PBS NewsHour – The Rundown by Mary Clare Jalonick Source: Glen Hadiardja WASHINGTON — The government issues dietary guidelines every five years to encourage Americans to eat healthier. This year’s version may look at what is healthy for the environment, too. A new focus on the environment would mean asking people to choose more fruits,… Read more »
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Eat That?
Agriculture secretary’s reassurance rings hollow in light of current industrial beef processing The Houston Chronicle Editorial U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer recently assured Americans that USDA inspectors check “every single” processed American beef carcass. Charitably put, his statement is highly misleading. USDA inspections are perfunctory and fall far short of checks performed by other countries’… Read more »
Big Food
Michael Pollan thinks Wall Street has way too much influence over what we eat. Vox.com by Ezra Klein Michael Pollan Credit: Ragesoss In 2008, food writer Michael Pollan published an open letter to President-Elect Barack Obama. He began with a warning. “It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your… Read more »
Amber Fields of Bland
The New York Times By Dan Barber Tarrytown, N.Y. THERE’S invariably something risky, if not risible, about allowing Congress to decide what’s for dinner. Bad decisions about agriculture have defined government policy for the last century; 70 percent of our nation’s farms have been lost to bankruptcy or consolidation, creating an agricultural economy that looks… Read more »
Cooking and Eating Well
Worth digesting: Educator teaches that food closest to nature is best Texas Co-o Power Magazine By Kevin Hargis When is a blueberry not a blueberry? In some processed foods, the answer is: when it’s a glob of artificially flavored, sugar-laden food starch and oil. A recent report by the nonprofit Consumer Wellness Center found that… Read more »
The Elusive Heritage Breed Turkey
Cornucopia’s Take: The Broad Breasted White turkey, bred to have such a large breast that it is physically unable to reproduce naturally, is ubiquitous in the marketplace. Seeking a more humane and tasty bird, many consumers now seek heritage breed turkeys. Consumers should look closer still to make sure they are getting what they think… Read more »
Rotational, Multi-species Grazing Shows Promise for the Prairies
Cornucopia’s Take: Farmers in the Midwestern prairie are taking a cue from Georgia’s regenerative pioneer Will Harris. Different species eat different plants, and grazing them rotationally encourages biodiversity in wildlife, plants, and soil. It also improves animal welfare. These practices can rejuvenate used farm land, therefore helping pristine prairie ecosystems to remain wild. How, And… Read more »
Possible Benefits Boost Organic Beef
By LESTER ALDRICH Wall Street Journal Natural and organic beef is gaining in popularity among U.S. consumers, even though such beef costs more and university meat scientists say there is little evidence to prove it is healthier or safer. The philosophy behind organic beef is “to provide conditions that meet the health needs and natural… Read more »
Simple Rules for Healthy Eating
The New York Times by Aaron E. Carroll Source: Tim Bellomo Over the past few months, I’ve written a number of times on how nutrition recommendations are seldom supported by science. I’ve argued that what many people are telling you may be inaccurate. In response, many of you have asked me what nutrition recommendations should… Read more »
Rethinking Eating
The New York Times by Kate Murphy Credit: Simon Bodzioch Having radically changed the way we communicate, do research, buy books, listen to music, hire a car and get a date, Silicon Valley now aims to transform the way we eat. Just as text messages have replaced more lengthy discourse and digital vetting has diminished the… Read more »
