Tag Archives: food
Eating Raw Food – Two Basic Approaches
There are two basic approaches to eating raw food. Learn which works and which doesn’t!
High Fat Raw: Also known as gourmet raw or Hollywood raw, this is what’s promoted in some form by a huge number of raw food authors, including David Wolfe, Gabriel Cousens, Matt Monarch, Daniel Vitalis, Carol Alt, and more. It can supply as much as 80%...
Giving Up Kraft Dinner: Life Change Check-In
Two weeks ago Andrew and I decided that instead of the typical “New Year’s Resolutions” that always make me feel guilty and inevitably fail (mostly because I forget about them), we carved out one small lifestyle change (and I art-ed about a few Life Journey stuffs I wanted to realize).
Pre-made meals (such as zoodles, Kraft Dinner,...
San Francisco’s Top 10 Burritos … memory lane
The assembly line at El Toro.
Within five minutes of arguing with any San Franciscan about the best burrito in town, it becomes clear that what makes a great burrito is different for all of us. For some people, greatness is impossible without girth. For others, the quality and quantity of the meat is most important, and a few stalwart taqueria regulars...
Cheeseburger That Stayed Exactly the Same After a Whole Year Raises Alarm
What does a fast food cheeseburger look like when it’s sat on the shelf for a whole year? Pretty much the same as it did on Day One. Melanie Hesketh, a California nutritionist, bought a McDonald’s cheeseburger a year ago as an experiment. And then she let it sit around for a whole year, unwrapped and unrefrigerated, just to see what would...
You don’t have to be vegetarian to save the planet
We can eat a diet including macaroni cheese, chicken curry and fish and chips that is good for people and the planet argues WWF campaigner Duncan Williamson
Food is an emotive issue. Everyone has an opinion on it, and people don’t like being told that their food choices might be harming their health or the planet. Calls to change our diets have been...
Organic Produce – How to Afford It? My 7 Ways to Healthy Food
Organic is expensive, but it’s worth it. Because of the extra expense, it was difficult to make myself start buying organic produce at first. I’m quite a penny-pincher, yet every time I go shopping, I buy organic. Here’s how I manage to afford organic produce
(1) At home, we stopped watching cable TV. It saves money and it also reduced significantly...
10 Things to Do with Your Turkey
(Image: giftsoup)
Looking for exciting ways to use up all you turkey bits after your festive feast? If dancing around with a turkey on your head isn’t your thing read on for some more ideas.
1. First and foremost, make yourself a tasty turkey sandwich to get some sustenance for everything else you intend to do!
2. OR if you’d like to use...
The Biggest Health Food Scams of 2011
Food marketing is a powerful thing. The right buzzword on a label or a convincing ad campaign can be enough to cause a run on acai berries, almond milk, or whatever else they’re selling. Because it’s natural! And fresh! And gluten-free! And delicious! And packed with fiber! And made with honey! You get the idea. The scary thing is that these...
Eating Vegan in San Diego
Whether you are doing a tour of California for a little r and r or frequently travel San Diego for ComicCon, the southernmost metropolis of California is a great place to visit. Beachy, relaxed and beautiful, vegan food is easy to find in this bayside border town. From my first visit to San Diego many years ago until now, lots of great stuff has popped...
Uncle Sam Says Garden … and Eat Vitamin Donuts
This is almost bad as "Guiness for Strength," except it's not an ad, but a government poster (Image courtesy of the U.S. National Archives)
What has been the U.S. government’s influence on American diets and the practices of the food industry? And what has been the food industry’s influence on the U.S. government? The first question...
