tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13799039767160910032024-03-13T01:40:13.483-07:00the ecology of foodbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-55760079596575434872010-12-12T11:56:00.000-08:002010-12-12T12:07:18.162-08:00Thinking about food can make you less hungry?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy7fEZGoaR6d9KXp-7w12owfWrxqQ_wv6b1lIbjF-zRErHLdxhPPLGxbDTc5U5a5PCAFWeCj4-gux-hHJhjs4Hi4ajJCHBcHeqSrgRvftyQpMz2WuvQRumOAj3z36MkdiTj99ART_Qfk/s1600/Cake_370x278.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy7fEZGoaR6d9KXp-7w12owfWrxqQ_wv6b1lIbjF-zRErHLdxhPPLGxbDTc5U5a5PCAFWeCj4-gux-hHJhjs4Hi4ajJCHBcHeqSrgRvftyQpMz2WuvQRumOAj3z36MkdiTj99ART_Qfk/s320/Cake_370x278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549889798170993970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was flipping channels yesterday and came across CBS talking about a new study being done at Carnegie Mellon, by researcher Carey Morewedge, about thinking about your food. The hypothesis is that if you concentrate on eating your food and every part of the process of consuming that food item (smell, taste, texture) that it would make you have less of a craving to eat said food.<br /><br />-Rachel<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20025295-10391704.htmlbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-91090940320234581532010-12-12T10:30:00.001-08:002010-12-12T10:38:38.131-08:00The Real Reason McDonalds Failed in Jamaica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://consumerist.com/2007/03/mcdonalds-mcfights-mclanguage-in-mcdictionary.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili6k42rylAauHOR83tOYRJLCoVoko4g6tmsQPZ6p0nLLJL8Ck9buWGQ38g7Dj_WxlapjkVaO43yQm_xP5MPrpSTxsqAUMmAntn81qnsYLklWx_9SiIIZb3VueTkglS798J6VNvqSwLxw/s200/mcdonalds-broken-sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>After watching Life and Debt I researched how McDonald's has been fairing in Jamaica. As of 2005, it was out of business, just a few years after it opened in Jamaica. But why?<br />
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Simply put, the portions were not big enough! Eloquently expressed by Jamaica Star columnist, Leighton Levy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20051007/cleisure/cleisure1.html">http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20051007/cleisure/cleisure1.html</a><br />
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HA!<br />
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Tessabugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-56831193885750263542010-12-09T00:09:00.000-08:002010-12-09T00:12:35.772-08:00organosulfur, magnesium, omega3fatty, phosphorous, zinc, etc :)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;">http://healthnews.benabraham.com/html/superfoods_of_great_value.html</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWqWMuqVlO2tm5Xy7RlZrIaSKyjS6Q5Y9YL94bTqvwNCWrjZpobcpWgpZ2OwWX_DgPe70dx5AUOFgHCzsur6950_KgLOfyBfFMYFYhenLFbuO5ynqz_gzqxxhaC83Ev9hhyl0PgtHmf4/s1600/ALTERNEATIVE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWqWMuqVlO2tm5Xy7RlZrIaSKyjS6Q5Y9YL94bTqvwNCWrjZpobcpWgpZ2OwWX_DgPe70dx5AUOFgHCzsur6950_KgLOfyBfFMYFYhenLFbuO5ynqz_gzqxxhaC83Ev9hhyl0PgtHmf4/s320/ALTERNEATIVE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548591676935131762" /></a>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-34729013697920670132010-12-08T11:06:00.000-08:002010-12-08T11:39:43.329-08:00Burying Seeds near Norway and More GM discussionI was looking through an old Seed magazine ( "Science is Culture" is there header), and was reading up on how a small group of Artic Ocean islands, north of Norway, will become home to the world's largest bank of seeds. I realized it was from 2007 so I decided to look at their website to try to get an update.<div>I searched the article's name, and the Svalbard bank, a project of the Global Crop Diversity Trust which was to function as a centralized depository located on or inside politically stable ground. The Svalbard vault which is built into a sandstone mountain is to withstand just about any imaginable catastrophe. One of the questions and challenges was how to get the seeds to Svalbard intact, along with building a digital infrastructure to sort and catalogue the seeds currently stored in places from Colorado, to Peru to Zambia. The deposit opened in the winter of 2008. A strong interest and point to the article was how protecting this genetic material , which is the foundation of all agriculture and the link or wall between thriving societies and potential societies, is more important now than ever.</div><div>This article came out nearly 3 years ago, and as I tried to look into what had happened here, there wasn't much I could find. I wonder whether or not it has advanced or helped in this 3 year span since this was written, but it sounds like we are finding ourselves still in a place where these genetic material and seeds are more relevant and crucial as ever to find a solution and way to feed the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did find an article titled Scientific Flip Flop.