The farm bill is on my mind this Independence Day, which isn’t as odd as it may sound. The holiday makes me think of visits to Washington, D.C., where monuments underscore the stirring ideals set forth by this country’s founders. In honor of the Independence Day, here’s a look at some of principles enunciated by […]
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An Independence Day salute to food & freedom
July 4th, 2007 · Comments Off on An Independence Day salute to food & freedom · Environment, Healthy eating
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Real Food, Part 5: Real food at a real table
June 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food
In Part 5 of a 5-part series on Real Food: What to Eat and Why, we note that individuals can make some changes to eating local foods and less-processed foods, but U.S. farm policy needs to change before Americans’ diets change significantly. She convincingly reports the advantages of real versus industrial foods but doesn’t show how people on a large scale can get real foods.
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Real Food, Part 4: Let livestock eat grass
June 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Real Food, Part 4: Let livestock eat grass · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating
In Real Food: What to Eat and Why, author Nina Planck asserts that livestock raised on grass and in pastures is healthier and produces healthier meat, eggs and dairy products. Planck also praises raw milk as better than pasteurized milk. These aren’t always easy to find and can be very expensive.
Real Food, Part 3: Fats to make you thin
June 24th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating
In Real Food: What to Eat and Why, author Nina Planck argues that “industrial fats” such as vegetable (soy) oil and corn oil cause of numerous U.S. health problems, especially heart disease, because their excess Omega 6 fats and oxidation properties promote inflammation.
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Lawmakers, media fail farmers and consumers
June 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off on Lawmakers, media fail farmers and consumers · Environment, Farm Bill, General, Healthy eating
The congressional subcommittee that declined to reform farm subsidies has failed U.S. taxpayers and consumers by maintaining wrongheaded approach to agriculture. The regional news media hasn’t helped, either, in failing to keep readers up to date on this big, unsexy issue.
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Real Food, Part 1: Planck promotes ‘real’ foods
June 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Real Food, Part 1: Planck promotes ‘real’ foods · Environment, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food
Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck proposes that the modern health issues result from industrial foods. That is, food that has been cultivated and processed using intensive chemical and physical processes unknown or unused before the 20th century. She says a return to eating grass-fed and pastured animals and their products-and away from Omega 6 intensive vegetable and corn oils as well as transfats-will restore the health of U.S. eaters. She fails to adequately address the role of inactive lifestyles, however.
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