Can’t…Stop…Eating…

And, now I know it’s kinda not my fault.  Kinda.
Findings from a new study suggest that some fats cause our brains to turn off the “I’m full” signal that tells us when to stop eating.
Here’s what they think happens: we eat the fat, it goes to our brains.  Once they get there, the fat [...]

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Better Eating Through Chemistry!

Some cool food science news I found:
Cinnamon has long been known for its antimicrobial properties (used as a corporal preservative in mummification rituals), but now science has finally decided to delve deeper into the knowledge that ancient Egyptians discovered more than 5000 years ago: cinnamon used as an anti-molding agent in food packaging.  [...]

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Caveat Essor

OK, so you’ve maybe already heard or read today’s “shocking” food news: a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition claims that organic food is not more nutritious than conventionally-grown food.  If you haven’t yet heard, get the scoop here.
The study’s authors concluded that ”there is no evidence of a difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced [...]

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Vegetarianism, Part II

As if my previous list of reasons to become a vegetarian weren’t enough…
http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/7860/study-vegetarian-less-likely-to-get-cancer/
Thanks, Steve!  You tipped the scales for me!

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Vegetarianism

I’m seriously considering becoming a vegetarian.  I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and there is a long list of pro-vegetarian reasons why.  There is also a long list of reasons why I probably couldn’t/shouldn’t. 

PRO: A vegetarian diet is healthier than a carnivorous diet.  I know this intuitively to be true for me (I’m not [...]

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Food Recalls and Food, Inc.

As a service to my (5) readers, I’m posting a couple food recalls that may be of interest.  Just another horrific entry in my Diary of the Unsafe US Food Supply (informaiton courtesy www.recalls.gov):

Unilever United States, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Knorr® Kosher Soup Mix – Chicken Vegetable Flavor with Pasta imported from Israelbecause it contains undeclared [...]

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Bursting at the Seams

Perhaps I should have a better attitude about this.
On Friday, I was meeting with my friend Gail at her office, which happens to be the office I worked in a few years back.  She was telling me how she and a couple of my former co-workers started a weight-loss challenge.  Here’s how they do it: [...]

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Don’t Eat the Beef

Or the ungutted, salt-cured alewives.
This is kinda scary.  Every so often (more so in the last few years), we hear about a major food recall – contaminated spinach, possibly-tainted tomatoes, melamine-laced dog food and dairy products…the list goes on and on.  But, the really frightening thing is that these are only the ones we hear [...]

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An Incredibly Local Weekend

I had the most amazing weekend – technically, I was working, but it really was an incredible learning experience. As part of my work, I (and my event partner Debbie from Roots & Wisdom) planned something called “Celebrating Schenectady’s Bounty“, a month-long celebration of local food. Essentially, we’ve planned 5 weeks of agriculture-based events designed [...]

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Early Season Delivery, and Reflections on the Meaning of Life

Well, here it is: my first delivery from my share in Eight Mile Creek Farm. Here’s what I received this week:

Arugula
Radishes
Broccoli Rabe (rapini)
Thyme
Sage
Salad Greens
Garlic Scapes

This being the first week, there’s not a whole lot available, understandably. There’ll be more and more as the summer progresses. I supplemented my box with a few [...]

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