</div><div>It is a debate between "5 experts" who discuss the roots of the GM opposition, whether we've achieved real scientific consensus and the role of big "agribussiness."</div><div>The article starts it's debate discussing a pest resistant maize manufactured by Monsanto called "Mon 810"</div><div>But even though Mon 810 has an official sanction under EU law, countries such as France, Austria, Greece, Hungary, and Luxembourg have imposed national bans on the GE crop and apparently Germany was just added to this list.</div><div>That's huge. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently Europe in general is turning increasingly against GE crops.</div><div>Most Europeans do not seem to be anti-science, in fact Europe fully embraces the scientific consencus on global warming. So another question and debate of this article investigates whether or not it is about the technology itself or the mistrust of "big agribusiness."</div><div><br /></div><div>I think these are obvious questions we have been pondering ourselves in class with this last debate!</div><div><br /></div><div>http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/scientific_flip-flop/\</div><div><br /></div><div>thats the link!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bird</div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-43598632472204830582010-12-07T14:38:00.000-08:002010-12-07T14:49:01.811-08:00urban foraging in Chicago<div>We have discussed farming, but what about foraging? In the city? </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a short documentary about urban foraging in Chicago.</div><div><br /></div>http://vimeo.com/2666963<div><br /></div><div>-Jessica</div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-42088096080695213612010-12-07T10:52:00.000-08:002010-12-07T11:00:50.332-08:00Future Food at Moto Restaurant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxaOvU_Mj07tMjT9I1mWo5F5HWcxVNqAW4j-aVh7mHAQCsrAB7CUXhfgXb_OCgd53sTMaQaFewKlUsut5tkqbSlqvpRdemmZ1rAnT8oH1zjWtSA2dl1AGo4Eecyr2luO7CieVXsNgGxg/s1600/Cantu1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxaOvU_Mj07tMjT9I1mWo5F5HWcxVNqAW4j-aVh7mHAQCsrAB7CUXhfgXb_OCgd53sTMaQaFewKlUsut5tkqbSlqvpRdemmZ1rAnT8oH1zjWtSA2dl1AGo4Eecyr2luO7CieVXsNgGxg/s200/Cantu1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548016978905796306" border="0" /></a><br />Over the thanksgiving break I visited the Museum of Science and Industry and found myself in the "future" section. One futuristic scientist caught my eye because he's also a well-known chef. Homaro Cantu is the Executive Chef of Moto Restaurant right here in Chicago and he also has a tv show called "Future Food". He's invented some pretty incredible (and EDIBLE) stuff from edible paper that tastes like chips & salsa to a tuna maki roll made out of watermelon.<br /><br />This past month he did a TED talk on the Future of Food and how he's trying to create a sustainable way of eating. Check it out. Pretty sweet... (pun intended)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk52YkSV8PE<br /><br />-Laurenbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-48607443815238302152010-12-05T14:15:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:24:58.060-08:00Documentary: The Pipe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrFps8ObM5ikqVekq7n3pWnAOI3YURKjRXvtsPTTakAZjGAzJFEJiTDYb_4YxRbZ-gjJReKRYrJHM4yGt2Eo_ogIl6p3q2EV4KLqCJ3-SoI5vKzOSk9u6Yw5sirqn2zgnAkfK50mzndQ/s1600/Picture+7.png"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrFps8ObM5ikqVekq7n3pWnAOI3YURKjRXvtsPTTakAZjGAzJFEJiTDYb_4YxRbZ-gjJReKRYrJHM4yGt2Eo_ogIl6p3q2EV4KLqCJ3-SoI5vKzOSk9u6Yw5sirqn2zgnAkfK50mzndQ/s200/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547326237082215010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 27px; font-size: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">In the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland, the rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the worlds most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their state to protect their rights, they find that the state has put Shell’s right to lay a pipeline over their own.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 27px; font-size: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Pipe is a story of a community tragically divided, and how they deal with a pipe that could bring economic prosperity or destruction of a way of life shared for generations.