food

Scientists Turn Corn Husks Into Dinner http://www.technewsdaily.com/17779-scientists-turn-corn-husks-into-dinner.html Does this mean the end of hunger and the creation of cheap fuel? I would have liked to see some idea of the cost of the process and for its scaling into a commercial...

Hi, I'm brand new here. I found this forum last night, as I was searching for information about this very topic. So, given that this is a community of critical thinkers, I need you to help me out. I want to feed myself and my family food that will do the best possible job keeping us well --...

I have seen a lot of fuzz on the Internet regarding Monsanto and how it wants to patent food or something... I have read from conspiracy theories to the actual info in the site of Monsanto... what do you all think about it? I mean, if they (and I'm sure others) want to "patent food" roughly...

Just a mile from me is a large field that used to yield corn, soybeans and the like, and is converted into a solar energy farm -- a sea of electricity-generating solar panels. Does this food-for-energy trade-off make sense?

Mark Morford takes the "idiotic, obese, undereducated masses" to task for their contemptible fondness of awful, evil, corporate fast food. The KFC Double Down: One Sandwich To Kill You All . Mark, please don't pull your punches. Tell us what you really think of middle America.

First trans fats, now our beloved NaCl! http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/A10129 I'll go out on a limb that this guy hasn't been around a kitchen much in his life or he'd know there's more to most food preparation than throwing something in a pan and scraping it out when it's...

Story America has a "food system"? We have health classes, cooking shows, and gymnasiums. Lots and lots of them. I'm sure the vast overwhelming majority of them can. And in any case, what's that going to accomplish? In home economics, I learned how to make low mein from scratch, and...

Since there seem to have been a few discussions in various threads regarding meet-ups for the meals not provided as part of the conference, I thought I would try to organize this a little better. So far, we have suggestions for a Tuesday evening dinner at the 777 Brewery downtown, sushi, and...

Seems someone is a tad upset about the 'De-Christianizing' of our condiments: http://www.slashfood.com/2009/03/04/christian-izing-salt-is-just-not-kosher/ Make sure you read the comments as well; they're a hoot. :D

Hi The wind blows cold... harsh, Chilling my poetic soul. Hot-choc'lit haiku!

I saw this on NHK tonight. Compared to one year ago, wheat and soy have more than doubled, while corn is up 40%. They went to Nicaragua and looked at the situation there, and apparantly a lot of people can no longer afford food. The World Food Programme has stepped in, so there hopefully won't...

After a spate of still unresolved tainted human and dog food/medicine scandals, the U.S. Olympics team has decided to bring their own food to China when they participate in upcoming summer Olympics. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/sports/othersports/09olympics.html?th&emc=th Here's the...

So I'm slowly rounding out a second year of living in New England but I would rather not spend Thanksgiving by myself like I did last year (I have no family anywhere nearby). What I propose is a skeptics-Thanksgiving get together. It doesn't have to be on Thanksgiving, we can settle on one...

Hey all, I am wondering if someone can shed some light on the science behind taste and food preference. I have been of the belief for a long time that any person can like any food, it is just a matter of conditioning. Here are a few simple examples which seem to show this; - Different...

The word Cure. To me "curing" a disease or condition means something pretty narrow and explicit: You make it go away and it is completely corrected. A cure eliminates, reverses, corrects the condition. It is not a treatment, it does not help release some symptoms, help reduce the...

When I was last in Europe there was a show on television about how little alcohol people, especially women, could safely consume. I always thought if you weren't an alcoholic, and didn't drive drunk, it didn't matter how much you drank. Perhaps a worry about caloric content, but a few beers...

Do you think that arthritis and joint pain supplements are beneficial? My mother has osteoarthritis in her hips and spine as well as osteopenia and my father has arthritis in his hips and shoulders. I've been reading about Iceland Health Joint Relief and Zyflamend from New Chapter. A friend...

Another thread was sidetracking, so I start this thread now. Medicine should be taught in schools. Drugs should no longer require a prescription. Why? Teaching medicine would help alleviate health costs and increase the health of a population. Free drug trade is a the only way to avoid the...

So, I've watched it, all very well made and all, like most Moore films, but.... Again, Moore gives his old, boring viewpoint that the world owes you a living. With many of those people, if they were horrible ugly people without the charming American accent, I highly doubt Moore would be...

What are some of the facts about living better and longer that you have heard have been proved?

A while ago, I decided I was going to make my sandwiches and stir-fries more interesting, and began looking for some extra vegetables I could put in. I heard that sprouts were very healthful, since they contained nutrients needed to help grow into a real plant. So I got a box of them, and...

A rather gullible fellow who is a bit woo-ish said that some guy told him that there are so many preservatives in food today that corpses take longer to decay than they did "years ago". Sounded like nonsense to me. Any thoughts or interesting links?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19101538/ Sad to lose a smart guy like that.

Is the fundamental premise of "organic food" - ie that it should be free from pesticides and any intensive agricultural practise itself bad for the environment? Insofar as it results in lower crop/meat yields per given area and thus necessitates greater agricultural land use..... Thus [for a...

What of it? And further, what of other herbs and such? How much additional potential do they grant? If any? ...What's conclusive in all this? Also, what about regular old nutrition? Anyone have some sources of cognitive testing done on people who're given healthy diets versus unhealthy ones...

Vegans Sentenced in Baby's Death - - - - - - - - - - - - By GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press Writer May 09,2007 | ATLANTA -- A vegan couple was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and...

I met a woman recently who was "Somersizing". From what I can gather, this involves a less-extreme-than-Atkins carb reduction, and what appears on the surface to be some woo. The woo part is the notion that certain foods should be eaten at the same time as others, and certain other foods...

I'd love to hear opinions on this book, especially from those with expertise in this area. I did find a few related threads. A related title is "Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats" (this title sounds a bit strawmanesque to...

I'm fine with it.

I've been doing a blog about the nutritionist Patrick Holford. His Food for the Brain Foundation has a wonderful online questionnaire to diagnose health problems (this organisation has got plenty of positive UK media coverage - e.g. on ITV's Tonight programme). I used to think I was pretty...