For The Love of Food

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

This week TV is linked to cancer, supplements contain steroids, and soylent gets the cold shoulder.

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Links of the week

• We can’t give up on home cooking! <<There has been an assault on dinner lately. That is, a slew of people have come out saying that home cooked meals are a luxury of the foodie elite. Thank you Treehugger for summarizing why that argument is total BS.
• Why You’re Better Off With Froot Loops Than Special K Granola <<Would you have been fooled? (Weighty Matters)
• Dangerous Dietary Supplements Return to Store Shelves <<I make an effort to stress this point every few months. Supplements can be very dangerous, and you have virtually no way of knowing which are safe. (NY Times)
• SURPRISING HEALTH RISKS OF A TV HABIT <<It doesn’t just make your butt grow, TV is also linked to several kinds of cancer. (Dr. Weil)
• What Actually Reading that Fast vs. Slow Weight Loss Study Taught Me <<Thank you Yoni Freedhoff for reminding us that studies don’t always support what the media claims they do. (Weighty Matters)
• So long, Soylent. World remembers that eating rules <<I told ya so. (Grist)
• For a Better Brain, Learn Another Language <<Learning languages is totally underrated. And all you have to do is try. (The Atlantic)
• Ten fruits and vegetables you’re storing wrong <<Cucumbers shouldn’t go in the fridge? Who knew? (Washington Post)
• What’s the Difference Between Roasting and Baking? <<I honestly had no idea. I’ve been enlightened. (The Kitchn)
• homemade harissa <<The first time I had harissa was the first time it occurred to me that Moroccan food might be the best cuisine on earth. (smitten kitchen)

What inspired you this week?