Posts Tagged ‘local food’
Are You Eating Beyond the Headlines? Episode 27
Are you leaving foods out of your diet? You can run the risk of creating health issues if you are leaving out major food groups, like carbohydrates. “Our bodies need a variety of nutrients, which are obtained from variety of foods in our diet” points out Neva Cochran, a registered dietitian nutritionist. When you eliminate most of the foods in your diet, you are not going to be adequately nourished and may not have enough calories. Great tips on balanced diet choices!
Read MoreHow can a millennial move from fearing to celebrating food?
Breaking out of the fear cycle in making food choices can be difficult. That’s why we turned to clinical dietitian, Danielle Penick, RDN, in this episode. Danielle has been through her own journey from an insecure food shopper that was easily bullied to becoming a comfortably cool food buyer who became a dietitian helping cancer…
Read MoreDear Mr. Pollan, Farming Is Not A Story
Laura Daniels, a third generation dairy farmer in southern Wisconsin, spearheaded a group of 100 farmers to have a presence at the Kohls center since there was no opportunity for agriculture to share the platform with Pollan. Blog provides a recap of her learning, and challenges the concept of farming as a story.
Read More'Ethical Eating' Hits the Music Scene
The following just came in from Sustainable Table, who produced the “fun” Meatrix, a series of cartoons featuring the “terrible” practices in modern food production.” Meatrix I focused on dismantling pork and poultry production, Meatrix II goes after “industrial” dairies, and Meatrix II½ “exposes” meat processors. If you’re in agriculture and haven’t seen these, take a look – they…
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