Sustainable Dish

In case you weren’t already convinced by the tons (literally) of anecdotal evidence that High Fructose Corn Syrup is bad for you, science has finally proven it. Read the details on Grist about how HFCS alters metabolism and goes straight to the thighs.

What do anthropologists do? They take all the factors– biology, culture, ecology – and bring them together to tell a more complete story of why things are the way they are. Joan Mencher, an anthropologist working in India on women’s issues, food justice, land use and more gives an insider’s view on how the “Green Revolution”  failed and why it won’t work in the future.

Well, I had a vegetarian burrito bowl for lunch yesterday and now I’m feeling guilty about it. Chipotle claims “food with integrity”, but their actions don’t always back up this bold statement. Read the article on Grist.

“Can organic produce and natural shampoo turn you into a heartless jerk?” That’s the question that several scientists asked in a recent study. What they found was an interesting question of moral licensing”. Read it on Slate.

Could it be? Those bastions of hamburgers and hotdogs, those holy houses of cotton candy, peanuts and beer are going green? Baseball players are declaring war on junk food; no more cheeseburgers in the club house. Maybe their fans will take heed?  The Wall Street Journal reports.

You may be tempted to give those random cans of mandarin oranges and hearts of palm to your local food drive this holiday season, but do everyone a favor, and cough up some dough instead. The New York Times reports on how much further a couple of dollars can go than an old can of beans.

So you’re trying to be healthy. You’ve cut down on meat, you’re eating organic produce, kale has become your best friend and you’re taking fish oil pills. Wait, wait, rewind – fish oil pills? They better be sustainable ones! An article in the NYTimes explains why the popularity of fish oil pills is making our oceans murky and dank.