The Harvard Eating Pyramid

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USDA Food Pyramid is Wrong
USDA Misses Crucial DistinctionsNotice that whole grains are different from bleached white bread, that plant oils are okay, vegetables can be eaten in large quantities, and that meat and eggs are essentially OPTIONAL or ( Read more... )

Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?

Bill Moyers talks with Michael Pollan about access, energy, health, and environmental impacts of food policy.

Fake Organic Products

Food & Energy Policy

A Clear and Plastic Danger

Plastics #1, 3, and 7 are unsafe for food or drink. So is eating canned foods, drinking pop from cans, and microwaving food on plastic plates. I'm all about convenience, but I've made some major changes in how I eat, the more I learn.

http://ga3.org/campaign/Nano1
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org

The EPA is essentially covering up the health threat from a chemical in plastics, as well as aluminum and tin cans. Of course, this is just one of many chemicals that we should avoid. Parents should especially buy baby bottles designated as BPA-free. I try to avoid plastic as much as I can, including drinking glasses and storage containers. ( Read more... )

Not only do oil subsidies make it harder for us to develop alternative energy sources, but certain food subsidies make it harder for us to afford healthy food. (Of course, fresh veggies are still cheaper than meat, particularly when you calculate the long-term health costs.)

( Grocery Bills )

Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler
by Mark Bittman, The New York Times

(Bittman is not vegetarian)