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Are artificial sweeteners really harmless and calorie-free?
by Jonell Galloway
A recent Huffington Post article revealed that in 1980, Donald Rumsfeld was head of G.D. Searle, as well as part of Ronald Reagan’s transition team, along with Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., later to be named head of the FDA. Hayes, not having experience in food additives, allowed Searle to reapply for approval of the use of aspertame, which had previously been banned because “it might induce brain tumors.”
Natural sugar vs. artificial
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What makes fresh fruit and vegetables go bad, and how to separate them so they’ll keep longer
by Jonell Galloway
“Many fruits and vegetables produce ethylene gas, a colorless, odorless gas, as they begin to ripen. Some foods aren’t affected much by ethylene gas, while others are extremely sensitive to it.”
I never knew that it was a natural gas that fruit and vegetables produce that causes this to happen.
One thing I have noted is that when you buy fruit and vegetables that come from large agribusiness farms, they have a particularly high water content and they rot much faster than fresh garden and organic produce.
In any case, it is good to separate the ethylene-producing produce from the non-ethylene-producing. There is actually a method.
Click here for more details.
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Food and House Hygiene Facts
“Most people think of the toilet as the most contaminated part of the house, but in fact the kitchen sink typically contains 100,000 times more germs than a bathroom or lavatory.”
“The average kitchen chopping board has around 200% more faecal bacteria on it than the average toilet seat. Hygiene experts advise you to use separate chopping boards for red meat, poultry, fish and vegetables.”
Click here to read more about the British National Health Service‘s statistics regarding germs and their propagation in your food and home.
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Life-changing Videos: David Korten: Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy and the Food System
“David Korten explains that our existing industrial agriculture system receives essential public subsidies (and tax supports) that offset the real costs of energy, and food production. Without these supports, the global food system would no longer be economically viable. Who are the true beneficiaries of a food system that separates the eater from the source of their food? The large agribusiness corporations. Korten argues that both “peak oil” and climate change makes it imperative that we transition to a more localized food economy to insure continued access to adequate food supplies.”
It’s time we took our future into our own hands by supporting our local economies, learning to grow our own food, and generally rebuilding local food systems, by making the well-being of human beings more important and central in our lives than corporate earnings.
Click here to listen to The Capitalist Threat to Democracy, Part 1.
Click here to listen to Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy, Part 2.
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Food News Daily: October 20, 2011
Mainstream Anglo Media and Press
The world’s first vegan strip club: Will topless dancers really be able to teach customers at Casa Diablo to shun meat?, The Guardian
Shared Meals, Shared Knowledge, The New York Times
Angela Hartnett’s wood pigeon salad recipe, The Guardian
Energy Shots: The Next Big Thing in Marketing Caffeine to Children (Marion Nestle), The Atlantic
Prevent Alzheimer’s, Cancer: The Positive Effects of Drinking Coffee, The Guardian
How to make dandelion and burdock beer – dig for victory and a very British root beer, The Guardian
Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs
The Pawpaw: Foraging For America’s Forgotten Fruit, NPR
Pinch Me – A Culinary Dream Tour of Germany, Doc Sconz
The Danish food revolution: How the Danes went local, sustainable, and DIY, Culinate
Baked Sweet Potato Fries, She Wears Many Hats
Cheese flavour map charts cheddar/blue/regional/goats cheeses by how nutty/earthy/tangy/savoury, British Cheese Board
Alternative Press/Sites
Feeding frenzy: Who’s behind the unsavory food stamp parodies, grist
Kraft recalls Velveeta mac and cheese, may contain wire bristles, Digital Journal
Book Review: “25 Years of Recipes from ‘The Art of Eating.” (Julia Child called the founder, Ed Behr, a cultist!), Zester Daily
Shrimp Po’ Boys with a Spicy-Sweet Remoulade, Feast on the Cheap
World
Gandhi Tour developed in India, Time
Grilled Halloumi and Turkish Fig salad with Persian Pomegranate, Shiyam Sundar
« Bio-logique » : Sur la logique de production et de consommation du « bio » aujourd’hui en France, exploratrice de saveurs
