Looking for healthy school lunch ideas? School lunch has quickly become one of the most deplorable American meals – comprised of low-cost, commodity items like CAFO-raised beef, canned fruit and vegetables. Standard lunches of chocolate milk, overcooked peas and mealy french fries lack versatility in nutrients, flavor and, most importantly, they lack inspiration. So, per [...]
Food Wars: Governmental Programs & Industrial Food
July 14, 2009 By 20 Comments
More and more, it seems that money and corporate interests inextricably intertwine the giants of the food industry and politicians. One glaring example of just how politicians and corporations work together for their own mutual benefit rather than to support public interests currently centers around the Illinois prison and school systems. Industrial Soy-based [...]
Win Killer at Large the Movie!
May 7, 2009 By
Earlier this week I posted a review of the new film Killer at Large: Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat. The film addresses America’s growing obesity epidemic, how it affects our children, our future and just how we became 5 billion pounds overweight as a nation. (Yeah … you read that right: the [...]
Health News: Healthy Food Helps Kids Concentrate
August 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Recently, experts from the University of Michigan Health System are alerting parents to news that really shouldn’t be news: healthy meals and a well-balanced diet help children to concentrate better at their studies. In all honesty, I can’t imagine how someone wouldn’t agree with this but I now that the eating habits of our [...]
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