With the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, undoubtedly many of us are thinking about reducing our oil consumption. The first thing that comes to mind is transportation, but did you know that agriculture in America uses almost as much oil as our vehicles? Agriculture production consumes 400 gallons of oil per year [...]
Archive for the ‘Food and Nutrition’ Category
19 May
Way to go Chipotle!
Chipotle announced today that it will be serving even more locally grown produce than it has in previous years (in 2008, they committed to 25% of their produce being local; last year, it was 35% and in 2010, it’s 50%). In addition to serving about 5 million pounds of locally grown vegetables this year, Chipotle [...]
11 May
What’s for dessert?
When my oldest was younger and didn’t know any better, we rarely finished dinner with dessert. When we did, it was usually fruit. Now we have a 5 and 2.5 year old and they ask “what’s for dessert?” almost every night. About half the time we have dessert, the other half I tell them not [...]
3 May
Tips on how to avoid raising a picky eater
Check out this great post from a mom about how to keep your child from being a picky eater.
30 Mar
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Chef Jamie Oliver is on a mission to revamp the diets of American children. He has a show that airs on Friday nights on ABC called Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. I watched last week’s episode and thought it was good. It’s pretty shocking what is going on in schools regarding food. I couldn’t believe that [...]
25 Mar
Time to sign up for CSA shares!
Last year, we tried signing up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for the first time. We forked out hundreds of dollars in the spring in exchange for 10-20 lbs of vegetables and fruit and a dozen eggs each week for 26 weeks. All the food was organic and came from a local farm. It [...]
14 Mar
What kind of restaurants do you support?
My generous parents have been taking my sons for overnighters lately, giving my husband and I not only the chance to have dinner out, but also brunch the following morning. Lately, we’ve been trying something really fun–sampling some of the more sustainable restaurants in our area. A quick internet search shows many restaurants in my [...]
12 Mar
Federal food subsidies
Take a look at the graphic for this article Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad. Unbelievable. Why is the government subsidizing food that we’re supposed to eat less of? Federal food subsidies from 1995-2005 for production of: fruits and veggies – 0.37% nuts and legumes – 1.9% sugar, oil, starch, alcohol – [...]
3 Mar
Birthday cake
My son turned 5 this week. We had a birthday party for him and per our family tradition, my husband and I made the cake ourselves. Regular grocery store cakes worry me–what artificial ingredients are in the cake, what hydrogenated oils are used in the frosting, what artificial flavors and colors were used to decorate the [...]
4 Jan
Safer fish
Below is a list of the safer, and more dangerous, fish you can consume (taken from Oceans Alive, part of the Environmental Defense Network). Unsafe fish are often high in mercury and PCBs and should be completely avoided by pregnant women, young children, and those trying to conceive. Fish is the primary means of exposure [...]
