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Answers to popular nutrition questions from our shoppers.

PCC stores are pleased to offer store tours led by our staff. During these tours, your group will get a behind-the-scenes perspective of store operations – from receiving shipments to [...]

Ample vegan options, PCC product standards, Great PCC staff, and more ...Nick Rose. — Janice A. Johnson PCC replies: Whether you’ve shopped our stores for decades or are new to [...]

Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut oil; 1 cup peanut butter; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup mashed bananas (ripe bananas work the best); 1/2 teaspoon salt;...

Our nutrition education team, comprised of Nick Rose, M.S., and Marilyn Walls, M.S., regularly provides PCC shoppers with expert advice on special diets, how to read food labels, recipes and [...]

In addition to their important work as pollinators, honey-bees produce some amazingly nutritious food products. Honey, bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly can be collected from honeybees and used for [...]

Imagine your family collected every food and drink it consumes in a typical week — every carrot, every grain of quinoa, every coffee bean, every PCC take-and-bake pizza — and [...]

Benefits of organics, BPA and its alternatives, Sugar in the deli, and more ...sugar. Thank you. — Amy Gulick PCC nutrition educator Nick Rose replies: Based on customer demand, PCC [...]

Under new blood pressure guidelines, half the U.S. population is now at risk for hypertension. Luckily there are numerous ways to treat and prevent this “silent killer.” Nick Rose, M.S. [...]

Many nutritionists want ultra processed foods to be labelled. Learn more about these foods, what qualifies as "ultra-processed", and where government policy stands. By Nick Rose, guest contributor...

Veterans farming, Yes on I-522, WIC and organics, and more ...toes! What’s wrong with wheat? I read the article, What’s wrong with wheat? by Nick Rose (September) and felt compelled [...]

Supporting choice at PCC, The PCC difference, Avoiding carbs?, and more ...PCC. I love PCC and wish you all success. — Lynn Avoiding carbs? I was catching up on my [...]

Quality, organic foods may carry a higher price tag than their conventional counterparts, but there's no reason you can't be kind to your body, the environment, and your wallet! ...on [...]

Comments on nanotechnology; the Sunset Provision; OFPA measures unfulfilled; non-GMO verification; whole algal flour; tocopherols; palm olein; fish oil; gellan gum and carrageenan and proper reading of §205.600; animal welfare; [...]

...and details about tastings at our stores this month with PCC nutrition educator Nick Rose. Learn tips for choosing quality oil, a few of our favorite brands, and details about...