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rachna purpose, Food-Lover
New York, New York
About me
Co-Founder of Foodstand. Lover of spices, bubbles, sunshine, brunch parties, & dance breaks. Sharing seasonal Indian experiments, good food finds, and incredible stories from NY and Detroit
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Thefoodstand.comHow Square Watermelons Get Their Shape, and Other G.M.O. Misconceptions - The New York Times
nytimes.com
Great article to clear up some confusion about GMOs - but you'll also see that the idea to provide info on GMOs in QR codes has made it in the bill. oof. Thoughts on this?
Eat Your Fruit and Veggies and Be Happy
sciencenewsjournal.com
"Parents all over the world are constantly telling their kids to eat their veggies “because it’s good for you”. Studies have long shown that the risk of cancer and heart attacks can be greatly redu...
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SallyRogers Yay! I really hope this is just the beginning of more studies aimed at uncovering links between eating & mental health and well-being!
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter @SallyRogers I completely agree!
This Is Why Frozen Fruits Should Be Your New Best Friend
huffingtonpost.com
I really think freezers should be bigger than the refrigerator part of your fridge. I use my freezer to preserve so much - from fruits, to veggies, to chutneys, to compost, and everything in between!
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JenniferEmilson I totally agree with you!!
Brewery Taps Into The Environment And Creates Zero-Waste Beer
huffingtonpost.com
I can't wait to try this #NoFoodWaste beer. If anyone finds it, please share your thoughts.
Joseph Leonard dinner is always delicious, especially when you get perfectly seared Dorade, a seafood watch "best choice"
Joseph Leonard
It's super confusing to eat sustainable fish at restaurants because the names are different and you never know exact source. Luckily, Dorade is a best choice according to the seafood watch app, so ...
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garv That does look fab!
Jul
13
Windy City Smokeout- a BBQ Festival in Chicago!
windycitysmokeout.com
560 W. Grand
A 3 day festival featuring BBQ masters from around the country, including Blackwood BBQ, one of the few BBQ joints that promises pasture-raised meats with no antibiotics or hormones.
Jul
14
CURING MEATS: HAM & BACON - a class at Preserved in Oakland
eventbrite.com
Preserved Oakland
"Students will be introduced to the basic methods of curing meat at home with samples and demontrastions of both dry curing and wet brining. We will cover ham, guanciale, duck prosciutto and bacon....
Many Foods Subsidized By the Government Are Unhealthy | TIME
time.com
Compared to people who ate the least amount of subsidized food, the people who ate the most had a 37% higher risk of being obese, a 41% greater risk of having belly fat, a 34% higher risk for havin...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter There was a great NYTimes article about a food bank in Houston, TX where they help diabetics to select the right foods. We need more places like that for the public!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yea I love that idea!
Is sushi healthy? Is granola? Where Americans and nutritionists disagree
nytimes.com
"Yes, some foods, like kale, apples and oatmeal, are considered “healthy” by nearly everyone. And some, like soda, french fries and chocolate chip cookies, are not. But in between, some foods appea...
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JenniferEmilson Intriguing article. What surprised me most is when I got to the end of the article, only 99% of nutritionists consider an apple or orange healthy. What's up with that 1%??!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Seriously!! I wonder if they would get different results if they only surveyed registered dietitians, who have to get much more training than nutritionists