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Why This Food Bank is Turning Away Junk Food | Civil Eats
7yr civileats.com
"D.C.’s Capital Area Food Bank aims to offer healthier food choices."
"D.C.’s Capital Area Food Bank aims to offer healthier food choices."
  • katewilson Fantastic! Candy isn't food, and shouldn't be accepted at a food bank.
  • FarmerDave This is great news. I hope every food bank takes this approach.
Why Reinventing Hospital Food Isn’t as Easy as It Sounds | MUNCHIES
7yr munchies.vice.com
"For years, Joshna Maharaj has set her sights on improving the dreary menus of hospitals, prisons...
"For years, Joshna Maharaj has set her sights on improving the dreary menus of hospitals, prisons, and schools. But her journey has not been without challenges."
  • munchiemummy I've always thought that it was so ironic that places where healthy food should matter most (hospitals, schools), often the nutritional value was poor. And I have a friend who works in a prison,...
  • lauren The entire system needs to be reworked! It makes no sense
  • DietID_TeamDietitians This makes me so sad. The inherent hypocrisy is almost numbing, but I'm so glad women like this are fighting for what's right. @akhilg2002 - you should get Foodstanders in touch with your hospital...
Scientific proof that Americans basically eat dessert for breakfast - The Washington Post. What are your no-sugar breakfast ideas?
7yr washingtonpost.com
I guess I knew this, but it's more powerful in writing. I fell victim to sugary yogurt this morni...
I guess I knew this, but it's more powerful in writing. I fell victim to sugary yogurt this morning (albeit Siggi's, which has less sugar than most).
  • munchiemummy Weetabix - basically a 100% whole shredded wheat biscuit (literally nothing else in the ingredients), sliced banana and organic milk. Very popular breakfast cereal here in the UK, wish it would...
  • annefood Scrambled eggs http://www.annefood.com/blog/cheesy-scallion-scrambled-eggs or plain unsweetened yogurt with fruit, toasted coconut, toasted pecans, flax seed and cacao nibs.
  • Gwendolyn The video is quite powerful! Interesting about the calorie counts too- Great Britain had a seemingly huge protein and fat packed breakfast that would keep you full for hours and hours, and the US...
19 Food Films to Inform and Inspire | FoodTank.com
7yr foodtank.com
"Check out Food Tank’s list of food films."
"Check out Food Tank’s list of food films."
  • mirasingh I saw A Place at the Table when it first came out. That movie should be required watching in all Public Health programs. Thank you for sharing.
Coffee Flour - Turning Coffee Fruit into a High-Protein Flour
7yr fastcoexist.com
#nofoodwaste Gluten-free! & "Gram for gram, it has more iron than spinach, more fiber than whole ...
#nofoodwaste Gluten-free! & "Gram for gram, it has more iron than spinach, more fiber than whole wheat, and more potassium than bananas." "The fruits of the coffee plant used to be garbage. Now th...
  • munchiemummy Quality coffee comes at a price, though I. I wonder how expensive this will be? A "Whole Foods" trend? Or will it reach the mass markets?
  • DietID_TeamDietitians @munchimummy great point, but if it's a waste product, it may be more affordable.
  • terryhope I have a sample of this flour and love the fruity flavor it adds to baked goods
Hidden Costs of Food - Health, Environmental, Social
7yr huffingtonpost.com
Go harvest a few summer veggies from your garden and munch on them as you read this... if you don...
Go harvest a few summer veggies from your garden and munch on them as you read this... if you don't, you're bound to feel slightly dismayed as the list goes on and on... Nice to see all of these ...
  • DietID_TeamDietitians Sally this is such an important issue that Is often not discussed. And I hadn't seen this credit Suisse report before. Digging in now. This pairs so well with recent repeating that people who...
  • BobDale Great and scary overview. Thanks for sharing!
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Fourth-generation Farmer and Artist Nikiko Masumoto Shares her Journey Returning to her Roots
7yr eventbrite.com Institute For The Future
Fourth-generation organic farmer, author, agrarian artist, and Institute for the Future 2016 fell...
Fourth-generation organic farmer, author, agrarian artist, and Institute for the Future 2016 fellow Nikiko Masumoto combines her passion for creative expression and storytelling with food and farmi...
Creamed, Canned And Frozen: How The Great Depression Revamped U.S. Diets : The Salt : NPR
7yr npr.org
Fascinating episode on Fresh Air about how we fell into a food system and culture that was owned ...
Fascinating episode on Fresh Air about how we fell into a food system and culture that was owned by #processed food "During the Depression, cheap, nutritious and filling food was prioritized — ofte...
Celebrity chefs are feeding the homeless with the left over food from the Olympic village
7yr mobile.nytimes.com
#nofoodwaste
  • annefood Love love love. Leave it to Bottura to act and do something great.
World's largest vertical farm grows without soil, sunlight or water in Newark
7yr theguardian.com
#FoodNews: 'AeroFarms has put $30m into a green revolution that seeks to produce more crops in le...
#FoodNews: 'AeroFarms has put $30m into a green revolution that seeks to produce more crops in less space, but whether it’s economically viable is an open question'
  • MargaretG The vertical farm trend really bothers me. I can't put my finger on exactly why but it feels like the wrong shade of "green."
  • etsummer @MargaretG I totally feel you! I think it can definitely be hard to digest...especially when ideally we'd like to see and are working towards the return to small farms and localized production. If...
  • DietID_TeamDietitians Totally agree @etsummer I'm not an anti-innovation person so I'm happy to see progress that unlocks supply of fresh food in communities that need it most. But we need lots of aerofarms to tip the...
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