September 2009
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“If you were a student at one of our nation’s school, which lunch would you...”
– WholeFoods
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Song of the day - Pretty brown eyes, by Amerie...
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Interview with Robert Kenner, director of Food...
Yea, so I will probably be talking about Food Inc. for the next few weeks. Hmm, probably months.
PBS NOW interviewed Robert Kenner, the director of Food Inc. A movie, that dares to expose where our food actually comes from. Click here for the video!
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Song of the day - Dat New New by Kid Cudi
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Fruit Aesthetics
While frequenting another blog, I found the above pictures of fruit post-it notes! I just love these. I want to buy some! These were created by the following Japanese design company D-Bros
Check more photos below!
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“The lunch box staple - sandwiches can become boring. How do you make your...”
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WholeFoods
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Song of the day - Bulletproof by Raheem Devaughn...
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Obesogens: Some Cases of Childhood obesity may be...
…some of these chemicals include pesticides. If only everybody went organic. I have a dream.
Read the entire article here.
Highlights of the article.
“In 2005 scientists in Spain reported that the more pesticides children were exposed to as fetuses, the greater their risk of being overweight as toddlers. And last January scientists in Belgium found that children exposed to higher...
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Florida Tomatoes Growers have Agreed to Raise...
This is a repost via Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
In an interview with the Miami Herald (“Florida tomato grower will raise workers’ wages,” 9/11/09), Batista Madonia, Jr., sales manager for East Coast,explained why his company decided to buck the powerful industry lobby and pursue the opportunity presented by the CIW’s agreements. Here’s an extended...
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Aaliyah Revisited
Song of the day - I Care For...
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Cheese & Burger! Click here now. →
This site truly pays homage to cheeseburgers. Check out the site. Great photos of great burgers. They even give you the recipe. I’m making one, one day. Created by Wisconsin Cheese, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
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A Devastating Drought Sweeps Across Kenya
Photo by, Jehad Nga, see the slide show here or scroll down below.
I peeped this article on the New York Times website today. Article was written by Jeffrey Gettleman, see it here or scroll down below.
Some highlights:
“The twin hearts of Kenya’s economy, agriculture and tourism, are imperiled by a devastating drought sweeping across Kenya, killing livestock, crops, and children. The...
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The Elephant in the room: The American Diet and...
Photo by Lillou Merlin , Greed; one of the seven deadly sins. Yes it relates. Food companies are greedy and insurers are slight greedy.
Big Food vs. Big Insurance is a great article written by Michael Pollan, the author of “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.”
Michel Pollan explains how the American diet must change; we spend too much on preventable chronic illnesses. He then goes on to...
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WatchSong of the day- All this time by Lucinda Slim & The Lone Stars
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Song of the day- Oh No, by Chico Debarge
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Students, Parents, Kids try a bento box!
Photos by Jim Wilson , NY Times
Look below for more photos!
So I was browsing NY Times website as I always do and came across this amazing article, written by Samantha Storey.
Bento Boxes, a Japanese custom, offer creative ways to prepare healthy lunches. These small boxes are packed with colorful and creative food items that make food more appealing. Some parents dress up the food, by making...
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Restaurants [Free Ipod Application] :)
The “Restaurants” Ipod nutrition application, lists the nutrition facts of popular restaurants. Have you noticed, nutrition facts are not listed on items in the restaurant you go to, except for maybe subway, yet they don’t even include every nutrient? This should be made law, but that is another post. Still, this application is great to keep track of the nutrients you are consuming.
It has over...
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Song of the day- What we talking about by Jay-Z,...
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An Apple a day may actually keep the doctor away,...
Apples and Peanut Butter! Photo by Towergirl
“According to Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa, men who eat one apple a day lower their risk of heart attack by 32 percent” (Bowden 93)
Apples, apples, apples! Apples are a great snack because they contain many nutrients that are body craves, yes craves. Apples have many, many antioxidants! Antioxidants slow and prevent the effects of oxidation. Apples...
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AAAPPPLLLEEE SNAACCKKKSSS
Can you find the apples in the picture? Photo by Staramaze
APPPPLLLLEEEEE SNAAAAACCCKKKSSS
There are many great ways to eat apples! I encourage you to eat an apple a day! Here are some favs:
*Parents, some of these recipes are fun to make with younger kids. When kids participate in making something, they are more likely to eat it. Fun snack making with healthy foods will encourage your...
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Song of the day- Use Somebody, Kings of Leon
To...
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With Chocolate Comes Blood: Venezuelan Cacao
Photo by: Meridith Kohut (NY TIMES)
“Cacao, the raw ingredient for chocolate can be a violent political issue in Venezuela…Cacao is a labor-intensive crop. The process that harvesters used in the 18th century is still used today: each pod is sliced open with a machete and then the beans are scooped out by hand.”
The article addresses the number of difficulties that come with harvesting...
