A fantastic infographic by Massive Health on the best foods to grab when you’re hungry. As stated in the article: Bananas may have more nutrients but they fill you up and give you the same sugar crash as a cookie. Some foods fill you up and others leave you feeling hungry. There’s a science to that: it’s called … Continue reading Are bananas as bad for you as cookies?
This morning I came across an article from a fellow blogger over at Foodimentary, on A History of Frozen Foods. This is not an article on the history of frozen pizzas and hungry-man meals, but rather the history of quick-freezing fruits and vegetables at their peak ripeness, a concept developed in 1930. I found this article really … Continue reading History of Frozen Foods
This morning, I came across an article by Fooducate that highlights a recent study published in Public Health Nutrition on the major factors that play a roll in people’s food purchases. A research paper published in Public Health Nutrition posits that price is less of a factor in deciding to buy vegetables and fruits. Rather, it’s the convenient access to … Continue reading Study: Convenience, Not Price, Limits Veggie Consumption
Yesterday I was sent an interesting article, The Growth of American Food Portions, from JH that was posted on Visual News about America and our expanding waistlines. While I strongly believe that individuals are responsible for their own eating habits, the food industry is not helping in the least, with larger portion sizes of packaged foods … Continue reading American Food Portions
So. I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from my blog over the past month…or three, to figure out what direction this thesis thing is taking. A direction that I am happy to say I have finally figured out. Last semester, I was fortunate to be under the guidance of a great thesis advisor who … Continue reading MFA Thesis UPDATE
The past several weeks I have thoroughly been enjoying the wonderful fall weather (or as close to fall weather as we can get here in San Francisco). I’ve decided that I just love everything about fall, the leaves changing, the crispness of the air, PUMPKINS, pumpkin SEEDS, gourds, root vegetables, HALLOWEEN (I dressed up as … Continue reading Happy Fall
Over the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of receiving CSA boxes of delicious fresh produce from Farm Fresh To You. I have been slacking on posting what I have received thus far, which is evident in the out of season produce that I am posting in this one (this box is from the … Continue reading CSA Delivery : Week 1
“Food Day’s goal is nothing less than to transform the American diet” Why Eat Real? Real food tastes great. Meals built around vegetables, fruits, and whole grains are delicious and satisfying. But far too many Americans are eating diets composed of salty, overly processed packaged foods clad in cardboard and plastic; high-calorie sugary drinks that … Continue reading It’s Time To Get Real About Food
About a week ago, my bf brought this wonderful infographic to my attention called Taste Buds. Willow Tyrer, www.doublevay.com/, who currently works for Penguin as an App Designer, was asked by David McCandless to help provide info-visualizations for his book Information is Beautiful. Taste Buds shows the compatibility of flavors in various food groups. I just thought the … Continue reading Taste Buds Infographic
Recently, I came across a really interesting article titled “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” by Mark Bittman that was posted in the New York Times. I would highly recommend reading this when you have a moment. He makes a lot of great points about the reality of how we eat and what we eat. After … Continue reading “If you can drive to McDonald’s then you can drive to Safeway…”
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