posts tagged "politics"
Hospital Food
Posted on August 1, 2011
-photo from toyfoto on flickr I was quite inspired yesterday when I saw an article in the New York Times about healthy hospital food. Healthy hospital food? Yes, this term need not be an oxymoron. You may want to take a look at the entire article as it is filled with detail and solutions (on
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Mark Bittman’s Soda Tax
Posted on July 25, 2011
Is soda the new tobacco? That is what I was wondering after I read Mark Bittman’s op-ed piece (Bad Food? Tax It) in yesterday’s New York Times. In his article (which I tweeted several times) Bittman suggested taxing soda and subsidizing vegetables. Not such a bad idea, right? Wait a minute. There will be loads
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Is Agave Good or Bad?
Posted on April 29, 2010
Recently there has been a storm of controversy surrounding agave nectar, an ingredient that I use frequently in my dessert recipes. This controversy seems to have been kicked up by Dr. Mercola, who is generally ahead of the curve when it comes to medical and dietary information. I didn’t say he is always right, I
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The Great Agave Debate
Posted on June 26, 2009
“Why do you use agave? I’ve heard that it’s very unhealthy” I’m asked this question about my “go to” sweetener on at least a daily basis. First off, there really is no perfect sweetener, so I recommend everything in moderation. We often take sugar and other sweeteners for granted, forgetting that they were not widely
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Celebrating Independence
Posted on July 1, 2008
Yesterday my son and I made the delicious strawberry sorbet pictured above. As July 4th approaches, our has been getting a real workout. It’s hotter now so we’re always looking for good frozen treats to cool us off. When I asked my older son what he thought about the sorbet, he simply said, “yum.” That
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Fed Fights Mad Cow Testing
Posted on June 7, 2007
Creekstone Farms wants to protect your health. The USDA, however, is against this. This premium producer of high quality beef sued the USDA for denying it permission to test their cattle for mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse). Creekstone Farms has their own slaughterhouse and processing facility. They do not use
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Gas Guzzling Gangstas
Posted on June 5, 2007
The hot topic this summer is fuel economy. Unless you’re a lobbyist for General Motors, Ford or Chrysler, that is! While Japan is kicking some serious butt with the Toyota Prius (more than a million sold to date), the big 3 are trying to buy their way out of increased mileage standards. Check out Mark
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The Terminator
Posted on June 1, 2007
I never, ever thought I’d be calling the Terminator an activist, however, Ahhhnold is my new hero. He not only sued the EPA once for failing to implement carbon dioxide regulations, he is now threatening to do so again! That’s the short of it. The whole story is quite convoluted. The EPA claimed that it
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David Steinman
Posted on May 3, 2007
David Steinman, founder of the Green Patriot movement, is an acclaimed author, environmentalist and health consumer advocate. Steinman has testified before Congress as an expert witness on the levels of chemical contaminants in the blood of persons eating locally caught fish from Southern California bays. It was his landmark study, published in the Journal of
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Lions and Tigers and Lunchboxes, Oh My!
Posted on April 9, 2007
During the last month, a couple of consumer safety issues featured in the news media caught my attention. The first was a story in Newsweek which concluded that more than 50% of children’s shampoo contains para-dioxane, a cancer causing agent. Now I know why I wash my children’s hair with plain old warm water; it’s
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Book Review: Fast Food Nation
Posted on April 3, 2007
Eric Schlosser examines the birth of fast food culture in this captivating survey of postwar America. Fast Food Nation reveals the impacts of this industry on our country, taking a hard look at how fast food has lead to the homogenization of our society, hastened the “malling” of our landscapes and lead to the systemic
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Book Review: The Way We Eat
Posted on March 1, 2007
Peter Singer, a bio-ethicist at Princeton University and Jim Mason, who grew up as a fifth generation farmer, have written this book, an engaging tell-all about the origins of the food in your fridge. Their voyage literally begins at the dinner table of three average American families with differing tastes and socio-economic backgrounds and continues
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Future of Food
Posted on February 24, 2007
Did you know that farmers are being sued for growing food? Did you know that a company can purchase the genetic “patent” for a seed that has existed for thousands of years? Did you know that one company could eventually “own” all of the seeds in the world and that you could be arrested for
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Bush to Sell Woods
Posted on February 8, 2007
The Bush administration’s federal budget proposal contains a recycled, yet innovative idea. A tree sale! Sell more than 300,000 acres of federal forest land, then use the cash to finance rural schools. What I like best about this plan? The little Bush can kill two birds with one stone! Once he finally succeeds in selling
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Tyrone Hayes
Posted on February 1, 2007
Dr. Hayes, a professor at the University of California Berkeley, studied the hormone disrupting effects of the pesticide, atrazine on frogs. In reaction to the study’s results, Syngenta, the manufacturer of atrazine, went on a witch hunt to discredit Dr. Hayes and his research. I have seen Dr. Hayes speak at conferences; he is a
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A Rose by Any Other Name
Posted on December 9, 2006
According to Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet – 1594), “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” unless it’s not actually a rose, that is. Unfortunately, when it comes to avocados, we have a problem here. More specifically, guacamole. You see, Kraft is calling a green dip it makes “guacamole.” However, this dip is
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