"food" Articles & Blogs:
Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis
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(WOMENSENEWS)--The women who grow more than half the world's agricultural produce have gained international recognition and aid since the start of the global food crisis in 2007.
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More Middle-Class Families Heading to Food Banks
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As unemployment mounts, out-of-work secretaries, marketers and realtors are looking for a free mealPost | Today 4:00 pm
Here’s food for thought: Five years ago, the average annual income among food-bank clients was $11,200, according to Feeding Am...[Read on] |
Notes from a bitch - nutrition...
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A few Sundays ago I watched 60 Minutes and caught a segment highlighting the work of Alice Waters, the "mother of slow food." I was inspired by Waters' love of food and her passionate belief that everyone is entitled to good food.
I couldn't agree mor...[Read on] |
Lovely Large Ladies Celebrated in Plus-Sized Photoshoot (Potentially NSFW)
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Photographer Danielle Levitt, ( a former BUST contributor) recently completed this photo shoot "Roll Play" for the high fashion mag, S Magazine. The shoot features plus-sized women in all their erotic glory. What I love about the shoot is that the w...[Read on] |
Food inside the Obama White House
| I was watching NBC’s Special Inside the Obama White House. I have to take pride in that my husband was on the production team making it happen.
Of course, the food expert in me has to find my personal interest hook – the food! So here’s a play-by-p...[Read on] |
Paris Hilton Adopts 20 Rabbits, Media Deems This Newsworthy
| • So that whole Joaquin Phoenix breakdown was a hoax! I’m Still Here director Casey Affleck comes clean. [New York Times] • Paris Hilton adopted 20 rabbits after finding out they were destined to be snake food. [The Daily Mail] • Magician David Bl...[Read on] |
Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
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I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the “f...[Read on] |
17-Year-Olds Can Now Buy Plan B at the Pharmacy
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A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow the
morning-after pill to be sold at pharmacies without prescriptions to girls 17 and olderNew Rules for Plan B | Today 12:30 pm
A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow ...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - Our love for wine & food makes us the Ambassador's to the world
| I lead a priviledged life and I know it. I get invited to some of the best tables to experience great food and drink great wine. I also meet interesting people through Women & Wine http://womenwine.com and our weekly radio show http://womenandwineradio.co...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A Food & Wine Lovers Guide to A Gourmet Seder
| My husband has this fantasy - he's invited to a Seder for Passover and none of the food resembles anything from Seders past. No jarred gefilte fish - no hard as rocks matzoh balls, no overcooked brisket (have I whet your appetite yet?)
Actually, part of ...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Edamame
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A couple of years ago, I went to my favorite Asian restaurant with one of my best friends and her fiancé.
There I ordered the best rice bowl ever created in this western world, and my friend’s fiancé ordered a big bowl of edamame as an appetizer. Th...[Read on] |
Tipsy Tuesday: Spiked Sparkling Cider
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Sound and look familiar? That’s because I saw this in Real Simple Magazine and had to put it in here. Granted, they have a party recipe. Me? I don’t host parties this time of year, but wanted to give this a try. Here’s what I found works best for a...[Read on] |
Thinking of Acai for weight loss? Think again.
| So when acai was making the rounds as a super fruit, I needed to find out more. As it turns out, yep, it’s a berry! It is different from some of the other wonderful berries like raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, and strawberries because it does no...[Read on] |
Clinton Global Initiative: Hillary Clinton on Food Security
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I have had the opportunity to see a lot of really powerful speakers at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. Talk about internalized patriarchy: I was most excited to see Presidents Obama and Clinton speak, and though I was excited to see Se...[Read on] |
On Being Unapologetically Fat
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I am unapologetically fat. In this new age of weight-loss everywhere, of low-fat, low-carb, no-carb food, I refuse to stoop to the level everyone else seems to want me to. Fat is the last acceptable form of discrimination in American society. "Thin" has a...[Read on] |
Are we all crash test dummies for the food industry?
| People often ask me how I manage to eat, given what I do for a living. It’s true—by all rights, I should be starving. As the lead author of the new report just released from Center for Science in the Public Interest, The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated...[Read on] |
Brittany Murphy- RIP
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Brittany in Clueless (she's on the left)
The death of Brittany Murphy at 32 is another one of those moments where you can see the toll that Hollywood takes on people.
I mean what 32 year old person has a heart attack?
People are saying drugs, but wha...[Read on] |
Does Ch. Margaux Go with Cottage Cheese & Ketchup?
| In doing some research for my most recent blog about food and wine pairings for a fun Oscar night, we came across some interesting facts.
Richard Nixon's favorite food was cottage cheese with ketchup. Yes. When we were kidding around with various nicknam...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama inaugurates new White House farmers market
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And I was there!
As the local food nerd that I am, I had to be there to hear Michelle Obama speak at the opening of the new White House Farmer's Market in DC.
One of the local dairy farmer's spo...[Read on] |
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat
| Is it possible to eat what you want without gaining weight? Many people, especially those who are chronic dieters are afraid this is not possible. Breaking away from the rigid set of dieting rules feels scary, and dieters are comfortable with the “restr...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Summer BBQ
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Summer time is close to drawing to an end, nevertheless, many are still firing up the grill and enjoying social time out of doors.Growing up in the south, grilling out has been a summer tradition in my family for every event that falls within the warm mon...[Read on] |
3rd Annual Women In Comedy Festival
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Are you a funny lady? Of course you are! Give the crowds your two cents on airplane food (what is the deal, am I right!?) at Boston's third annual Women In Comedy Festival. The festival has extended its submission deadline and now you have until January ...[Read on] |
Serving Sizes, Packaged food nutrition labels may get a makeover per the FDA
| If you have ever read a nutrition facts label, you have probably seen the “serving size” listed right at the top. But do you know where that number comes from? (Hint, not an independent third party.) It’s actually the manufacturers themselve...[Read on] |
Squash Food Cues & Lose Weight
| Losing weight and keeping it off for good has a lot more to do with your head then your stomach. Your brain sends out satiety cues and it also stops you from grabbing a second piece of cake when you are already stuffed. Paying attention to what the unemot...[Read on] |
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