To read without reflecting, is like eating without digesting. Â ~Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) NO MO GMO In the first judicial ruling on genetically modified (GM) plants, food advocacy blog Eat, Drink & Be, reports the Supreme Court lifting of the ban on GM alfalfa seeds. They write: “The USDA seems to be paying a [...]
It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as possible. ~Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) TODAY’S PREPARATION SHORTER IS BETTER I’m taking a slightly different tack: shorter posts. I cannot sustain the scope of writing done so far, so I will not [...]
When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money. ~ Chief Seattle (1786 – 1866) TODAY’S PREPARATION MEATLESS MONDAY Everyone should keep some whole grain pasta on hand because it stores well (the dried pasta, that is) and can be used [...]
Imitation is the most sincere of flattery. ~Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832) HELP! I need an assist. Running dry on food topics, fearing my audience will tire of the drone about legislation and big bad food behavior. Today I’m surfing the web in search of ideas, things I’ve known but never seen fit to remember to [...]
What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while. ~Gretchen Rubin The Happiness Project (2009) TODAY’S PREPARATION CLARITY LIGHT ON SIX WORD SATURDAY This meme is brought to you by Cate at Show My Face. Brevity rules: Six Words Do It. Don’t you hate being put on hold? Such [...]
If a restaurant has to give out toys to get you to buy their food, the food can’t really be very good! ~Pauline, commenting on Food Politics.com TODAY’S PREPARATION Someone is getting serious about holding fast food’s feet to the fire when it comes to marketing to children. The Center for Science in the Public [...]
Americans of all ages consume too few vegetables, fruits, high-fiber whole grains, low-fat milk and milk products, and seafood and they eat too much added sugars, solid fats, refined grains, and sodium. ~Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report (June 15, 2010) RECOMMENDATIONS WITH TEETH Last week, Reuters reported on the delivery to the Departments of Health [...]
Life is messy. Clean it up! ~Tag line for a paper towel DOES ANYONE LIKE TO CLEAN? I loathe it. But as I try to move away from using harsh chemicals, especially in the kitchen, I find that what inevitably replaces toxic substances is good old-fashioned elbow grease. Those stains that get baked onto the [...]
[B]uy organic, because there have been some very good studies that show people who eat mostly organic food reduce 95 percent of pesticides [in their body] in two weeks. ~Dr. Philip Landrigan, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at NY Mount Sinai School of Medicine TODAY’S PREPARATION It’s always a good idea to buy [...]
The US can’t solve its problem, and it is the biggest economy in the world. ~Luiz Vicente Berti, president of the Brazilian Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery CHOOSE GOOD-FOR-YOU FOODS Sorry, there’s just no other way. Salt is a big issue, made problematic by a food industry that cares more about people buying more [...]