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Sugar in Children’s Cereals
The Enivronmental Working Group has released a new report on the sugar content of children’s cereals. They reviewed 84 popular cereals marketed to children and found that (surprise) Most children’s cereals fail to meet the federal government’s proposed voluntary guidelines for foods nutritious enough to be marketed to children. Sugar is the top problem, but [...]
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Food Day: October 24, 2011
Somehow I missed this one. Will Mangham pointed out this article about Food Day in The Atlantic. Reading about these kinds of events makes me feel like there are finally a significant number of increasingly loud voices sending the message that our society’s food system is really messed up. Food Day seeks to bring together [...]
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New Styles of Listing Ingredients
I don’t buy a lot of processed food, so maybe I’m late noticing this, but on a recent purchase I saw this: Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (canola, palm kernel, palm), Rice Flour, High Maltose Corn Syrup, Cocoa. Contains Less Than 2% of: Honey, Rice Maltodextrin, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Milk, Baking Soda, Malt [...]
Take Action on Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods
I don’t often re-post action alerts, but I think this one is worth passing along. The Environmental Working Group and over 300 partner organizations are making a push to require labeling of genetically engineered foods. Currently, there is NO labeling requirement. They are not making claims about the health or safety of GE foods, just [...]
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NYT Food Issue
The New York Times Magazine Food Issue is out, with writers giving brief answers to a series of questions. Michael Pollan weighs in on a variety of food system issues, including a question which has vexed me for a while: How can white rice be that bad for you if Asians have been eating it [...]
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What to do about food chemicals eaten in tiny amounts?
In her most recent Food Matters column in the San Francisco Chronicle, Marion Nestle answers the question of “What to do about food chemicals eaten in tiny amounts?” Read the column at Nestle’s Food Politics blog. If you’re like me, you already do most of these things, but it’s good to hear her explanations of [...]
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Bittman: Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
Mark Bittman covered the recent Slow Food USA $5 Challenge in the NYT Opinionator column, preceded by the Op-Ed Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? In both pieces, he explores what drives the U.S. fast food obsession, and what could drive people to kick it. He writes: Real cultural changes are needed to turn this around. [...]
Meat Eaters Guide to Climate Change and Health
From the Environmental Working Group, the people who brought you the Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce, comes the Meat Eaters Guide, a thorough analysis of lifecycle impacts of the various proteins in our diets. You can look through the collection of information and resources on their site – be sure to check out the [...]
The President’s Challenge: Adult Fitness Test
This is a little off topic, but I thought as long as I had mentioned the health statistics for Alabamians, I might as well provide this link to a fitness test you can do at home: The President’s Challenge Adult Fitness Test. When you enter the results your data will be compared with nationally representative [...]
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