I heard a really interesting piece today on NPR about a restaurant in Massachusetts, located inside a minimum security prison! Inmates learn how to cook and wait tables; skills that serve them well once they’ve served their time and are then able to find work, which in turn, lowers the risk of re-offending. The […]
Read More ›Let me start by saying that apparently, pizza still counts as a vegetable. Not kidding. “Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity”, begins a […]
Read More ›The host of her own Home Cooking Show has announced she has been living with Type II Diabetes for three years. But it had probably had nothing to do with how she eats. Darn genetics! Articles in the NY Times, the Chicago Tribune and MSNBC.com all featured pieces about how she’s said that her diagnosis […]
Read More ›A post today on Bruce Bradley’s blog entitled ‘Big Food’s Insane Weight Loss Program’ does a great job of outlining just how far off base the billion dollar diet industry really is. Even more unfortunate is that we, as a society, are buying it. He reviews three weight loss brands which have, sadly, become one […]
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