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Vegetarian Food As Alternative

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:09:40 GMT

clipped by: klippety
clipper's remarks: More great benefits for personal health and environmental reasons. Forrest Whitaker and John Salley and yes, Al Sharpton

Clip Source: www.peta.org

African-American Stars Combat Fast-Food Industry's Meaty Fare

African-American consumers—a major target of fast-food advertising for unhealthy meat-based foods—are fighting back as part of a very different initiative. They are starring in PETA's ads promoting healthy, vegetarian foods. PETA is spending grant funds to run the television spots featuring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and NBA champ John Salley—who discuss why they kicked the meat habit—and online ads featuring civil rights leader The Rev. Al Sharpton, who blasts KFC's cruelty to chickens and marketing to African-Americans.

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Forest Whitaker's Veggie Testimonial Rev Al Sharpton Speaks Out Against KFC John Salley's Veggie Testimonial

in the U.S., more than 3 million African-Americans 20 years old or older have diabetes and African-Americans are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites.

How I survived a heart attack at age 43

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:15:58 GMT

clipped by: bambino101

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

When I had my heart attack at 43, all my doctors were really surprised. I was young, I'm not overweight, and I don't eat a lot of fatty foods.

In fact, I never eat junk food. My father had a heart attack, but he was in his 70s, so that is not a significant risk factor.

However, a closer look at my medical records would have suggested there was a problem. My total cholesterol was around 400, and my triglycerides, which are really affected by diet and exercise, were 600 to 700. A healthy number is 150 or below.

The night of my heart attack I was home, and I felt a lot of pressure in my chest. Not pain, really. I thought it was indigestion. It went on all night and even though my wife Ingrid urged me to go to the hospital, a heart attack was the last thing on my mind.

The next morning the pressure was so great I could barely walk, so I took a taxi to the hospital.

Health Magazine: How doctors diagnose and treat a heart attack

Tags: health

Pinching pennies like your grandparents

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:13:40 GMT

clipped by: JICWyllie

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

the skyrocketing cost of everything from cereal to eggs is prompting some Americans to turn to traditional techniques for stretching a dollar or a meal.

The food inflation is clearly affecting American lifestyles. An April survey by market researchers NPD Group found that more than half of adults who described themselves as “financially challenged” were trying to use up leftovers more often and prepare more meals at home than they did a year ago.

Americans are still eating out but are choosing cheaper restaurants

more people are choosing grain-based foods, such as pizza and pasta, over meat-based meals.

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

For those people who are trying to shop and eat more like their grandparents did, the change in behavior isn’t just a matter of time management. Accustomed to years of drive-through restaurants and pasta in a box, many simply don’t know how to cook from scratch.

Tags: economy, consumers, i-spending, i-decrease, i-consequences

The House on Mango Street - Theme

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:28:39 GMT

clipped by: watsaname

Clip Source: www.sparknotes.com

The Power of Language

Throughout The House on Mango Street, particularly in “No Speak English,” those who are not able to communicate effectively (or at all) are relegated to the bottom levels of society. Mamacita moves to the country to be with her husband, and she becomes a prisoner of her apartment because she does not speak English. She misses home and listens to the Spanish radio station, and she is distraught when her baby begins learning English words. His new language excludes her. Similarly, Esperanza's father could not even choose what he ate when he first moved to the country, because he did not know the words for any of the foods but ham and eggs. Esperanza's mother may be a native English speaker, but her letter to the nuns at Esperanza's school is unconvincing to them in part because it is poorly written.

Food for the brain

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:39:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I did the quiz and didn't do as well as I thought..eek

Clip Source: www.webmd.com

Results: Brain Food: How Much Do You Know?

Which fats may pump up your brain's gray matter?

Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found in fatty fish (like salmon and sardines), appear to have many health benefits. New research shows they may even build the brain's gray matter. In one study, healthy adults who ate the most omega-3 fatty acids had the most gray matter in three brain areas that regulate mood. How do omega-3 fatty acids help the brain? Scientists are still studying the connection. But they do know this: The omega-3 fatty acid DHA, is the major polyunsaturated fatty acid found in the brain, and is important for brain development and function.

Tags: brain health, healthy foods

food allergy warnings

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:29:05 GMT

clipped by: silvanaraihane

Clip Source: www.canadaeast.com

Clearing confusion from food allergy warnings frustrating for consumers

WASHINGTON - It is one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.

The warnings are voluntary - meaning there is no way to know if foods that do not bear them really should. And they vague: Is "may contain traces of peanuts" more reliable than "made in the same factory as peanuts?"

Now health officials in the U.S. and Canada are debating setting standards, amid increasing concern that consumers are so confused they're starting to ignore the warnings.

In Canada, the government's review is just beginning, but meanwhile it recommends foods bear one of two labels: "May contain X allergen" or "Not suitable for consumption by persons with an allergy to X."

Starting in 2006, a U.S. law required that foods disclose in plain language when they intentionally contain highly allergenic ingredients such as peanuts or dairy.

maple leaf re-call, pls read comment

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:16:46 GMT

clipped by: silvanaraihane
clipper's remarks: go to; www.maple-leaf.com and then to; re-call, for full list of products to watch for. I was amazed as I had some od these in my freezer!

Clip Source: www.canadaeast.com

Some key facts in the ongoing listeriosis outbreak and Maple Leaf recall

TORONTO - Some key facts regarding Canada's ongoing listeriosis outbreak and the related recall of ready-to-eat meat products made by Maple Leaf Foods:

THE ILLNESS: Caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, often found in soil, vegetation, animal feed and feces; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, headache, constipation, persistent fever. If it spreads to the nervous system, signs and symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions.

THE VULNERABLE: People with weak immune systems, the elderly, pregnant women. Although the infection may be mild in a pregnant woman, there could be a miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth or potentially fatal infection in the baby after birth.

Kerala Tour

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:43:49 GMT

clipped by: rsingh131982

Clip Source: www.keralatoursite.com

KERALA TOURS

Kerala, a state of India, which is situated at the banks of Arabian sea is well known for tourism. A place where every nook and corner in Kerala you will see Hindu temples, Muslim mosques and Christian Churches. KERALA, as "God's Own Country", is the tourism wonder-child of India.

Kerala has gifted by the nature. This state is full of many pleasant sights. Boating on the beaches and lakes of Kerala is very exciting and pleasant experience.

Sea foods are very delicious and demanding in Kerala. Also one can find very beautiful and creative handicrafts there. Kerala is a popular vacation destination for nature lovers.

Tags: kerala tour, tour to kerala

10 Calm - Foods That Fight with Your Stress

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:38 GMT

clipped by: AScomputer
clipper's remarks: The following nutritional strategies will not only help you to manage stress, but will also improve your general health, so that you’re calm, even in the middle of the chaos of your life.

Clip Source: www.egodevelopment.com

10 Calm - Foods That Fight with Your Stress

Everyone suffers from stress. If you are jittery package of nerves, start eating for stress relief.

The following nutritional strategies will not only help you to manage stress, but will also improve your general health, so that you’re calm, even in the middle of the chaos of your life.

1. Oranges

2. Dark chocolate.

3. Herbs or supplements

4. Berries.

5. Essential fats.

6. Shellfish and zinc.

7. Chai tea.

8. Avocados

9. Mixed nuts.

10. Guacamole.

Tags: distress, stress, calm

Kenya and its place in Africa

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:40 GMT

clipped by: montypaul
clipper's remarks: Binyavanga Wainaina comment on Kenyan's vision of themselves and their place in Africa and the education system and what it produces.

