'Political Food Issues'
Food Movies, Food Documentaries – Eat, Love, Watch
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan March 7th, 2010 in Food Safety, Food for Thought, Food on Film, Oldies But Goodies, Political Food Issues.
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Here’s a good article naming the 15 best food movies of all time and the 10 best food documentaries along with…
[more...]Protect organic, reject Monsanto – Today!
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan March 3rd, 2010 in Food Safety, Food for Thought, Opinions, Political Food Issues.Urgent from Food Democracy Now:
After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a recent USDA environmental review may finally approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa. If approved, GMO alfalfa will fundamentally undermine the entire organic industry overnight. In addition, the USDA says Americans consumers…
[more...]Is the Mc burger innovative? Food for thought
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan February 20th, 2010 in Food Safety, Food for Thought, Opinions, Political Food Issues.
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A Circle of Food blog reader sent me this list of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative food companies.
I personally find…
[more...]Michael Pollan of UC Berkeley and author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma Speaks
0 Comments Published by Cindy November 18th, 2009 in Food Safety, Organic Food, Political Food Issues.It’s long, and bit technical if you’re new to this topic (and I could have skipped the introduction of Michael Pollan at the start), but this talk about food sustainability by Michael Pollan is interesting. His look at how our…
[more...]Tucson Fundraiser: PETA Appeal to Stun Lobsters
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan November 12th, 2009 in Chewish TUCSON, Cooking Tips, Food Organizations, Food for Thought, Political Food Issues.
Movie: The Informant & High Fructose Corn Syrup
8 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan September 17th, 2009 in Food for Thought, Food on Film, Junk Food, Political Food Issues.At last the movie, The Informant with Matt Damon can be viewed for public consumption opening in theatres on September 18.
I read the book; it was immensely repetitive but still an exciting page turner. Mary Johnson who…
[more...]Exotic Coffee Made from Cat Poo – Really
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan September 9th, 2009 in Coffee, Food Safety, Food for Thought, Political Food Issues.Here’s a headline that caught my eye :
Fort Myers cafe to serve costly cat poo coffee
For you java-jaded folks who have tried every coffee drink at Starbucks, cat poo coffee is — I bet — nothing you’ve ever…
[more...]Food safety: no chicken from China
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan September 3rd, 2009 in Food Organizations, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food for Thought, Opinions, Political Food Issues.Some of us can probably agree that we like Chinese chicken salad but let’s draw the line at Chinese chicken or chicken from China.
The U.S. already has plenty of food safety issues but the big three chicken processors —…
[more...]Tell Congress: More Healthy Foods in Schools
1 Comment Published by Karyn Zoldan August 21st, 2009 in Food Organizations, Food for Thought, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, Political Food Issues.Slow Food USA has a brilliant idea: Get people involved in letting our law makers know that we demand healthier and fresh foods in school cafeterias.
With childhood obesity at an all time high and diabetes 2 striking…
[more...]Are Natural Chickens Plumped with Sodium?
0 Comments Published by Karyn Zoldan August 4th, 2009 in Food Safety, Food for Thought, Political Food Issues.What is PLUMPING?
Plumping is the practice of injecting saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract or some combination thereof into chicken to increase its weight and price. What that means is when you buy a package of chicken you can…
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