In this installment of Eating to Live, I’ll tell you, my four faithful readers, how the Purveyors of Pink Slime can help you in your journey to health. I can tell you’re excited. You think you’re getting to eat french fries again, don’t you? Actually, the story of McDonald’s is fascinating. Before it became the […]
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What would you do to motivate yourself to reach a weight loss goal? My friend Bryan would write a check to his least favorite politician. Bryan is a former co-worker and friend I’ve known for awhile now. He’s a computer programmer by trade and, like me, has led a sedentary lifestyle for years. He’s rounding
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#108315064 / gettyimages.com In my efforts to reach my health goals, there is one opponent I battle more fiercely than all others. This opponent lurks in every morsel, hiding among the sometimes misleading \”serving size vs. grams per serving\” conundrum, which foils even the most well-meaning herbivores. I stumble into his traps more regularly than I\’d like
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As I\’ve mentioned before, quitting my soda habit was one of the most difficult things I\’ve done in this year-long process. I drank a couple of 20 oz. diet sodas everyday (and then some, on occasion). I know there is at least one of you four faithful readers who is struggling with this addiction, too,
#185410994 / gettyimages.com A goal, if it\’s a worthy one, is the ultimate test of perseverance and all-out tenacity. It\’s often a perilous road, rife with potholes, pointless detours, inaccurate signage, walls, cliffs, chasms and all other sorts of calamities. It can also be fraught with comfortable couches, warm and soft beds, really good television shows, and
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Almost two million pounds of beef have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, after linking the meat to 11 cases of sickness in four unnamed states. I\’m not one of those vegans who is going to tell you that eating meat is a bad thing and why would you want to kill an animal
The one where ANOTHER million pounds of beef gets recalled Read More »
I love lists like these, because they cause me to revisit what I\’m eating (or not eating) and adjust my habits. If you\’d rather jump to the list, it\’s at the bottom of this article, but I wanted to say one thing first…especially to those of you four faithful readers who are experiencing slow weight
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Happy Halloween, you four faithful readers! I hope the lovely Fall weather and scenery is inspiring you to get some veggie colors into your menu! We are experimenting with some new Fall-inspired foods from The Happy Herbivore, including a Pumpkin Chili that should be interesting! I came across the following article this morning, and thought
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No matter which side you blame for it, the government is officially closed. I\’m certainly not here to point the finger at anyone. You four faithful readers don\’t read my once a \”whenever-the-mood-strikes-me\” posts for political commentary. However, I\’m always happy to tell you about your food, and being picky about what you\’re eating. And
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I will not hide the fact that I\’m disappointed and alarmed at the power of the modern corporation. The deregulation movement has created mammoth, monolithic corporations that have more than a lot of influence in global economies, politics and policies. I\’m still enraged by the Monsanto Protection Act, but it\’s really just the tip of
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