The corn lobby would have us believe that high fructose corn syrup is a safe, natural food additive. In fact it's highly processed, and a recent study discovered that it often contains mercury.
Nearly one in three U.S. children are obese: that's over three times the childhood obesity rate from thirty years ago! That means a rise in obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. A recent study estimated that this spike in illnesses translates into almost $150 billion in health care costs.
Companies like Monsanto claim that genetically engineered (GE) crops help farmers produce higher yields with fewer chemical herbicides, but how legitimate is that claim?
The Vegan Month of Food is over, and I’ll be honest here: I miss it already! The idea behind the MOFO was to spread the word that not only is a vegan diet easier on the planet and often healthier for our bodies than the Standard American Diet, it can be pretty freaking delicious, [...]
October is the third Vegan Month of Food (Vegan MOFO)! Vegan superstar Isa Chandra Moskowitz started the tradition three years ago as the vegan community’s answer to NANOWRIMO. For the month of October, food bloggers all over the internet are going to be talking about vegan eats.
Last weekend, groups across the U.S. held “eat ins” to send a message to Congress about the Child Nutrition Act, which governs the National School Lunch Program. Not only was this event a great opportunity to get heard, participants got to learn about Slow Food USA and the movement as a whole.
When I was in elementary school, Wednesdays were beefaroni day. My pops and I called it “barfaroni,” and we made sure to pack a lunch for me on Wedesdays. Not every kid was lucky enough to have a family like mine or can afford to pack a lunch even once a week. [...]
This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal: Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.
This week our good friend Waylon Lewis interviewed Michael Pollan the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. They touch on how to communicate “green” to the masses, why he eats meat, GMOs, cancer, diet, Swine Flu & Michelle Obama’s organic garden. Check it out!
Monsanto should patent their modification of the word “Fact” While I was working on my review of the movie Food, Inc. I happened upon Monsanto’s “Fact Site” about the movie and thought I’d address some of their “Facts.” I highly recommend you watch the movie and judge for yourself, but until then here is Monsanto’s position [...]
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