Clip Source: www.mg.co.za

Of course the horrible big-picture truth of it all is that we are statistically just as poor and vulnerable as all those poor, colourful people who eat spicy foods and won't fit in with Deloitte & Touche's corporate culture. Now, if there is a country that bewilders us, it is that perpetually overheating place called Nigeria, where quantum physicists give up Harvard jobs to start giant churches that attract three million Sunday worshippers, then decide to open up Maximum Mega Worship Centre in Waco, Texas -- because rednecks need God too.

To be a Kenyan is to be cursed by a system that pretends to function. There is enough of a school system, a health system, a private sector, good banks and tall buildings for everybody to see them. What nobody tells you is that this splendour is available only to the 5% who make it through the filters.

Tags: africa, politics, development, equality, education, kenya, binyavanga wainaina

Chipmunk Tale - in pics

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:31:09 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Cute!

Clip Source: web.me.com

2008

Over the next hour, as I held him in my hand, he warmed up and started to move.

I smashed up some nuts and dried fruit from my trail mix, mixed it with water, and fed it to the eager baby with a syringe from my first aid kit.

Needing my hands free for the hike, I found the perfect spot for Chip ... I emptied the water from my Nalgene bottle, put the fleece hat in the bottom to make a nice bed, and snuggled him inside.

Back home, he gets his first real meal of chipmunk-appropriate formula.

In less than a week, his eyes are open!

As the days go by, he gets more and more mature.

Based on where I found him (approx. 6000 ft elevation in the Olympics), I’m guessing he’s an Olympic chipmunk (a subspecies of the yellow pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus caurinus).

He loves pockets.

eating a variety of foods now, in addition to his formula. He’s also graduated to a bigger cage

A few weeks later .... it’s time to expand his cage.

This is a triple decker cage,

Tags: chipmunk, pictures, rescue

10 Most Expensive Foods

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:05:32 GMT

clipped by: digitalfever

Clip Source: blog.knowyourmoney.co.uk

With the world in the grip of an international food crisis, supermarket prices increasing weekly and the cost of a Pot Noodle at an all-time high it seemed like a good time to take a somewhat tasteless (pun intended) look at the world’s most expensive foods.

Tags: food, top 10, expensive, fascinating, expensive food

Overly , Flirtatious

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:26:01 GMT

clipped by: prakash2008
clipper's remarks: It is possible to be overly flirtatious with food? Well, my “skinny jeans” seem to think so. I’m afraid I’ve been flirting with a few too many foods, too many times a day. Oops! Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Enter “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” by Mireille Guiliano.

Clip Source: www.flirtfood.com

I’ve Been Overly Flirtatious…

It is possible to be overly flirtatious with food? Well, my “skinny jeans” seem to think so. I’m afraid I’ve been flirting with a few too many foods, too many times a day. Oops! Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Enter “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” by Mireille Guiliano.

Tags: overly, flirtatious

Loire Valley, France

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:19:07 GMT

clipped by: prakash2008
clipper's remarks: Tomatoes are among my favorite foods and the season has really just begun. I return from the Marin Farmer’s Market on Sunday’s with bags of goodies: a wonderful variety of tomatoes, fruits and vegetables bursting with flavor.

Clip Source: www.flirtfood.com

Tomato Season is here

Tomatoes are among my favorite foods and the season has really just begun. I return from the Marin Farmer’s Market on Sunday’s with bags of goodies: a wonderful variety of tomatoes, fruits and vegetables bursting with flavor.

Tags: loire valley, france

test

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:32:02 GMT

clipped by: andrewandhelenr

Clip Source: tvnz.co.nz

Canada says 12 dead in food poisoning

Aug 26, 2008 2:57 PM

Twelve people have now died out of 26 confirmed cases of food poisoning linked to deli meats produced at a plant owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc, Canadian health officials said.

There are another 29 suspected cases of listeriosis, officials told reporters, and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said the government expected more cases in coming days.

Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada's biggest meat processors, had said it hoped to reopen the Toronto plant associated with the outbreak on Tuesday, but health officials said they will test and hold all meat produced there until they are satisfied it is not contaminated.