Prevent disease, promote health, and protect the planet by eating mindfully
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Jan 2nd, 2010
OK, so you’re eating green and proud of it – you buy organic veggies, hormone-free milk, grass-fed beef, antibiotic-free chickens, and free-range eggs. Don’t negate what’s on your plate by sautéing your tofu in a Teflon pan – it may not stick, but there’s a good chance it could make you sick.
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 29th, 2009
It’s becoming a little easier to munch on locally grown organic produce, and with a few label-decoding tricks the savvy consumer can sus out the sustenance value of most packaged foods and where they came from. However, in our consumer-crazed society it’s not just what we eat that’s turning up the heat on our planet. [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 22nd, 2009
There’s a great article in Scientific American about a burgeoning form of responsible leisure travel called culinary eco-travel, “a new breed of gastronomic vacation, different from the languid style of those château-and-bistro foodie tours. The goal is to experience food not just as a diner, but as a gatherer, gardener and member of the kitchen [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 21st, 2009
There’s an oinking great article in the Indypendent about fast food fanaticism, our addiction to the highly manipulated tastes of manufactured foods, and the appalling environmental effects of factory farming – “While bacon’s harmful effects were once limited to individual consumers, its production in vast porcine cities has become an environmental disaster. The system of [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Oct 9th, 2009
If you’re jetting about on commercial airlines these days, it’s likely you’re flying the “un-environmentally friendly skies.” Even the infrequent flier might have spotted the lack of sorting or separation when it comes to discarding various in-flight detritus – everything from bread crusts to candy wrappers and aluminum cans get thrown into the same trash [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Sep 8th, 2009
We did it! Obama said “Show me the movement,” and that’s exactly what we did this Labor Day. Three hundred and five public potlucks – a “virtual march on Washington”- were held in all 50 states. Over 20,000 friends and families across the nation banded together to send a clear message to Congress and the [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Sep 3rd, 2009
Watermelon juice is the go-to drink for those looking to detox or dump pounds – because it’s low in calories, but high in dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium, beta-carotente, and lycopene. This hot pink mega-melon can also be used to heat up the bedroom - studies have shown it boosts libido and promotes a Viagra-like effect [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating on Sep 1st, 2009
The need for real school food has never been greater. Today, one in four children are overweight or obese, and one in three will develop diabetes during their lifetime. In the face of this crisis, our schools are financially struggling to feed children anything but overly processed fast food known to endanger health. For many [...]
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Nutrition News on Aug 31st, 2009
At the interactive health care strategy meeting (held on the 13th of August), Obama highlighted the link between good food and good health – even calling for a farmers’ market outside the White House.
Posted in Eco-friendly Eating, Healthy Tips on Aug 7th, 2009
If you can afford for everything in your eco-friendly shopping bag to be organic, then I say “go for it.” But let’s face it organic produce can be expensive, and with the economy in the toilet, money isn’t exactly growing on pesticide-free trees.
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