For The Love of Food

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

This week learn how to become an “exercise person,” disturbing news about who is selling their tweets, and a compelling new reason to choose chicken over beef.

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Links of the week

• The Joy of Exercising in Moderation <<One of the best pieces I’ve read on the psychology behind developing an exercise habit. If you’ve always considered yourself to “not be an exercise person,” please give this a read. (The Atlantic)
• How Much Are You Willing to Pay for Your Health? <<An excellent reminder that paying a bit more for Real Food isn’t just an expensive luxury, it’s an investment. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
• 7 Nutrition Hashtags You Need to Be Aware Of – #Sp #Cl #Cli #Spon #Spons #Client #Ad <<I suppose I shouldn’t be shocked that doctors, dietitians and nutritionists are willing to sell their tweets to food companies, but I am. (Weighty Matters)
• Conflicts of interest in nutrition research <<And speaking of selling out, whenever you find a piece of health news to be confusing go and check who paid for the study. (Food Politics)
• Meats: A Health Hierarchy <<This wasn’t at all what I expected it to be, and it has nothing to do with saturated fat. In other news, hooray for tomatoes and lentils! (The Atlantic)
• Can Exercise Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk? <<Really compelling new evidence that it can. (NY Times)
• On Finding the Motivation to Cook For Yourself <<An excellent resource for anyone who struggles to cook when it’s *just* for yourself. (The Kitchn)
• Think fun when exercising and you’ll eat less later <<Yet another study showing that how you frame exercise (i.e. is it fun or a chore?) determines how much you eat afterward. Psychology at work again. (ScienceDaily)
• The Kitchn’s Guide to Storing Fruits and Vegetables <<This gives you both general guidance (e.g. don’t store fruits and veggies together) to specific instructions for each type of produce. What a fantastic resource. (The Kitchn)
• Grilled Cherry Tomato Lollipops Are So Simple and Brilliant <<Um, yes please. (The Kitchn + White On Rice Couple)

What inspired you this week?