</span></span></p><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 27px;"><a href="http://www.thepipethefilm.com/main-sect/home/">http://www.thepipethefilm.com/main-sect/home/</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 27px; font-size: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p></span>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-12780082893918166232010-12-05T10:20:00.001-08:002010-12-05T10:25:45.154-08:00Grasshopper Sushi<div>Went out to dinner for a friend's birthday last week and they happily gave him their grasshopper special, on the house. The owner/manager even took a picture of him eating the grasshopper sushi.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 570px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.portlandmercury.com/imager/b/magnum/1362761/039f/last_supper_maggy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div>The <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/focus-grasshopper/Content?oid=1362761">article</a> may be heavy on the food review side but I think this relates to the water bugs AY ate several months ago.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-Liberty H</div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-48714531655250608522010-12-05T10:11:00.000-08:002010-12-05T10:17:43.947-08:00Palin's Reckless Views on ObesityRoland Martin asks Sarah Palin to stick a fork in it for criticizing Michelle Obama's <a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/">Let's Move</a> campaign against obesity. Read the article <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/24/martin.michelle.obama.palin/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29">here</a> and get the whole story.<div><br /></div><div>-Liberty H</div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-5968098300687634522010-11-30T19:32:00.000-08:002010-11-30T19:51:31.522-08:00Great Depression Cooking<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ever since we brought up the topic about low income families not being able to get or provide a healthy meal because all the cheap food was high sugar high fat content and what not, it made me remember this youtube channel i found a couple years back: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking">Great Depression Cooking</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her name's Clara, and she is 95 years old, she has also written a book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Claras-Kitchen-Memories-Recipes-Depression/dp/0312608276">Clara's Kitchen</a>. Her great grandchildren thought it would be a good idea to keep a video diary/documentary about what she went through during The Great Depression as well as what she ate. </div><div><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51g9z1V2SlL._SS500_.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div>With the little money they had, they were still able to make due with what they were able to buy which seemed (to me at least) pretty nutritious, albeit processed and starchy, but it seems better to eat that stuff than a brick of government cheese and koolaid to wash it down. </div><div><br /></div><div>anyway, here's one of the videos that's currently showing:</div><br /><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/51VhG8MKxJY?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/51VhG8MKxJY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>it's interesting to see that some of her videos talks about foraging for food... it's a pity that it's semi-unheard of nowadays to forage unless you're stranded in the forest and your name is either Bear Grills or Les Stroud.</div><div><br /></div><div>also, it's fun and scary to watch this granny wield a knife around in her tissue-paper-crinkly skin....</div><div><br /></div><div>-Robyn</div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-1475732636065861672010-11-29T18:26:00.001-08:002010-11-29T18:26:54.617-08:00The GMO Debate ~k, so that was a good debate in class! But clearly we didn't have the proper amount of time to discuss it all as we should together, which is a shame the GM food issue is so critical.<br />
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So: I want us to continue the conversation over the next two weeks on our blog! How would you address the resolution yourself personally?<br />
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<b><span style="color: #000066;">I am asking everyone to post their personal reflection on the issue here. In the comment line of this post.</span></b><br />
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You can come down one side or another, but you can also be undecided or less black and white. Either way, please say what you are thinking and WHY. What arguments and rationales in the debate do you find most or less compelling? If you are Pro or Anti, what concerns on the other side might be legitimate (but in the end may be of low priority to you or perhaps fixable?)<br />
