By Douglas Quenqua
August 6, 2010
"Weddings are all about compromise. City or country? June or November? My religion or yours? For Chelsea Clinton, a vegetarian, it was the decision to serve meat to the guests at her July 31 wedding. (Short ribs, specifically, though there were rumors of Angus steak.) For some couples, that is a concession too far...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/fashion/08vegan.html?_r=1
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wall Street Journal Article - A Dozen Eggs for $8? Michael Pollan Explains the Math of Buying Local
By Ben Worthen
August 5, 2010
"Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore's Dilemma and other popular books, has become a figurehead for the local-food movement, which advocates buying in-season produce from nearby farms. Proponents say such food is healthier and that the way it is grown and shipped is better for the environment. But it often is more expensive. Mr. Pollan says the real problem is that subsidies keep the prices of some, largely mass-produced foods artificially low. Still, he tries to strike a middle ground between advocate and realist. In his Berkeley living room, the 55-year-old Mr. Pollan discussed where he shops for food and why paying $8 for a dozen eggs is a good thing...."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575405521469248574.html
August 5, 2010
"Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore's Dilemma and other popular books, has become a figurehead for the local-food movement, which advocates buying in-season produce from nearby farms. Proponents say such food is healthier and that the way it is grown and shipped is better for the environment. But it often is more expensive. Mr. Pollan says the real problem is that subsidies keep the prices of some, largely mass-produced foods artificially low. Still, he tries to strike a middle ground between advocate and realist. In his Berkeley living room, the 55-year-old Mr. Pollan discussed where he shops for food and why paying $8 for a dozen eggs is a good thing...."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575405521469248574.html
NY Times Recipe - Spinach Omelet With Parmesan
By Martha Rose Shulman
August 2, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/health/nutrition/06recipehealth.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y
August 2, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/health/nutrition/06recipehealth.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
NY Times Article - Audit Finds Problems in Cattlemen's Spending
By William Neuman
August 2, 2010
"An influential cattle industry group misused money raised from ranchers and farmers for promoting beef sales and violated federal rules by spending some of it to support lobbying activities, according to an outside financial review...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/business/03beef.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=business
August 2, 2010
"An influential cattle industry group misused money raised from ranchers and farmers for promoting beef sales and violated federal rules by spending some of it to support lobbying activities, according to an outside financial review...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/business/03beef.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=business
Huffington Post Article - Cheap Protein: Are You Stuck in the Drive-Thru Lane?
By Chris Elam
August 2, 2010
"Time to start thinking outside the chicken-bun. The sales of KFC's notorious (and bun-less) Double Down are, well, down. They're immaterial according to KFC's CFO. Fear not, friends, other fast food purveyors are happy to step into the void. Taco Bell has introduced its $2 meal, McDonalds and Burger King are holding firm with their $1 burgers, while Denny's has developed belly-ballooning meals at $2, $4, $6 and $8. Sweet, you say! Who doesn't want to save cash? The only problem is this brand of cheap comes at an astonishingly high cost -- to us all...."
As cited in this article, Dawn Jackson Blatner, author of The Flexitarian Diet, "put together the following handy swap chart [click on it to zoom in] to make it easy for you to see how you can get all the protein you need -- plus necessary fiber, vitamins and minerals -- with these simple tasty substitutions."
August 2, 2010
"Time to start thinking outside the chicken-bun. The sales of KFC's notorious (and bun-less) Double Down are, well, down. They're immaterial according to KFC's CFO. Fear not, friends, other fast food purveyors are happy to step into the void. Taco Bell has introduced its $2 meal, McDonalds and Burger King are holding firm with their $1 burgers, while Denny's has developed belly-ballooning meals at $2, $4, $6 and $8. Sweet, you say! Who doesn't want to save cash? The only problem is this brand of cheap comes at an astonishingly high cost -- to us all...."
As cited in this article, Dawn Jackson Blatner, author of The Flexitarian Diet, "put together the following handy swap chart [click on it to zoom in] to make it easy for you to see how you can get all the protein you need -- plus necessary fiber, vitamins and minerals -- with these simple tasty substitutions."
Food Safety News Article - First Lady Calls for Action on Child Nutrition
By Helena Bottemiller
August 3, 2010
"With the expiration date on the child nutrition program quickly approaching, First Lady Michelle Obama is again calling on Congress get moving on the pending reauthorization bill. Mrs. Obama penned an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday, A Food Bill We Need, asking Congress to act 'as soon as possible' on the legislation...."
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/flotus-calls-on-congress-to-move-on-child-nutrition/
August 3, 2010
"With the expiration date on the child nutrition program quickly approaching, First Lady Michelle Obama is again calling on Congress get moving on the pending reauthorization bill. Mrs. Obama penned an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday, A Food Bill We Need, asking Congress to act 'as soon as possible' on the legislation...."
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/flotus-calls-on-congress-to-move-on-child-nutrition/
LA Times Article - Fatty Foods Still Big Sellers
By William Weir
August 3, 2010
Why are extreme foods so popular in a health-conscious nation?
