Archive for March, 2006
Friday, March 31st, 2006
On the Lamb
The Dining Out section of the March 29, 2006 New York Times carried an article entitled “Much Ado About Mutton, but Not in These Parts” that details the American aversion to eating lamb and mutton. According to the author, R.W. Apple, Jr., American adults each consume about 50 pounds of pork and 65 pounds of beef in a year, but a mere pound of lamb and virtually no mutton at all. For those who wonder what’s the difference, it’s all about the age of the critter when dispatched: it’s called lamb if under 2 years of age, mutton thereafter
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Thursday, March 30th, 2006
100 Years of Flaky Nutrition
Today marks the 100th birthday of the corn flake, developed by the enterprising brother of famous vegetarian physician John Harvey Kellogg. Dr. Kellogg operated a health spa/sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, to which place the rich and puny at the turn of the century could repair to restore their health and vigor. Dr. Kellogg employed a strict vegetarian diet and a number of other interesting therapies, such as radiation and near-electrocution as remedies for obesity.
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Monday, March 27th, 2006
The Greening of Wal-Mart
In an astounding move, low-price retail behemoth Wal-Mart, the devil/darling of every small community in America is doubling its position in the organic market, which will effectively bring reasonably priced organic foods and products to just about every dot on the map.
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Monday, March 20th, 2006
Heidi Heidi Heidi Ho!
This morning, our local paper contained an article about supermodel Heidi Klum’s return to the catwalk for the Victoria’s Secret runway show a while back. Now, there’s nothing particularly newsworthy about a supermodel’s appearing on a fashion runway, except that Ms. Klum was doing it–bare belly and all–a mere two months after giving birth to her second child.
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
Gain Weight While You Sleep
Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Although you may be more accustomed to hearing late night tv hucksters hawking products claiming to “melt away the pounds while you sleep,” for some folks the reverse may be happening unbeknownst to them.
HERE’S AN IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH!!
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Sunday, March 12th, 2006
For the Love of Chocolate
A few years ago, on a trip to Sicily with a group of friends, we visited Modica, a little architectural jewel of a town, famous for a number of delicacies. The highlight of our time there was our visit to a tiny old chocolate shop, called Antica Dolceria, where chocolate artisans create delicious confections (including the freshest and most fabulous cannoli) using centuries old techniques.
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Monday, March 6th, 2006
Pop-a-Top, Again!
Well, well, well…the light finally dawns upon them that supersized soda pop is a major player in the development of obesity.
Will wonders never cease?
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Friday, March 3rd, 2006
Fluffy and Fido, Boycott Carbs Now!
Can you believe it? The First Complete Home Glucose Monitoring System Designed for Cats and Dogs!
