Elizabeth Puccini explains how easy it was to bring Meatless Monday to three New York City schools.
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Tag Archives: Food Politics
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Jamie Oliver Revs Up Food Revolution
In his award winning series Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver enters Huntington, West Virginia intent on curbing the city’s disease risk by improving health habits. His efforts illustrate that we need nutrition education in our schools– and more kitchen time with our kids at home!
Stringer’s NPR Radio Support Spurs Grassroots Movement
Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer, on NPR Brian Lehrer Show, called on NYC schools to go Meatless Monday. "We’re proposing it our public schools to expose children to different kinds of food,†says Stringer.
Raj Patel Talks Truth
Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, talks about the true cost of the $200 hamburger.
Mayors Join the Movement
The idea of Meatless Monday is increasingly entering the public consciousness. Even more than the environmental reasons, people are talking about the health benefits of cutting back on meat. No less than the Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, is only the most recent public official championing our cause. Similarly, Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore announced a week of service projects in her city – kicking off the week with Meatless Monday!
‘Eating Animals’ Enlivens Issues
Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book Eating Animals looks at the ethical and environmental quandaries posed by our appetite for meat.
We Need Preventative Medicine
Our nation is in the midst of a lively debate about public healthcare. What seems to be missing, however, is a discussion about preventative medicine. Gradual behavior change, coupled with health education, would make a dramatic impact on the lives of many Americans while reducing overall expenses.
Just (Choose Sustainable) Food
In Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong And How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly, author James McWilliams argues that we must make sustainable food choices. He also insists that buying local is simply not enough.
The High Cost Of Cheap Food
Large quantities of cheap fast food may seem like a bargain on the surface, but a closer look shows us that these highly processed, industrialized food products have a multitude of hidden expenses. Brian Walsh, a health and science writer for TIME Magazine, recently tallied up the impact that industrial farming is having on the environment, our health and the national budget. Our solution: go meatless on Mondays!
Un-Stuff America by Cutting Calories
The findings in Hank Cardello’s new book stuffed, are at times controversial. But his solution is simple: focus on the numbers. Cut your calories. As he says, don’t supersize, zero size.
Open Your Eyes With “Food, Inc.”
The producers of the new film "Food, Inc.†opening this week have chosen 10 things we can all do to change our food system. #5 is: Meatless Mondays…Go without meat one day a week.
In Defense of Real Food
Vitamin-enriched Diet Coke, bread infused with Omega-3 fatty acids- you’d think we were getting our fair share of vital nutrients. But Michael Pollan in his best-selling book "In Defense of Food†– out now in paperback – offers a very different perspective.
