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No safe bets: Revamping the school lunch program
Thanks to a long-overdue overhaul by the USDA, school lunches are likely to look a lot different starting July 1. Here in Las Vegas, the Clark County School District — the nation’s fifth largest — is readying to implement new school lunch guidelines this fall. And it’s one tall order. As this well-written and insightful […]
My so-called vegan life
May 1, 2012
I’m not exactly sure what day I became a vegan, but it was around this time last year that I realized I was a vegan. An accidental vegan, for sure, because I never intended it to happen. I use the term less as a badge of my identity and more as a short-hand for what […]
I’ll be a vegan for Thanksgiving: Food, memories, and grieving the loss of taste
November 23, 2011
I am someone who loves to eat. I come from Polish/German cattle farmers who made at least three kinds of meat for breakfast (I am not exaggerating). In a past life, even though I have lived with food allergies for years, it would have been nothing for me to eat an entire package of Hagen […]
Fat-shaming is a hate crime
June 16, 2011
There have been too many stories about fat-shaming this past week for me to ignore it as just bad judgement by a few people. Exhibit A: Tough Love Jezebel reported yesterday on the ugly fat-shaming that came out of Gwyneth Paltrow’s mouth while talking to Ross Mathews: As you may know, Ross Mathews, the late […]
The vegan minefield
May 16, 2011
It’s been a strange ride since I became a vegan a couple months ago, because of health reasons. It’s amazing how a change in your diet can have such a domino effect on the rest of your life! And it’s even more amazing how saying the word “vegan” can cause such a wide range of […]
The accidental vegan?
April 14, 2011
As you may have noticed, I’ve been a bit MIA lately. Actually, I’ve been quite sick lately. And it has led me down an interesting road. In fact, I’ve been struggling with a mysterious illness that has seriously compromised me on more than one occasion over the past several months. It started with postpartum nausea […]
Girl power merit badge
April 5, 2011
Did you hear about the two 15-year-old Girl Scouts who have taken on an ecological battle that could mean some big changes? I love this story! According to Grist, two Michigan Girl Scouts have managed to get Kellogg’s to stem their use of palm oils, which cause deforestation. Palm oil is used in many Kellogg’s […]
More food politics: ADHD edition
March 30, 2011
I guess dissecting nutrition is in the air these days. No sooner had I posted about the trans fats bill in the Nevada Legislature, do I see this article from Grist about a study linking ADHD symptoms to diet. The Grist piece is about new study by Netherlands researcher Dr. Lidy Pessler of the ADHD […]
Food politics
March 23, 2011
A proposed state senate bill, SB230, seeks to ban the sale of foods containing trans fats at Nevada’s public schools. If passed, this bill would put Nevada on a growing list of states, cities and even countries banning the substance (in some way) from being sold. According to the Mayo Clinic, trans fats raise your […]
Resolute in body acceptance
January 4, 2011
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. They tend to be too general. Make time for friends. Read more books. Lose weight. And in my experience generalized goals don’t work. With resolutions, goals — whatever you call it — you have to be specific. Run a 5K by March. Read at least one new book a […]
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