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Or, perhaps the resolution itself is poorly formulated and leads us to oversimplifying conclusions? What is a better way to think about the issue? What questions still remain that need to be answered?<br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">Write to out here thoughtfully and drawing from all the various forms of arguments and evidence we've come across (I'd say a minimum of 150 words). Please sign your name too so we know who's thoughts we are reading!<br />
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As a consumer, voter, and cultural producer it is important to have a point of view on GM as it is likely to only between a larger issues in the years to come in our daily lives and globally....</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Resolution:</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">The risks of GM foods outweigh the purported benefits and should not be allowed to be sold and planted.</span><br />
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Meanwhile, feel free to continue posting to blog items of relevant and interest!<br />
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<span class="post-author vcard"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-85983711158131034642010-11-28T19:00:00.000-08:002010-11-28T19:11:56.732-08:00Edible Alchemy!I recently learned about <a href="http://ediblealchemyexchange.weebly.com/about-us.html">Edible Alchemy</a>, a Chicago-based food exchange program founded by SAIC alumni in early 2009. Here's their mission statement:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Edible Alchemy is a catalyst for the creation, expansion, and connectivity of a vibrant food community. We organize open discussion and potlucks, distribute local organic produce shares, offer volunteer opportunities, and provide for community-related events. We believe that nutritious food is essential to the healthy individual and to healthy shared environments."</span><br /><br />You can pay $20 to receive a box of a combination of local fruit and produce. The contents of the boxes depends on what items are in season. Although a delivery service isn't available, the boxes contain enough items <span style="font-style: italic;">"...to fill your kitchen with fruits and veggies for about 2 weeks for 2 vegetable lovers cooking 3-5 meals a week."</span><br /><br />In addition to participating in the fruit and produce share, dry bulk, homemade baked good, dairy products and eggs are available for purchase.<br /><br />-Anna Gormanbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-62761643003774985882010-11-25T11:10:00.000-08:002010-11-25T11:15:59.749-08:00Sweet Potato, The SuperFood!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlL8mqyz3yxwMxYpDQY6vVaFymI65AU_8QGnKXGIEdBwLAh8Hh7bm0GmAuQOzLhCzCcl4wTfR9n-eWzvlTfTwv0y4whcCaE6Mm0fUD7gCWvnpYryp1vQ2BMZuUI8PW9lRx38XR8h8pgk/s1600/sweet-potato.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlL8mqyz3yxwMxYpDQY6vVaFymI65AU_8QGnKXGIEdBwLAh8Hh7bm0GmAuQOzLhCzCcl4wTfR9n-eWzvlTfTwv0y4whcCaE6Mm0fUD7gCWvnpYryp1vQ2BMZuUI8PW9lRx38XR8h8pgk/s400/sweet-potato.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543567988118596674" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a great article published in the New York Times on Thanksgiving this year, about modified sweet potatoes and their possible use in preventing malnutrition in Africa. Runs right up next to the movie we saw last week. Very uplifting!<br /><br />"Bless The Orange Sweet Potato"<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/opinion/25kristof.html?_r=1&ref=opinion<br /><br />-Tessa<br />*^-^*bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-91351361909305743722010-11-25T11:02:00.000-08:002010-11-25T11:16:34.147-08:00Seaweed, The SuperFood!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5hMwMcRSTs5kl2NAts7uGfHtvu9h4O1C0UHIHvrKMTDS6UyEdkQz_mFxbkvS-oHHEBzo1Ts7_QIL0c1WvPuJ-UZa8rfXM6UhKo7PTUj55RtDnBfHgkbLMQED81en_qyd59W5W5OPGWI/s1600/048seaweed_468x313.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5hMwMcRSTs5kl2NAts7uGfHtvu9h4O1C0UHIHvrKMTDS6UyEdkQz_mFxbkvS-oHHEBzo1Ts7_QIL0c1WvPuJ-UZa8rfXM6UhKo7PTUj55RtDnBfHgkbLMQED81en_qyd59W5W5OPGWI/s400/048seaweed_468x313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543566242926159458" border="0" /></a><br />This article discusses the amazing capabilities of seaweed, and the possibility of harvesting the greenery to help feed our fishies and clean our oceans and waterways. It can be used as a major component in nutrient rich feed for cattle and livestock (lessening our reliance on soy). It's great food for human consumption (so rich in protein), and it needs no fertilizer to grow, helping cut out nitrates. And we have tons of space, no need to compete over land... we can use our oceans!