Archive for January, 2008

Tidbits: “Healthy Pop Tarts,” Cloned Meat, Cocoa Shortage, and More

January 22nd, 2008

Whole Grain Junk Food: Kellogg has announced that they are releasing a whole grain version of Pop Tarts. This is all so that they can fool parents into thinking they’re serving their kids healthy food now. (Pop Tarts will never be healthy.) FOX News has let us know about this in style […]

Where’re the Farmers?

January 20th, 2008

If you care to venture past the railroad yards in northwestern Birmingham, Alabama, and go north a block, you’ll find a conglomeration of food distributors along Finley Avenue. Buried in the middle of this is the Jefferson County Truck Growers Association, the only farmer’s market open this time of year in Birmingham.
Even with a […]

A Commentator’s Manifesto

January 13th, 2008

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Although I have yet to read Michael Pollan’s new book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, I […]

Tidbits: Fish Farms, Schools Go Local and Healthy, Edible Eyes, and More

January 12th, 2008

A Fishy Plan: Two federal agencies, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are going ahead with plans to open up the Gulf of Mexico to fish farms. This is all despite loud protests from united environmentalists and commercial fishermen, two groups usually at odds with each […]

Sweet Indulgences

January 10th, 2008

I just simply couldn’t resist it: I had to make something sweet tonight. So I made two sweet things.
Just the other day, you see, I was minding my own business at my local grocer when I saw something I couldn’t resist. It was a bag of 10 ripe bananas for only 79 cents. […]

Tidbits: Raw Milk, Locavorianism, and More

January 4th, 2008

Dairy in the Raw: As states endeavor to outlaw raw milk (milk that hasn’t been pasteurized to remove bacteria), its advocates are fighting back, saying it has great health benefits (assuming it doesn’t make you sick first). It’s still legal in 28 states, though. California recently all but outlawed the product, sending raw […]

Tidbits: Michael Pollan, Cattle, Beer, and More

January 3rd, 2008

A New Kind of Eating Disorder: The word is out on Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food. Now why would you need to defend food? Everybody eats, right? Not the way they should be, Pollan claims: Individuals (as well corporations and governments) are focusing too much on the nutrient […]