Everyday choices, a little more clarity.
I read the labels, follow the sources, and make useful guides for the rest of us.
Free guides, with the receipts.
Browse by topicFluoride-free toothpaste: kids and adultsEveryday productsNine mineral toothpaste options from six brands, with exact tubes, shopping links and age notes.Everyday productsEggs: Buy or Bye, carton by cartonFood36 egg picks across five stores. Photos, prices, farm labels and company reports.FoodIce cream I’d buy: dairy + dairy-freeFoodThe original ten picks, plus five bonus flavors. Ingredient lists, vegan options and official labels.FoodBread: Buy or Bye, by storeFood47 loaves from Amazon, Target, Walmart and Kroger. Photos, full labels, and my Buy or Bye.FoodRice to buy and rice to avoidFoodAll 52 rices from Consumer Reports’ test ranked by arsenic, the five I’d buy, and how to cook it to cut arsenic by half.FoodWater filters: my picks and what to checkEveryday productsFree email guide: the two RO systems I use, install checks and a filter-cost calculator.Everyday productsBuy these organic. Skip organic on these.FoodThe 12 fruits and vegetables worth buying organic and the 15 where regular is fine, checked against Consumer Reports.FoodProtein powder: which ones tested lowest for leadFoodConsumer Reports tested 28 protein powders and shakes for lead. All 28 ranked, and how to pick one.FoodBaby formula: which tested cleanestFoodConsumer Reports tested 90 formulas for arsenic, lead and more. The top picks, the ones flagged, and what to check on the can.FoodPlastic chemicals in your food: what’s proven and what helpsFoodPhthalates turned up in 84 of 85 foods Consumer Reports tested. What the FDA has done, the Chobani case, and what pediatricians recommend.FoodIs your avocado oil real? See which products passedFoodLab tests of chips, mayo and dressings labeled “avocado oil,” and what to do about it.FoodSkip this, grab that: swaps at Aldi, Trader Joe’s & Whole FoodsShoppingBetter-ingredient swaps for products at the stores you already shop.ShoppingFish to eat and fish to limitFoodMercury vs. omega-3s, five easy swaps, and how to read seafood labels.FoodHow to actually wash fruit & vegetablesFoodFour steps that remove dirt and germs, and why pesticide residue doesn’t just rinse off.FoodWhat to eat after a workout (and what to skip)FoodEveryday foods that do the job, and the packaged “recovery” products to skip.FoodPrenatal vitamins compared: what’s missing from yoursFamilyNutrients, gaps, testing disclosures and lawsuits, brand by brand.FamilyWhat the “healthy” baby food label doesn’t tell youFamilyA 10-minute label audit, five shopping rules, and brands’ heavy-metal testing.FamilyWhich fabrics to buy for clothes & beddingEveryday productsWhat each fiber is good for, tag words translated, and which certifications mean something.Everyday productsToothpaste tested for heavy metals: look up yoursEveryday productsPublished lab results by product, why some “clean” brands score worse, and what to do.Everyday products
Get the stuff the label won’t tell you.
Short, sourced emails when something in your food actually changes.
- Lawsuits and settlements against big food brands, explained without the panic.
- Reformulations, when a product you buy every week quietly changes.
- New food rules and what they mean at the store.
- New guides first, before I post them anywhere else.
Curiosity is the common thread.
I’m Kamran. I’m a dad and a product builder, and I’m interested in the choices we make every day: what we buy, how we raise children, how we share a home, and how we make room for ourselves and our friendships.
The food guides are one part of that. I link the evidence, explain the tradeoffs, and leave room for what we don’t know. A lawsuit is an allegation; a product test is a snapshot. Neither tells the whole story on its own.