NO-GO zones for coal seam gas projects should be set up to protect high food-production areas, Victorian farmers say (Australia), Weekly Times Now/Slow Food Melbourne
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Food News Daily: September 23, 2011
Mainstream Anglo Media and Press
Kosher cuisine: Beyond the bagel. Traditional Jewish food is homely, hearty and intended to be shared. Now foodies of all faiths are joining the feast, The Independent
Female Farmers Sprouting: More Md., Va. Women Lead Farms, The Washington Post
Fancy a Peruvian? Andean state pulls up a seat at the food world’s high table: Gastón Acurio, the ‘Peruvian Jamie Oliver’, is at the forefront of the country’s latest gastro-boom, The Guardian
After His Brother’s Killing, a Chef Turns to Israeli Food, The New York Times
On Nutrition: Are egg whites just a bunch of feathers? (and other important questions), The Seattle Times
Curry — it’s more ‘Japanese’ than you think, The Japan Times
Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites
For German bier, it’s all in the glass, Eatocracy
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Food News Daily: September 21, 2011
Mainstream Anglo Media and Press
Giant vegetables: more fun than flavour + gallery of massive veg, The Guardian
- Giant potato on truck
Fry me to the moon: British cuisine takes off in Berlin, The Guardian
Antibiotic Resistance and the Case for Organic Poultry and Meat, The Atlantic
Angela Hartnett’s ham hock and cannelini bean soup – a soup hearty enough to serve as a full meal, The Guardian
Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites
5 Ways Bloggers Changed Restaurant Reviewing, Will Write for Food, DianneJ
Pomegranate Walnut Relish, Leite’s Culinaria
The Shark Fin Debate, Zester Daily
Who Wants to Be a Career Food Critic Anyway, The Atlantic Wire
To Ditch the Dessert, Feed the Brain, PsyPost
The People’s Grocery in West Oakland is a great example of a community taking charge of their food (video), Organic Nation
Cooking smoke deadly threat in developing world, Eatocracy
Food Photography
Apricots on silver platter, Foodografia (Alessandro Guerani)
Alternative Press/Sites
Is Your Choice Of Food A Fundamental Right?, Food Renegade
You say tomato, I say code violation: Judge wages war against urban gardener, Mother Nature Network
Project: Design the Ultimate American Sandwich, GOOD
World
Chocolate Roundup #9: Switzerland, UK, USA, Poland, MyKugelhopf
Tomate: el duro camino hasta el éxito, ADN.es
Pumpkin Salad Tripoli style, Mom’s Recipes And More, An Israeli food blog
Healing South Indian Tomato & Black Pepper Soup, love food eat
Australian chocolate industry praised for commitment to accredited cocoa, Food Magazine
Brasil Afora: Pernambuco – Bolo de Rolo, Chef Fafá – Receitas
Les Espoirs de Mougins 2011: The Winner, Le Gagnant, Gayot
Gâteaux Basques à la Confiture de Cerises Noires, J’en reprendrai bien un bout
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The Rambling Epicure has a baby sister!
The Rambling Epicure has a new baby sister site where you can follow international food news and trends as they happen. It’s rather like a Twitter feed, but with more than 140 characters and photos to liven it up. It’s Jonell’s little blah blah mini-blog.
See you there!
Click here to check it out.
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Food News Daily: September 1, 2011
Mainstream Anglo Media and Press
Gordon Ramsay’s Australian Nightmare, The Wall Street Journal
‘The Art of Eating’ from Flemish painters to Ferran Adrià, Phaidon Press
The Art of Picking the Perfect Meal for Beer, The Wall Street Journal
Cargill sees cocoa demand up 1 mln tons by 2020, Market Watch
Food is the ultimate security need, new map shows, The Guardian
How Many Calories Do You Need to Eat Per Day?, The Atlantic
Think outside the box: Top cooks reveal how to perk up your children’s packed lunches, The Independent
Nine Tips for Digging Through Local Farmers Markets, Dallas Observer
Best of the Anglo Food and Travel Blogs and Sites
Praising farm wives: The spirit can exist in anyone, Culinate
A Cardiac Surgeon on the Glory of Saturated Fat, They’re Good for You, The LRC Blog
Plums – Food of the Month, Health Castle
Alternative Press/Sites
Potatoes reduce blood pressure in people with obesity and high blood pressure, Eurek Alert
A Classy Model-Egg Chicken Coop (Coupe) (shaped like a Model A),
How the Soaring Price of Bread Will Shake the World Economy, AlterNet
World
The Famous Anzac Biscuit, Honest Cooking
Red Velvet Crêpes, duhlicious
Melon au citron vert, Ma p’tite cuisine by Audrey
$1 Million Of (Mollydooker) Wine Destroyed In Forklift, Accident, Technorati
Food Photography
Coffee bean owl, Image Shack
The Evolution of Coke, Pete
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