There’s one advantage that the industrial tomato has over the homegrown variety—consistency, albeit tasteless, colorless consistency. Turns out the same is true for milk, among other foods. We humans love consistency. How else to explain the proliferation of chains? Especially in this mobile world, we like knowing that if we buy coffee at Starbucks on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food selection'
Industrial wins consistency contest
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Food selection, Research, local food
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Soup uses the whole chicken
October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food, recipes
I splurged on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour recently and bought three whole, pasture-raised chickens. (Various studies report pastured chickens are better for the environment and better for people eating them (go to page 13 of the report on that link to find the health benefit information). Although these chickens costs less than others I’ve [...]
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Farewell, tomato; farewell, summer
October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Food selection, local food
As if the briefer hours of daylight and declining temperatures weren’t signs enough, the solitary tomato on my window sill told me: summer is at an end. The last tomato? I took it from the sill, washed it and sliced it in half. The tomato, halved Its brilliant color and succulence gleamed. I halved the [...]
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Welcome home to me
September 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food selection, General
A trip abroad reminds me that my eating at home hasn’t changed as much as I thought. Just as in childhood, I eat lots of bread, pasta and rice, and I like them.
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Easy info sells nutritious products, but the job can be even easier
September 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Food selection, Healthy eating, Research
Maybe most people really do want to eat healthier after all. That’s at least one conclusion you could draw from the Hannaford grocery chain’s year-long nutrition labeling experiment recounted in today’s New York Times. I have to admit I’m surprised, but maybe that’s because I’ve been paying attention to nutrition information for a long time. [...]
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Site resolves the safe-fish quandry
August 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, local food
Oceans Alive website helps identify best fish to eat and redeems my Salade Nicoise by pointing me to healthier and sustainably caught yellowfin tuna.
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