From our friends at Healthy Monday…
Christina Roberto, M.S. and PhD candidate at Yale University, recently authored a study about the effects of calorie labeling on food choices. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity study found that calorie labeling on menus improved choices, but posting the 2000 calorie a day [...]
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Entries from March 2010
Yale Makes Calories Count
March 8th, 2010
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Can Cereal Prevent Heart Disease?
March 5th, 2010
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This post comes from our friend Julie Negrin M.S. – Julie is a nutritionist, cooking instructor, writer and most recently, a blogger – check out her blog: My Kitchen Nutrition .
Can you believe everything you read on food products? Unfortunately, the answer is: no, not really. I keep seeing commercials claiming that [...]
Much Ado about Monsanto – a “Roundup,” If You Will
March 3rd, 2010
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This post comes from Leslie Hatfield, Editor of the Green Fork blog where it was originally posted.
I’ve been working on a broad range of food and environmental issues since 2005, but food politics became especially personal for me came a few years ago, when I was helping a field producer for a [...]
Healthy Monday: Manhattan Goes Meatless?
March 1st, 2010
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Today’s post comes from our friends at Meatless Monday…
Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer, has embraced Meatless Monday – and is recommending that the New York City Department of Education institute Meatless Monday in all city public schools! As part of his recent report, “FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System,” Stringer points to the [...]
