Archive for March, 2009
Reflections on the Future of Food & Nutrition Conference at Tufts
The problems I see in today’s agriculture and food policy aren’t just in my head, they are on everyone’s plates. The Future of Food and Nutrition Conference held by Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy was a small, but glorious affair of how intellectualism can be applied to our pressing food [...]
March 30, 2009
Tags: Add new tag, agriculture, education, food event, Health, heroes, nutrition, policy Posted in: Health, Politics, Science & Technology 
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Michael Pollan, Condensed – An Interview with Mother Jones Magazine
Michael Pollan had a great interview with the Mother Jones magazine. In it, he concisely portrays what are the quintessential points of contemporary food activism. If haven’t had time to pick up his books In Defense of Food or The Omnivore’s Dilemma, read this short article. I especially like his rational, pragmatic [...]
March 26, 2009
Tags: agriculture, Barack Obama, farmers, food, Health, Michael Pollan, nutrition, policy, USDA Posted in: Health, Politics No Comments
Disney Sponsored Eggs are Just Goofy
Disney toys and movies are ubiquitous figures in any parent’s home, but is working with the government to sponsor food one step too far? This could be perfect fodder for those who rail against Disney’s corporatism. You see, the USDA is using Disney characters to promote “healthy” eating (link). In the video [...]
March 25, 2009
Tags: food, food event, innovation, marketing, moms, nutrition, USDA Posted in: Health, Politics No Comments
Family Income and Healthy Diets, More To It Than You Think
Food expenditure is what you can cut back on and still have shelter and a way to get to work. Money is often saved for rent or utility bills, but not for food. As a consequence, when shopping on a restricted budget, costlier fruits and vegetables may get passed over. Instead, the [...]
March 23, 2009
Tags: education, food, Health, moms, nutrition Posted in: Health, Science & Technology 3 Comments
Yes, We Can: The Obamas To Plant White House Vegetable Garden
The “Eat the View” campaign, thousands of concerned citizens, and notable figures in contemporary food movements (Alice Waters, Michael Pollan…) helped make the dream of an edible landscape on the White House lawn a reality. Today, 23 fifth graders from a local elementary school, which has had its own garden since 2001, will help [...]
March 20, 2009
Tags: Barack Obama, change, farmers, food event, green, heroes Posted in: Health, Politics One Comment
FDA Food Recalls on Twitter
If installing your own CDC widget to monitor recent food recalls doesn’t have you on the edge of your seat, either in excitement or cringing in fear, then following FDA recalls via Twitter may be just the thing you are after. Â A quick browse of the recent updates shows that the FDA is announcing mostly [...]
March 17, 2009
Tags: FDA, food safety Posted in: Fun Food Facts, Health No Comments
Obama Addresses Nation’s Food Safety
President Obama has said before that food safety is important to him. His radio address this past Saturday demonstrates that he is willing, rather literally, to put his money where his mouth is. In his speech he outlined the many issues befouling contemporary food safety regulation and defines part of the solution. [...]
March 16, 2009
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FDA Seeks Rapid Test For Salmonella, Should Go After Root Cause Too
The recent outbreaks of food-borne illness, some from peanut butter, others from tomatoes and peppers, have had people pointing their fingers at the Food and Drug Administration. Needless to say, the FDA is looking for ways to defend its role as monitor of public safety. They blame the outdated modes of laboratory technology [...]
March 13, 2009
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New Study Finds You May Eat More Just Because It’s Good For You
A new study published in the journal Appetite shows that people tend to forget that a healthy calorie is still a calorie. This recent study, entitled “Perceived healthiness of food. If it’s healthy, you can eat more!”, demonstrated that people often eat more of a food when it is considered healthy. [...]
March 11, 2009
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Lawmakers Seeking New Food Safety Protocols Should Seek One Agency
One should not let a crisis go to waste. Still, it is rather sad that it took a food catastrophe of this magnitude to convince lawmakers  that it is time to revamp a system so integral to our nation’s well-being:
DeLauro and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., have been proposing an overhaul of the nation’s food [...]
March 9, 2009
Tags: FDA, food, food safety, policy, USDA Posted in: Politics One Comment
