The Super Green List: Connecting Human and Ocean Health

    The Super Green list includes seafood that meets the following three criteria: Low levels of contaminants (below 216 parts per billion [ppb] mercury and 11 ppb PCBs) The daily minimum of omega-3s (at least 250 milligrams per day [mg/d])* Classified as a Seafood Watch “Best Choice” (green) via Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Borax Beef, Fake Eggs, Reused Buns: Food Woes Continue In China

    Any one course of a 10-course Chinese banquet could kill you. This list doesn’t include the infamous 2009 melamine-powdered-milk incident that killed several children and attracted international attention. Even though Chinese officials said that all of the melamine-tainted milk products had been destroyed, 26 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder were just uncovered in [...]

China farmers face ‘exploding’ watermelon problem

    Seriously, we’re not surprised. The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster was blamed in one report by China Central Television. But agriculture experts were unable to explain why chemical-free melons were exploding. They cited the weather and abnormal size of the melon as factors. China Central Television said farmers were [...]

The case for kale

Lately I have been lucky enough to have a sneaky and well priced supply of Kale. ( thanks SL! ) While we love the leaves as Cheesy Kale Chips… L. O. V. E kinda love.. Like finger licking lip smacking kinda love, We only use the leaves. So I used the stems to make a [...]

Book: Just Food: How Locavores Are Endangering the Future of Food and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly

    We suffer today from food anxiety, bombarded as we are with confusing messages about how to eat an ethical diet. Should we eat locally? Is organic really better for the environment? Can genetically modified foods be good for you? via Goodreads.

Book: How Bad Are Bananas

    The book is full of detailed charts and graphs that examine the greenhouse gasses emitted by a vast array of seemingly innocuous everyday activities and world-changing events. Calculations range from a slight 10 grams for sending a text message or drying your hands to the massive emissions embedded in the World Cup, data [...]

Recipe: Chickpea fritters, wild rice & haloumi salad

Halumi is one of my most favorite ingredients ever I would have to say. My mum tells me that it one of the healthiest cheese’. I have not looked into this yet, because I just want to believe its true ;) Haloumi can withstand grilling without loosing shape or melting and is chewy, salty and [...]