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  • “…if a food containing corn or soybeans is not labeled Certified Organic or GM-free, you should assume it is GM.” [Marion Nestle]
  • I like this: 5 Powerful Reasons to Eat More Slowly [Dr. Mercola] I still forget to eat mindfully and consciously even though the concept was repeatedly raised in the food ethics course that I recently participated in.
  • 10 signs Your Next (restaurant) meal will suck. [Macheesmo] What are signs to you?
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In links: Tuesday July 7

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  • I’m a little late on this because I was lagging behind in my news feeds: “Rumor has it that Mike Taylor, currently a professor at George Washington University but better known for his work as Monsanto’s Vice President for Public Policy, will start on Monday at the FDA in a position coordinating food safety.” Food Inc. touched on this very concept. The book Food Politics touches on this as well. [Ethicurean]
  • But wait… Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, agrees with the choice?? (And acknowledges that readers will think she’s nuts for it.)
  • Red Ink: A Canadian View of Food Inc. [Wayne Roberts] Interesting.
  • Why Parents are Helpless Against Junk Food [Fooducate]
  • U.S. outlines new food safety rules [CBC]
  • I’ve learned that grating garlic on a microplane is not such a good idea. Thank you, Serious Eats (though really one of its readers).
  • This is why you’re fat: A one third pound of sirloin topped with two slices of white American cheese, four strips of bacon, peanut butter, between two Krispy Kreme donuts. Check it out.  To me this is real food pr0n: Nothing I’d want to experience but impressive to look at. Do people actually eat this?
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Link round up

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Meant to post this yesterday but got busy with family visits, enjoying the weather and freelance work:

  • Egg Substitutions in Cookies and Brownies [The Kitchn]
  • (U.S. news) Tax junk food, but also subidize veggies [Grist.com]
  • The Kitchn asks, What’s in Your Snack Drawer (at the Office)? My collection:
    • An assortment of teas, including – but not only – Stash Tea (also follow them on Twitter) in Sushi Bar Green Tea and lemon ginger herbal tea, Turkey Hill Maple Herbal tea (though I don’t like the taste and the box gives off a strong odour), what I think are rooiboss tea bags, and Yerba Mate.
    • A can of tuna
    • A can of baby corn
    • Seasoned nori strips
    • A bottle of walnut oil
    • Peruvian granola bars (“Energia Inka”) with ingredients listed as “wheat pop, kiwicha pop (Amaranth), Wheat, Oats, Maca, Quinoa, Raisin, Chestnut, Coconut, Benne, Honey, Milk and spices”. I don’t know what all those are and I don’t like the taste. I’m guessing this is Maca, aka “Peruvian ginseng”. A little research indicates that by “benne” they might mean “sesame”.
    • One and a half Lara Bars
    • Mary’s Organic Crackers Sticks & Twigs (pretzel sticks) in chipotle tomato.
  • Loblaws to Source 100 Percent Sustainable Seafood [Progressive Grocer - thanks to Dana for the link via Twitter.]
  • The plastics industry is warning consumers that reusable fabric grocery bags can create a health risk because they can become contaminated with fungus and bacteria if not properly washed. [Toronto Star and City News]
  • New Fling chocolate bar from Mars. NPR asks, “is this hyper-feminine, hyper-sexualized marketing coming on too strong?” Good god, what’s wrong with subtlety? I find that sort of marketing kind of gross.
  • The environmental case (no pun intended) for local beer. [Treehugger]

…less knowledgeable, or perhaps even unscrupulous pickers may be destroying the future of this wonderful crop. Picking a wild leek means picking the entire plant, with no means of regeneration next year.

  • “A gastronome who is not an environmentalist is stupid. An environmentalist who is not a gastronome is boring.” Treehugger has covered Carlo Petrini’s recent Toronto visit. I found my first set of notes, which I hadn’t thrown out but instead had tucked inside my copy of Marion Nestle’s Food Politics. Will update my related post but it turns out that most of the good material came from what he said after I changed paper anyhow.
  • Today (May 22) is National Vanilla Pudding Day. Tomorrow (May 23) is National Taffy Day.
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