<br /><br />From Ode Magazine:<br />http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/73/grow-your-own-seaweed/<br /><br />Tessabugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-14958382267637696932010-11-20T19:40:00.000-08:002010-11-20T19:56:12.573-08:00Modern Toilet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR9xKiweUBh7aA4JsNi-NixrOSRdqB-tittr5klF8ShoVef7dBMKfR1HSJKx_h9J4Mg93_UY5gIUkW_Q-3Vc3WbrFLxei2bZjRmSEVsxYnrkCxbpHiO3pE93wbQKcvsmsKB16on305KU/s1600/menu_w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR9xKiweUBh7aA4JsNi-NixrOSRdqB-tittr5klF8ShoVef7dBMKfR1HSJKx_h9J4Mg93_UY5gIUkW_Q-3Vc3WbrFLxei2bZjRmSEVsxYnrkCxbpHiO3pE93wbQKcvsmsKB16on305KU/s400/menu_w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541846294484374978" border="0" /></a><br />I know this doesn't directly connect to health or the environment, but I just had to mention this place because I find it interesting how some food is presented and how customers gravitate towards it. The reason I mention this is because I would definitely want to go here one day. There is a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan called "Modern Toilet," and just like it sounds, it's a bathroom themed restaurant. I have a fondness for themed places, but this one is particularly hilarious.<br /><br />Posted below is the link to the restaurant's site and a link to a video clip about it that was on the travel channel.<br /><br />http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85nwqhaCIgU<br /><br />-Rachelbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-22416066305023826962010-11-20T09:06:00.000-08:002010-11-20T09:24:01.832-08:00Food for a dollar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw_boEc1qAC_cWMMOM2Y08MJpDh1mHKDvcbk44I41sfK2b1w_eW1qUh2AuhGStfLCIIKOchgczx3cdM7JAvvU3sVtoD2SiaAwex8BXRzlK2lVgutgdliuGumFmhHc1Ffh0TNYXG2nIzk/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw_boEc1qAC_cWMMOM2Y08MJpDh1mHKDvcbk44I41sfK2b1w_eW1qUh2AuhGStfLCIIKOchgczx3cdM7JAvvU3sVtoD2SiaAwex8BXRzlK2lVgutgdliuGumFmhHc1Ffh0TNYXG2nIzk/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541683613405320818" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A book by photographer Jonathan Blaustei</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">n that investigates food products valued at one dollar. Living in Mexico he only choose food he could attain there so "viewers can see how interconnected global commerce can be". </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: medium;">- Coycth<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/food-for-a-dollar/">http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/food-for-a-dollar/</a></span></span></span></span></div></div>bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-35345623675396899082010-11-19T21:37:00.001-08:002010-11-19T21:45:06.580-08:00The SupersizersThe other night my friend mentioned this BBC television series to me. It's called The Supersizers. It's a show about the history of food, main focus being in Britain.<br /><br />"The series originated in a one off edition in April 2007 as part of a season of programmes on the Edwardian period, "Edwardian Supersize Me",<sup id="cite_ref-Edwardian_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersizers...#cite_note-Edwardian-0"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> a reference to the film Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersizers...#cite_note-1"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>This programme set the format for the subsequent television series in that Coren and Perkins adopted the persona of a couple living in the Edwardian period and for a week ate the food which people from that period would have eaten<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.</span><sup id="cite_ref-Edwardian_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersizers...#cite_note-Edwardian-0"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> In addition they would take part in the interests and activities of them too, even going so far as adopting the dress and mannerisms of the time. Before and after the experience they are subject to medical tests to see how the diet affected them<span style="text-decoration: underline;">."</span><br /><br />More info, the wiki page:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Supersizers...<br /><br />You can view it here for free. If it doesn't work, all episodes are apparently on youtube.<br />http://www.ovguide.com/tv/the_supersizers_eat.htm<br /><br />I have yet to sit down and watch the series, but I plan to view a bit during Thanksgiving break. :)<br /><br />Stephaniebugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-25874454376198963052010-11-16T19:14:00.000-08:002010-11-16T19:14:10.770-08:001/4 of all Americans in a government food program<img height="214" id="il_fi" src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a5196f98970b-320wi" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /><br />
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The number of federal food programs (upwards of fifteen) vary quite a but and include school lunch programs (breakfast and lunch for 30 million children) and Women, Infants and Children - WIC - which serves more than 9 million mothers feeding infants and children.<br />
