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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
WebMD - Vegetarian Diet Slideshow
Check out this slideshow by WebMD, featuring the benefits and challenges of a vegetarian diet, including recipe suggestions and nutritional advice. All of this helpful information is accompanied by colorful, veggie-filled slides. Enjoy!
TakePart - Why Beans Are a Magical, Money-Saving Health Food
By Megan Bedard
October 12, 2010
"Saying that health food is expensive is a typical excuse to keep downing double cheeseburgers for 99 cents a pop. But a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals the lie in that rationalization. Shifting meal dollars to healthy foods can not only keep your grocery bill within budget, the study says, it can actually drop your food costs..."
Click here to read full post, which includes these yummy-sounding bean recipes: Smoky Corn and Black Bean Pizza, Tuscan White Bean Soup, Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas With Pinto Beans.
October 12, 2010
"Saying that health food is expensive is a typical excuse to keep downing double cheeseburgers for 99 cents a pop. But a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals the lie in that rationalization. Shifting meal dollars to healthy foods can not only keep your grocery bill within budget, the study says, it can actually drop your food costs..."
Click here to read full post, which includes these yummy-sounding bean recipes: Smoky Corn and Black Bean Pizza, Tuscan White Bean Soup, Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas With Pinto Beans.
Epicurious - Fall Farm-to-Table Cooking
Click here for Epicurious recipes, tips, and ingredient guides for autumn favorites such as apples, pears, pumpkins, and chestnuts. Check out their seasonal ingredient map to find out what's available in your area during the fall season. Plus, features on people & places such as Alice Waters' edible schoolyard, Michael Pollan's food rules, and locavore restaurant favorites.
NY Times - After Growth, Fortunes Turn for Monsanto
By Andrew Pollack
October 4, 2010
"As recently as late December, Monsanto was named 'company of the year' by Forbes magazine. Last week, the company earned a different accolade from Jim Cramer, the television stock market commentator. 'This may be the worst stock of 2010,' he proclaimed. Monsanto, the giant of agricultural biotechnology, has been buffeted by setbacks this year that have prompted analysts to question whether its winning streak of creating ever more expensive genetically engineered crops is coming to an end...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/business/05monsanto.html?_r=1&ref=monsanto_company
October 4, 2010
"As recently as late December, Monsanto was named 'company of the year' by Forbes magazine. Last week, the company earned a different accolade from Jim Cramer, the television stock market commentator. 'This may be the worst stock of 2010,' he proclaimed. Monsanto, the giant of agricultural biotechnology, has been buffeted by setbacks this year that have prompted analysts to question whether its winning streak of creating ever more expensive genetically engineered crops is coming to an end...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/business/05monsanto.html?_r=1&ref=monsanto_company
This Dish Is Veg Social
"This Dish Is Veg has launched a new online social gathering place for people within the vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, and eco-friendly community.
From individuals who follow a plant-based diet to flexitarians practicing Meat-Free Mondays to those just interested in the lifestyle, everyone is welcome to participate at This Dish Is Veg Social.
The network is private, meaning only those signed in can access the member’s area. After setting up a free account, participants can add friends, write blogs, upload photos and videos, connect with others through groups and forums, and update status messages. For added security, members may set privacy settings to their liking." (Taken from This Dish Is Veg)
Click here to sign up - I just did!
Civil Eats - Straight Talk About the Risks of Feeding Antibiotics to Food Animals
October 5, 2010
By Ralph Loglisci
"It is time for some straight talk about the risks of using massive amounts of antibiotics in livestock and poultry. I don’t know one infectious disease expert who would disagree that there are direct links between antibiotic use in food animals and antibiotic resistance in people. Period. If you don’t believe me just ask Rear Admiral Ali Kahn, Assistant Surgeon General and Acting Deputy Director for the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease. Just this summer, during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dr. Kahn testified that, 'there is unequivocal evidence and relationship between [the] use of antibiotics in animals and [the] transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing adverse effects in humans.'..."
Food & Water Watch - Global Grocer
Do you know where your food comes from? If not, use this new interactive tool by Food & Water Watch to increase your awareness about imported food. Add food products to your virtual grocery shopping cart to find out whether the fresh produce and shelved and frozen goods you routinely buy are imported, where they come from, and whether you should be aware of any food safety risks that come with buying them.
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