Food and Politics

A recent article on the aptly named Food Politics about whether we need better advice on what to eat cut right to the chase. “Of course Americans need more information about eating well. Otherwise we wouldn’t have an obesity problem.”, stated Marion Nestle, professor at NYU. She continued on to add that “People are bombarded […]

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A Bowl of Stems

Yes, that is precisely what you’re looking at.  A bowl of stems from chard, kale and collards. Often discarded as they’re significantly tougher than their leafy counterpart, which is unfortunate as you can also make good use of them. One option is to chop them up and saute them with garlic, shallots and mushrooms before […]

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Drink Up Those Probiotics and That Calcium

I don’t watch much TV.  As such, I don’t see many ads. Today, however, I was spinning the flight from yesterday out of my legs on a bike at the gym and, of course, the TVs were on. I saw an ad for a product which is supposed to ‘make you regular’ as well as […]

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Another Revolting Pretend Food We Don’t Need

It’s Kraft’s new shredded cheese and breadcrumb mix, ironically named Fresh Take. I find this almost laughable in a sad way.   You can now purchase a lovely plastic package of processed cheese, already mixed with some refined grain products along with some stabilizing additives to increase shelf life.  Just what we need! Oh, good […]

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