For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

The food safety bill finally passed this week, I found 2 fabulous (looking) soup recipes and Lifehacker shares the best tools for storing them.

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For The Love of Food

• House panel passes food safety reform bill <<A rare helpful food safety bill passed this week. Hooray for functional government! (Reuters)
• Understanding the difference between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol <<Simple, quick tutorial on this important distinction between the cholesterol you eat and the kind you measure in your blood. (Nutrition Data)
• A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away <<B.S. of the week Apparently some companies are trying to sell scents to help you lose weight. Seems particularly stupid in this economy. (New York Times)
• Farmers Market by day, tomato soup by night <<This title has 4 of my favorite words in it! And a fantastic looking tomato soup recipe. I can’t wait to try it!! (from Michelle at Find Your Balance @MPfennighaus)
• Five Best Recipe Managers <<For those of you recipe collectors, here are the most popular tools to keep them organized. (Lifehacker)
• Pot Luck: Live Twitter Chat with Food Inc Director <<Today at 10am-noon PST you can participate in a conversation with the Food Inc director!! What a great opportunity for #foodinc fans! (La Vida Locavore)
• A Chicken Soup With a Peanut Crunch <<Did I mention I love soup? Oh, and Mark Bittman? This West African soup recipe sounds amazing. (New York Times)
• Mediterranean Diet + Nuts = Reversal of Metabolic Syndrome <<If you or anyone you know is at risk for metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes (i.e. everyone), this is some interesting research about the potential benefits of nuts. (Diabetic Mediterranean Diet Blog)
• Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk <<In case you hadn’t heard, refined carbohydrates (foods made with sugar or white flour) will kill you. (HealthDay)
• Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It <<Important reminder to be skeptical of all science reported in main stream media–it contradicts itself constantly. (New York Times)

What great articles did you read or write this week? Leave your links in the comments.

Tags: B.S. of the week, cholesterol, food safety bill, tomato soup, Tools