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These data are interesting consider given the question of government food policy, nutritional guidelines, food stamp regulations, and commodity food the the governmet some times provides those in need. <br />
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To read more: <br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/americans-enrolled-government-food-program/story?id=12152128"> http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/americans-enrolled-government-food-program/story?id=12152128</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-76604047704360023382010-11-15T18:44:00.000-08:002010-11-15T18:58:40.618-08:00Nutraloaf: Cruel and Unusual Punishment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxqpHImm9t8tiUaZ0I6ksRjhJI8OIOxs_fJBgTNb_C8VtHdcfJDFsTz3GKhyphenhyphenbtX_CYhWjgu7bTy-4g9G74tEZDxuN6bOyX7IjCVVc6X_LWie0jw3HiaJwppWJxGXAM3rrUuoVrwi1brU/s1600/C201009-OD-Nutraloaf.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxqpHImm9t8tiUaZ0I6ksRjhJI8OIOxs_fJBgTNb_C8VtHdcfJDFsTz3GKhyphenhyphenbtX_CYhWjgu7bTy-4g9G74tEZDxuN6bOyX7IjCVVc6X_LWie0jw3HiaJwppWJxGXAM3rrUuoVrwi1brU/s400/C201009-OD-Nutraloaf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539973750827268066" /></a><br /><br />We can all imagine that the food served in prison couldn't be very tasty, but guess what... it can get worse! Inmates in Cook County Jail who step out of line find themselves faced with a food nightmare: NUTRALOAF. That's right, its a loaf "Packed with protein, fat, carbohydrates, and 1,110 calories. Nutraloaf contains everything from carrots and cabbage to kidney beans and potatoes, plus shadowy ingredients such as “dairy blend” and “mechanically separated poultry.”<br /><br />It's not necessarily a cruel punishment, but most inmates who exhibited behavioral issues and were force fed the bland concoction got their act together fairly quickly.<br /><br />Check out the yummy article you ne'er do wells...<br /><br />-Lauren<br /><br />http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2010/Dining-Critic-Tries-Nutraloaf-the-Prison-Food-for-Misbehaving-Inmates/bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-27576692899726413332010-11-15T11:44:00.000-08:002010-11-15T11:50:59.122-08:00Morphine in cheese...Apparently, since the 1980s there has been trace amounts of morphine in the cheeses that we've been eating. On top of being regulated by Dairy Management to be placed in as much of our food as possible, it's got legitimate addicting properties. When cheese is processed, the levels of the morphine are greater than would be in just plain milk.<br /><br />“Since cheese is processed to express out all the liquid, it’s an incredibly concentrated source of casomorphins—you might call it dairy crack.”<br /><br />Read more at Care2 by clicking the dairy crack<br /><br /><a href=http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cheese-contains-morphine.html><img src="http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/greenliving/1044/1043893.large.jpg" border="0"></a><br /><br />-Mikebugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-79302435962246392912010-11-15T10:37:00.000-08:002010-11-15T10:37:34.281-08:00stare at some meat and relax (?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNS07TbBDhyphenhyphenvAlkfDuJER_9sXfDIwNYBJQ-O2YknKV6ixQIy-mDrjKBG9QXIsTgXPnFOzVIM4fzYrX57JcmAxWxn_BytIjE72bVXjZCoXSrWM1RcGCcj_bPyBUWVYERDkkpRbzuX-KNc/s1600/101108072023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNS07TbBDhyphenhyphenvAlkfDuJER_9sXfDIwNYBJQ-O2YknKV6ixQIy-mDrjKBG9QXIsTgXPnFOzVIM4fzYrX57JcmAxWxn_BytIjE72bVXjZCoXSrWM1RcGCcj_bPyBUWVYERDkkpRbzuX-KNc/s1600/101108072023.jpg" /></a></div>or at least be less aggressive!<br />
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This is the claim on some psychologists interested in the idea that traits that might have been adaptive for our ancestors earlier in our evolution can still be detected in us today.<br />
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In this case the original hypothesis actually was quite the opposite: that people would behave more aggressively upon seeing images of meat, the reasoning being that such aggression in the presence of an important food source should have been adaptive in our ancestors, and hence favored by natural selection as a trait in us. <br />
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The methodology of the study is interesting, but also maybe iffy? The fact people actually become <i>less</i> aggressive is also explained by the researchers as adaptive after all - I'll let you read<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101108072023.htm"> the short blurb</a> on this and be the judge!<br />