"These are not so much menu offerings but dares, and they're thriving at a time when there's probably more awareness of nutrition and the dangers of obesity than ever. In fact, it might be this awareness that's spurring on the so-called 'stunt foods.' Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy, says these extreme meals are singling out a specific customer. 'They want to appeal to young men and to the contrarians who don't want to be told what to eat by nutrition people,' he says...."
http://www.latimes.com/news/health/sns-health-fatty-foods-selling,0,4745552.story
August 3, 2010
Why are extreme foods so popular in a health-conscious nation?
"These are not so much menu offerings but dares, and they're thriving at a time when there's probably more awareness of nutrition and the dangers of obesity than ever. In fact, it might be this awareness that's spurring on the so-called 'stunt foods.' Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy, says these extreme meals are singling out a specific customer. 'They want to appeal to young men and to the contrarians who don't want to be told what to eat by nutrition people,' he says...."
http://www.latimes.com/news/health/sns-health-fatty-foods-selling,0,4745552.story
Eating Green Calculator
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has a new site featuring an "Eating Green Calculator" - a clever resource for consumers along with a way to promote their book, Six Arguments for a Greener Diet. As described on Epicurious' blog, the Eating Green Calculator "lets you figure out the effect your diet has on the world and how making small changes - such as cutting down the amount of animal products you eat - reduces that impact. The calculator also gives you nutritional breakdowns for your food choices, highlighting the calories, grams of fat, and fiber in those foods."
After entering my food quantities into the calculator, I was given the following results for the environmental burden of the animal products I eat in a year: 0.1 acres of grain and grass needed for animal feed, 0.0 pounds of pesticides used to grow animal feed, 4.9 pounds of fertilizer used to grow animal feed, and 674 pounds of manure created by the animals I eat (and that's dairy alone!).
Check out the Eating Green Calculator here.
Grist Article - More corn for meat and ethanol, less habitat for Gulf fish
By Tom Philpott
August 2, 2010
"Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, plumes of dispersed oil linger, wreaking unknown damage on one of the globe's most productive ecosystems. But BP's oil isn't the only destructive substance that gushed into the Gulf this year. This summer -- and every summer since the early 1970s -- a large amount of fertilizer leached out of Midwestern corn fields and into streams that drain into the Mississippi, eventually making its way to the Gulf. Once there, it feeds gigantic algae blooms that, as they decompose, suck up oxygen and squeeze out sea life. Scientists call this process 'hypoxia.' Researchers from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium have been measuring the Gulf's hypoxic zone since 1985. Every year, they gauge the size of the 'dead zone' by heading out on a research ship called the Pelican to measure oxygen levels near the Mississippi's mouth. The team has just filed its report [PDF] for this year. Their verdict: 'one of the largest ever.'..."
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-08-02-more-corn-for-meat-and-ethanol-less-habitat-for-gulf-fish/
August 2, 2010
"Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, plumes of dispersed oil linger, wreaking unknown damage on one of the globe's most productive ecosystems. But BP's oil isn't the only destructive substance that gushed into the Gulf this year. This summer -- and every summer since the early 1970s -- a large amount of fertilizer leached out of Midwestern corn fields and into streams that drain into the Mississippi, eventually making its way to the Gulf. Once there, it feeds gigantic algae blooms that, as they decompose, suck up oxygen and squeeze out sea life. Scientists call this process 'hypoxia.' Researchers from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium have been measuring the Gulf's hypoxic zone since 1985. Every year, they gauge the size of the 'dead zone' by heading out on a research ship called the Pelican to measure oxygen levels near the Mississippi's mouth. The team has just filed its report [PDF] for this year. Their verdict: 'one of the largest ever.'..."
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-08-02-more-corn-for-meat-and-ethanol-less-habitat-for-gulf-fish/
Huffington Post Article - Is There More in Your Burger than Meat?
By Christina Pirello
August 2, 2010
"When we think of summer, we think of a lot of things: the beach, baseball, tennis, boating, golf, picnics. But nothing has taken over the American dream of summer life quite like barbecue; burgers sizzling on grills all over the country fill the air with the scent of charred meat. And for most people, that is a perfume like no other. We have seen complete ad campaigns showing men standing over their grills, euphoric with joy, yelling out "meat!" Grilling has become synonymous with summer fun. But wait! What about all the saturated fat, growth hormones, steroids and other nasty stuff that causes heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes lurking in that juicy flesh we love so much? Can we have our burgers and eat them, too?..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-pirello/is-there-more-in-your-bur_b_663540.html
August 2, 2010
"When we think of summer, we think of a lot of things: the beach, baseball, tennis, boating, golf, picnics. But nothing has taken over the American dream of summer life quite like barbecue; burgers sizzling on grills all over the country fill the air with the scent of charred meat. And for most people, that is a perfume like no other. We have seen complete ad campaigns showing men standing over their grills, euphoric with joy, yelling out "meat!" Grilling has become synonymous with summer fun. But wait! What about all the saturated fat, growth hormones, steroids and other nasty stuff that causes heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes lurking in that juicy flesh we love so much? Can we have our burgers and eat them, too?..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-pirello/is-there-more-in-your-bur_b_663540.html
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