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What Happens When You Eat Ramen And Gatorade?

Here’s a bitter pill to swallow: Link to this “pill cam” for an internal visual of how the body deals with processed vs whole foods, courtesy of Blisstree.com. “The incentive for this project is to try and present unseen and often veiled information about our food system in unexpected ways, so the public is armed with as much knowldge as possible in order to make informed choices about the food they eat,” Stefani Bardin, TEDxManhatten Fellow. What... Read More

Trick or Treat?

Don’t be tricked into believing your food is something it’s not. Courtesy of Culinate.com You probably already know that the word “natural,” when stamped on a food product, means next to nothing. But polls and surveys repeatedly show that most consumers think “natural” means a food is good, clean, and fair — and are duped into paying more for it. As PCC Sound Consumer, the newsletter of a Seattle-based grocery chain, recently pointed out, the belief... Read More

Food 101

Everything you ever wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, about many of today’s food issues is summed up in this primer by Sustainable Table. Additives Much of the food we find at today’s supermarkets is highly processed and contains numerous food additives. These substances are used to change the way food tastes and looks (altering the color and texture), to improve the nutritional quality of foods (adding vitamins and minerals), and to increase the food’s... Read More

Just Say No to GMO, Again

Monsanto is at it again, jeopardizing organic food for corporate profit. Government approval for it’s genetically modified alfalfa is only days away, and could result in destroying the integrity of and access to organic food, as well as the livelihoods of organic farmers. It’s outrageous to risk the contamination of organic industries for further corporate gain, so decision makers (Secretary Vilsack and the Obama administration) need to hear from anyone... Read More

More Fishy Business

The comment period on labeling of GE salmon is open through November 22nd. Food for thought courtesy of Center for Food Safety: Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=325  Read More

Hard to Swallow

“Choice is an illusion, created between those with power… and those without.” ~Merovingian, The Matrix Sci-fi movie fans surely remember the sensual, orgasm-inducing dessert Merovingian served in The Matrix, where a steak was so succulent Cypher became Judas. And who could forget Indiana Jones’ feast of monkey brains, or Star Trek’s classic food synthesizer. When it comes to food, it’s no secret man can dream up elaborate concepts. But... Read More