“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead
Here’s a warning before you read this week’s blog: the message it delivers about food is bleak. But there is a reason to read it: it doesn’t have to be this way because we can do something to change it. Continue reading “Michael Pollan’s Sun Food Agenda”
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to hand out fresh green vegetable juices in farmers markets in NY and CA as a way to drum up interest in a documentary film on health. As I was giving away my green juice I met all sorts of people, and three types of kids: those who love green juice and drink it with abandon, those who are eager to try something new and willing to let you know if they like it (or don’t) and those who will absolutely have nothing to do with it because, frankly, “it’s green or different or…” you name it they said it. Continue reading “Food Rules: How to Feed your Kids”
On the West Coast, where we live, spring has arrived, and that means it’s time for asparagus. Even though asparagus has become a year round vegetable, it is most abundantly and deliciously available in spring (when it is in season). And while it’s tempting to grab a bunch when it’s piled high in the market in mid-winter, this vegetable is really meant for eating in those months when the frost melts, and we begin to see the daffodils. Continue reading “In Praise of the Mighty Asparagus”
Over the course of this past week as Japan has fought to keep it’s nuclear situation under control, we wondered what this potential catastrophe meant for us. Granted, outside of Japan, no one is facing any sort of life threatening danger. Nevertheless, with everyone’s mind on the impact of the release of radiation into the atmosphere, and much of the West coast contemplating what that could mean on U.S. soil, our thoughts turned to sea vegetables, also called seaweed. Continue reading “Adding Sea Vegetables to your Daily Meals”
Add eggs, sugar, butter, flour, and mix… this is as processed as your food needs to be because the thing about processed food is this: you never know what’s in it. And, what’s in your food is what feeds your body so it’s worth to learn about processed food to resist the irresistible allure of it. Continue reading “Processed Food for Thought”
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