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AYUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-77177194878097267012010-11-15T10:28:00.000-08:002010-11-15T10:28:33.928-08:00Hold the salt, please!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSbhXS7PJr2asWExelsq6_CSczSma2tyO2QjS5FJYXwwvwJL5F-sjynwsN1aubIL3bxOY5t3Pudbz_VyvRQHyq1d7jwkfkX1MbvC3fqkwo1uVJAo0Wur7wyIZPoidJpg8yAJINSMSyUA/s1600/salt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSbhXS7PJr2asWExelsq6_CSczSma2tyO2QjS5FJYXwwvwJL5F-sjynwsN1aubIL3bxOY5t3Pudbz_VyvRQHyq1d7jwkfkX1MbvC3fqkwo1uVJAo0Wur7wyIZPoidJpg8yAJINSMSyUA/s320/salt.jpg" width="320" /></a> Some new research suggesting salt intake in your youth has significant affects in health later and that the amount we are taking in via <b>processed foods </b>may indeed present a significant problem:<br />
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<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101114161821.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101114161821.htm</a><br />
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AYUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-35404531047649597112010-11-14T10:10:00.000-08:002010-11-14T10:25:21.846-08:00Do You Eat Crap?<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSuSWUsrFFw?fs=1&hl=es_ES"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSuSWUsrFFw?fs=1&hl=es_ES" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />This silly little piece of satire comes from <a href="http://www.thepumpenergyfood.com/sanscrap/">The Pump Energy Food</a>, a New York City restaurant that claims to serve and prepare foods from the finest ingredients -- without dipping them into a yellow bowl filled with salt and butter.<br /><br />Again, this touches on the topic of food advertising and how advertisers can manipulate you into thinking that the too-good-to-be-true Chef Salad drenched in low fat Ranch dressing you're eating happens to be rather healthy. <br /><br />As more and more Americans gear more towards healthier options in their diets, restaurants and other food companies still manage to find a way to convince consumers to buy their products, even if, in actuality, they aren't the healthiest option.<br /><br />-Kimberly P.bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-91486535507116178172010-11-13T15:24:00.000-08:002010-11-15T10:38:18.501-08:00Which Side to Cut the Cheese?Last Wednesday I was listening to WBEZ on my way home and they covered a story on exactly what we had been discussing in class. This newscast covers the United States' increasingly complicated relationship with cheese, and how two governmental agencies are pushing two very different viewpoints to the American consumer. <br />
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Robert Siegel explains that cheese is good for you! (One side says) It can even help you lose weight!<br />
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While Melissa Block explains the other side claims that Americans eat far too much cheese, it's very bad for us!<br />
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Listen to the newscast, its great, even if it is just to hear the soothing creamy texture of Robert Siegel's airwave-y goodness. <br />
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131168900">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131168900</a><br />
(it's 4 1/2 minutes long)<br />
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Tessa P.bugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379903976716091003.post-77051340700913890682010-11-12T09:12:00.000-08:002010-11-15T10:38:27.932-08:00Eat Your Dog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJyGA5REThB6s_ub5xkv3SShCly7i634pqI7KzQXiEJ3XCnqIkPeElo9hcIFAo84MM9JzE_lNZQI47yw92aV99OuIPqmnkadEIcSJ47xj5HUMrxnMLCIox88V2PGnW4fq3hMi75NDMhk/s1600/puppy-dog-eyes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538715003638117858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJyGA5REThB6s_ub5xkv3SShCly7i634pqI7KzQXiEJ3XCnqIkPeElo9hcIFAo84MM9JzE_lNZQI47yw92aV99OuIPqmnkadEIcSJ47xj5HUMrxnMLCIox88V2PGnW4fq3hMi75NDMhk/s200/puppy-dog-eyes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 182px;" /></a><br />
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This is a pretty old article, but one I found to be interesting anyways. The article points out the carbon footprint of owning a pet such as a cat or dog, and suggests that a more sustainable pet would be one that eats less meat and one that you, yourself can eat as well; like a chicken or something. <br />
Here is the article if you want to check it out. <br />
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<a href="http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Book_Dogs_as_Bad_as_SUVs_for_Environment_mb_200910241256399258189">http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Book_Dogs_as_Bad_as_SUVs_for_Environment_mb_200910241256399258189</a><br />
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-Ashlee Maysbugs 4 evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061222668770803139noreply@blogger.com0