Taiwans food market hit hard by DEHP crisis

 

 

Another sector that has yet to feel the full brunt – tourism. This, especially after some vendors in Taiwans iconic night markets have been found to use plasticiser in drinks. Some have already seen business drop in the past week. Mr Li said: “What the Taiwan government should focus on is to build a tracking system for food products sold in the night markets. If not, Taiwans renowned night markets will suffer and this will hurt tourism.”

via Channel NewsAsia.

Why we can’t shop our way to sustainability

 

 

Eco labels are cluttered, confusing and unreliable.

Organic food gets a tiny slice of the market.

Most shoppers don’t pay much attention to environmental factors. Perhaps understandably so. They’re busy, or  ignorant. Or they don’t care.

Which makes me believe that we can’t count on consumers to bring about a sustainable food system.

So, like it or not, that it’s going to be up to business to fix the food system.

via Marc Gunther.

Recipe: Almond Milk

By popular demand (on twitter!):

To say I have been taking the time to make my own almond milk lately wouldalmost be a little lie, the truth is you see, it hardly takes any time at all ( minus the soaking )
Taste the milk before adding any of the Salt, Agave or Vanilla and then add one ingredient at a time and taste it after each addition the first time around to see how you prefer to have your milk… This is for you, you gotta love it! :)

Ingredients:
1 cup of almonds
3 cups of water
Himalayan rock salt
Agave sugar
Vanilla

Directions:
Soak almonds in water. I usually do this before heading to bed at night
Wake up and blend almonds with water.
Use a cheese cloth bag or a coconut straining bag to strain the milk out.
Add Salt, Agave syrup and Vanilla to taste.

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 the end of April at an ice cream bar factory in Chongqing.

via Indiana Public Media.

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 great juice with passionfruit, apple and lime and it was so good and like drinking pure health!

* Kale can provide you with some special cholesterol-lowering benefits if you will cook it by steaming. The fiber-related components in kale do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they’ve been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it’s easier for bile acids to be excreted, and the result is a lowering of your cholesterol levels. Raw kale still has cholesterol-lowering ability – just not as much.

* Kale’s risk-lowering benefits for cancer have recently been extended to at least five different types of cancer. These types include cancer of the bladder, breast, colon, ovary, and prostate. Isothiocyanates (ITCs) made from glucosinolates in kale play a primary role in achieving these risk-lowering benefits.

* Kale is now recognized as providing comprehensive support for the body’s detoxification system. New research has shown that the ITCs made from kale’s glucosinolates can help regulate detox at a genetic level.

* Researchers can now identify over 45 different flavonoids in kale. With kaempferol and quercetin heading the list, kale’s flavonoids combine both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits in way that gives kale a leading dietary role with respect to avoidance of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.

This info about Kale and much more can be found here:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

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 centers, and war, all of which weigh in around one million tons. There are some surprises—a paper bag has twice the footprint of a plastic one—and surprisingly nuanced discussions about the 80 grams that go into bananas and many other foods.

via GOOD.

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