By Adrienne Markworth Feeling stressed this morning? I was—general anxiety right as I sat down to work. Then I realized why: I had a training last week and went right to Los Angeles for the weekend with my family. My fridge is empty, I have a busy week ahead of me, and no idea what
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By Adrienne Markworth Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve read everything else he’s written, and this is almost exactly what he says it is – a short, useful guide helping people decide what to eat. Short, for sure. I read it in 25 minutes on the
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Adrienne passed along this article to me from NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131074210. It describes the efforts grocery stores are making to help their customers choose healthier foods. Instead of walking into the grocery store and seeing huge displays of chips and soda, stores are starting to highlight fresh fruits and veggies. Using techniques like soft lighting and
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Last night a group from Leah’s Pantry attended the panel discussion hosted by Slow Food USA, called “How do we close the food gap?” Paul Ash, Executive Director of the SF Food Bank, began by saying that the food gap only exists because of the income gap, not because low-income people don’t want to eat
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By Adrienne Markworth When I taught high school Ethics, one of the main concepts that wove through the year was the idea of interdependence. As I read the SF Chronicle this morning—they had a large feature on the rising costs of food—I was struck by how many other issues were tied into this topic. Some
By Adrienne Markworth Several things point to the growing importance of food and nutrition in our culture. One is the popularity of books like The Art of Simple Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma (and the follow-up, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.) In fact, we’re even summarizing the main ideas of these titles in
