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  • August 2008

    • How to Shop, and Save, Green

      Grist  |  Aug 9, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      How to Shop, and Save, Green

      (Newser) - Want to green your grocery list while keeping more green in your wallet? Grist lists a few ways to buy eco-cheap: Make a list: Buying only what you need keeps costs and waste down. Avoid GMOs: Genetically modified crops reduce agricultural biodiversity and raise serious health questions. Buy organic: Organic food is much better for the environment, and can be cost-effective if you choose carefully. More »

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      environment  • food  • organic  • groceries  • buy local

    • I Say! Brit Chef 'So Sorry' for Pushing Poison Plant

      BBC  |  Aug 5, 08 3:46 AM CDT

      I Say! Brit Chef 'So Sorry' for Pushing Poison Plant

      (Newser) - A British celebrity chef has dished out a heartfelt apology for recommending in a magazine interview that readers use a poisonous plant that's "great on salads." He intended to push the wild herb fat hen, not henbane, which is a "very toxic plant and should never be eaten," the magazine has since warned. More »

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      food  • chef  • cooking  • poison  • recipes

    • Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      Economist  |  Aug 4, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance

      (Newser) - The recent destruction of a research crop of genetically modified potatoes in England highlights how attitudes towards altered crops have changed, the Economist writes. A decade ago, Greenpeace activists caught in the act of destroying food crops were acquitted because of popular fear of the consequences of “Frankenfoods.” Today, such crops have been accepted by most as safe. More »

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      food  • crops  • hunger  • academic research  • famine  • experiments  • environmentalists  • genetically modified crops

    • The Gnocchi Puzzle of Buenos Aires

      Gourmet  |  Aug 2, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      The Gnocchi Puzzle of Buenos Aires

      (Newser) - Most restaurants in Buenos Aires only serve gnocchi on the 29th of the month—but why? Marisa Robertson-Textor scoured the city for answers for Gourmet , and uncovered conflicting accounts. Gnocchi day may be a Genovese tradition, one diner said—or perhaps Uraguayan. Another claimed it is meant to give people luck on payday. “Hardly!” a musician told her. “You’ve just been paid, so who needs luck?" More »

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      food  • Argentina  • cuisine  • Buenos Aires  • pasta

  • July 2008

    • 'Whole Grain' Lawsuit Hits at Truth About Health Food

      BusinessWeek  |  Jul 23, 08 11:05 AM CDT

      'Whole Grain' Lawsuit Hits at Truth About Health Food

      (Newser) - The food industry is coming under pressure to start telling the whole truth about whole grain products, BusinessWeek reports. Sara Lee, facing a lawsuit from a consumer advocacy group, has agreed to change the labels on its Soft & Smooth bread to reflect that it's made from just 30% whole grains, with refined white flour making up the rest. More »

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      food  • nutrition  • food industry  • bread  • whole grains  • food company

    • NYC Not Eating Up Calorie-Count Law

      MSNBC  |  Jul 17, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      NYC Not Eating Up Calorie-Count Law

      (Newser) - As chain restaurants waddle their way toward compliance with a New York City law that requires them to post the calorie counts of food, the numbers behind the items have diners grappling with some unappetizing knowledge, MSNBC reports. The restaurant skinny is turning out to be anything but, from 630-calorie Dunkin' Donuts muffins to a pecan-crusted chicken salad at TGI Friday's, whose 1,360 calories trumped a burger and fries on the same menu. More »

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      health  • New York City  • food  • Starbucks  • Dunkin' Donuts  • calories  • calorie-posting law

    • Brown-Bag Boom Makes for Stinky Office Fridges

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 16, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Brown-Bag Boom Makes for Stinky Office Fridges

      (Newser) - A rise in brown-bag lunches is turning office fridges nationwide from a munchies Mecca into an oversized Petri dish—and workers are crying foul, the Chicago Tribune reports. Booming food prices and health concerns are increasing bring-your-own numbers, but the good stuff doesn't always get eaten. "I've found things like liquefied carrots," says one refrigerator cleaner. More »

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      health  • food  • bacteria  • office  • sandwich  • lunch  • refrigerator

    • Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken

      Daily Green  |  Jul 13, 08 11:48 AM CDT

      Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken

      (Newser) - You might be well acquainted with the Colonel and his famous fried chicken, but beneath the crunchy skin lie some lesser-known facts. The Daily Green sides its poultry with a six-pack of trivia. It's a place: After toying around with the name "Ptarmigan," one town's handful of residents settled on Chicken, Alaska. Where to get it: If you follow Bon Appetit's advice, you'll take your chicken craving to Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, Price's Chicken Coup in North Carolina, or Willa Mae's Scotch House in New Orleans. More »

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      list  • food  • Dalai Lama  • fast food  • chicken  • KFC  • vegan

    • Rome Cracks Down on Revelers

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Rome Cracks Down on Revelers

      (Newser) - Rome's residents and visitors had best behave themselves for the next 4 months: An experimental ordinance bans eating and drinking in the streets of the Eternal City, and cracks down on hooligans who want to "shout, sing or be noisy," Reuters reports. The newly elected mayor enacted the law, which applies through October in "areas of historic, cultural or artistic value." More »

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      food  • Italy  • wine  • law  • Rome  • singing  • drinks

    • What to Do With That Skin? Get Crackin' on Cracklins

      Gourmet  |  Jul 11, 08 3:38 PM CDT

      What to Do With That Skin? Get Crackin' on Cracklins

      (Newser) - Faced with a heaping pile of chicken skin and fat after using the rest of the bird in some healthy dish? Those squishy, sallow leftovers, Francis Lam writes in Gourmet , present the perfect opportunity to cook up "the noblest form of chicken byproduct": cracklins. With that extra skin and fat all crisped up, Lam drools, "imagine … sneaking the best part of fried chicken into everything." More »

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      food  • cooking  • recipes  • gourmet  • chicken

    • China Takes Dog Off Olympic Menu

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      China Takes Dog Off Olympic Menu

      (Newser) - Beijing is asking restaurants and hotels to remove dog meat from their menus to appease squeamish travelers coming to town for the Olympics and Paralympics, Reuters reports. Beijing’s large Korean population often dines on man’s best friend, and the meat has become popular in Yunnan and Guizhou restaurants as well. South Korea enacted a similar ban during the 1988 Games. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • food  • dog

    • To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      LiveScience  |  Jul 9, 08 6:26 PM CDT

      To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      (Newser) - Call it the Refrigerator of Youth: Eating less could add nearly 5 years to your lifespan, LiveScience reports. Even scholars dismissive of anti-aging hype concede that a more moderate eating approach could bear fruit. "There is plenty of evidence that calorie restriction can reduce your risks for many common diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease," one researcher says. More »

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      health  • food  • science  • elderly  • aging  • youth  • calories  • lifespan  • calorie restriction

    • Food Diaries Help Dieters Shed Pounds

      MSNBC  |  Jul 8, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Food Diaries Help Dieters Shed Pounds

      (Newser) - Dieters who keep a detailed record of their caloric intake in a food diary are more likely to lose weight, a major new study says. Out of nearly 1,700 participants, those who wrote down every snack and nibble of the day lost twice as much weight—and continued to lose weight after the study ended, MSNBC reports. More »