[Stanford University researcher Dr. Crystal] Smith-Spangler and her colleagues found there was no difference in the amount of vitamins in plant or animal products produced organically and conventionally - and the only nutrient difference was slightly more phosphorus in the organic products.
Organic milk and chicken may also contain more omega-3 fatty acids, they found - but that was based on only a few studies.
There were more significant differences by growing practice in the amount of pesticides and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food.
More than one-third of conventional produce had detectable pesticide residues, compared to seven percent of organic produce samples. And organic chicken and pork was 33 percent less likely to carry bacteria resistant to three or more antibiotics than conventionally-produced meat.
Think this will make any difference in your food-shopping habits?
Celebrate by eating half a day’s worth of calories in a single decadent wedge.
Following The Jim Henson Company’s announcement, that all proceeds from a recent parternship with Chick-Fil-A would be donated to GLAAD, the fast food chain has decided to voluntarily recall and discontinue the Henson-designed toys currently included in kids’ meals. Here’s a look at the sign that reportedly popped up at a Chick-Fil-A location in Plano, Texas. source
Edit: Corrected a previous statement that the signs are appearing nationwide. At this time, the only reported sign appears to be located at a mall in Texas.
Update: Chick-Fil-A has confirmed that the sign pictured above is not fake, and the company has issued a voluntary recall of the Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Puppet Kids Meal toys.
Following The Jim Henson Company’s announcement, that all proceeds from a recent parternship with Chick-Fil-A would be donated to GLAAD, the fast food chain has decided to voluntarily recall and discontinue the Henson-designed toys currently included in kids’ meals. Here’s a look at the sign that reportedly popped up at a Chick-Fil-A location in Plano, Texas. source
Edit: Corrected a previous statement that the signs are appearing nationwide. At this time, the only reported sign appears to be located at a mall in Texas.
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Professor Mike Lean, from Glasgow University’s human nutrition department, has partnered with businessman Donnie Maclean to create and market a truly healthy frozen pizza. By modifying traditional recipes with some modern ingredients — like using seaweed in the dough to cut down on sodium — Professor Lean says the two have perfected a recipe which is safe to eat three meals a day. Every day. Forever. Of course, the two don’t recommend doing so, but they stand behind the claim and say their pizzas taste just as good if not better than their competition. It’s worth noting, though, that their competition is named “Tombstone.” (Photo via BBC News) source
Presenting the coolest food truck we have ever seen. Former baseball scout Jon Darsky had to ditch the food truck-standard step-van in favor of a Caterpillar truck when designing Del Popolo — his 33,000 pound wood-burning brick pizza oven on wheels. Now, he can be found roaming the streets of San Francisco, serving pizza prepared the way it was meant to be! Want to grab a slice? Keep up with Darsky’s current whereabouts on Twitter or Facebook.
(Source: Gizmodo)
» Nearly one million signatures in California: In a fairly unprecedented move, voters — not politicians — will get to decide on the issue of genetically-modified food. This has food producers, who previously could deal with politicians without too much issue, freaked out. The result? Lately, lobbying groups with such names as the “Coalition Against the Costly Food Labeling Proposition (CACFLP)” and the “California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA)” have been ratcheting up their fight against these bills — and some of the lobbyists behind them have worked for the tobacco industry. Hey lobbyists! If you need some help fighting this, we have an idea for another organization: “California Citizens Against Organizations With Unwieldy Scary Names To Convince You Not To Vote For This Bill We Don’t Like (CCAOWUSNTCYNTVFTBWDL).” You’re welcome, guys.
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» That’s a lot of tacos. Now, the company plans to start testing out shells made from other Doritos flavors, and has confirmed that a Cool Ranch-flavored shell is in the works. Considering that the previous record-holder — the Crunchwrap Supreme — was made a permanent part of the menu in 2006, it seems likely that the Doritos Locos will be around for a while. So, have you tried one yet?
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Yeah, and so did Philip Morris, Countrywide Financial, etc. I don’t have a dog in this fight, but it’s nonsensical to argue that “we’re simply giving the customer what he wants” is an airtight defense.
See, here’s the thing: Neither Bloomberg nor McDonald’s are completely right on this issue. Clearly there’s a fight going on regarding the overall health of our society, and in some quarters, it’s simply being lost. Bloomberg is right to focus on the problem, but really, the target here is not so much the consumer but the corporation. If you limited the amount of corn syrup one could get from an average meal at Mickey D’s, rather than the portion size, you’d get much further.
Bloomberg has done good things on this issue in general — his anti-trans-fat push was successful, and having restaurants list calorie counts on their menus is something they should simply do without being asked. But, unlike smoking, this feels like an issue that may need to be handled at a level above the consumer, at the manufacturing level.
And to everyone, a suggestion: Stop drinking soda for a week or two. Switch to water. Then go back to it. You’ll notice something weird happen — you’ll find it much stronger than it was a week before. That’s because it was always that strong, but you had gotten used to it. Keep that in mind.
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Coming soon to CNN: Anthony Bourdain. He’ll be hosting a weekend program on food and travel. Hungry yet? (photo by lwpkommunikacio)
I’m (expletive deleted) starving.Celebrity chef Mario Batali • Discussing the diet he’s currently on — he’s eating like he’s on food stamps (an average of $1.48 per meal, or $31 per week) in protest of potential cuts to the federal food stamps program. His family was nice enough to join him in what he calls a conversation starter about being hungry in the U.S. Being a celebrity chef gives him an advantage when using food stamps that others in the situation may not have — he knows ways to make the best of a bad situation, smartly sticking to foods like lentils, apples, rice, beans, peanut butter and jelly. But the problem is, eating good on a diet like this is tough, so many do not. Think his family’s experiment will be effective? (Edit for clarity)
Speaking of amateur superheroes, The New York Times describes the man in this video, referred to as “Snackman,” as such: “He was cool incarnate. No weapons. No visible bloodshed. Not even a loud word. A newcomer to the city, munching on chips, and a poker face for the ages.” Real name? Charles Sonder. Real snacks? Pringles and Gummi-Bears.
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