Actually Make It Work)Productivity · 1 min read min read 2026-09-09Is Stevia Safe? What the FDA and WHO Actually SayNutrition · 1 min read min read 2026-09-09Monk Fruit: Is This Natural Sweetener Actually Safe?Nutrition · 1 min read min read 2026-09-09The Batch-Day System: Cook Once, Eat Well All WeekMeal planning · 1 min read min read

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Four short reads, in order. Twenty minutes, and Sunday stops being a chore.

1Is Aspartame Safe? How Much Diet Soda the FDA Limit Really Allows 2Cheap Meal Plan for the Week: 7 Days of Real Meals on a Budget 3How to Grocery Shop Once a Week (And Actually Make It Work)4Is Stevia Safe? What the FDA and WHO Actually Say

Nutrition

Is Aspartame Safe? How Much Diet Soda the FDA Limit Really AllowsPlaceholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read Is Stevia Safe? What the FDA and WHO Actually SayPlaceholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read Monk Fruit: Is This Natural Sweetener Actually Safe?Placeholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read

Budgeting

Cheap Meal Plan for the Week: 7 Days of Real Meals on a BudgetPlaceholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read

Meal planning

The Batch-Day System: Cook Once, Eat Well All WeekPlaceholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read

Productivity

How to Grocery Shop Once a Week (And Actually Make It Work)Placeholder — structure only. The real value arrives from Postgres with the catalog-load / blog-migrate jobs (proj010 phase 5). Nothing here is published copy.1 min read min read