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FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD: Food inspections stall in government shutdown, snack drawers teach kids moderation, and the optimal diet for humans
by Darya Rose | Jan 11, 2019
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week food inspections stall in government shutdown, snack drawers teach kids moderation, and the optimal diet for humans.
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Links of the week
- Don’t think of it as a New Year’s resolution. Think of it as a new skill. – Excellent advice from Jae Berman. (Washington Post)
- A massive amount of American food safety inspections aren’t happening due to the government shutdown, and it could mean more food-poisoning outbreaks – I guess it’s a good idea to make sure you’re mostly eating cooked food these days. Such a bummer. (Business Insider)
- Court Strikes Down Iowa’s ‘Ag-Gag’ Law That Blocked Undercover Investigations – Huge. Great to see this. (NPR)
- Snack drawers and other ways to teach kids to eat in moderation – I like this idea. Anyone try anything like this with their kiddos? (Washington Post)
- Gardening Could Be The Hobby That Helps You Live to 100 – One of the most common activities for centenarians that live in Blue Zones. We’re looking forward to planting season here in the Pacific Northwest. (BBC)
- Is There an Optimal Diet for Humans? – What would you guess? (NY Times)
- 12 Reasons To Ditch The Diet Mentality – Wow. It’s almost like I wrote this. The world has changed a lot since I first started ST. That makes me happy. (Huffpo)
- Caring About The Quality of Your Food Is Not A Disorder (Orthorexia’s Many False Media Positives) – 100%. It’s nearly impossible to eat healthy in Western culture these days and not seem a little odd compared to everyone else. That doesn’t mean it needs to be detrimentally obsessive. As Yoni says, caring is not a disorder. (Weighty Matters)
- Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time – This is very dangerous. Antibiotic resistance is pretty terrifying and I’d hate to see this happen. (Florida Phoenix)
- A Michelin-starred chef says restaurants should stop serving avocados because they’re the blood diamonds of Mexico’ – I’d actually never heard this before and it’s worth considering. (Insider)
- Is Eating Deli Meats Really That Bad for You? – It drives me nuts that I can only find “no nitrates” (hint: that’s BS) and “uncured” (also BS) bacon at Whole Foods these days. That’s all labeling slight-of-hand. When I do consume processed meats I get the most high-quality meat that has been processed in the most traditional ways possible and understand that it’s not the healthiest thing in the world to be eating, so make it a special treat. (NY Times)
- Ribollita – The Tuscan Stew you Should be Eating Regularly – I love winter stews. Nom nom nom. (101 Cookbooks)
What inspired you this week?
Wait, PNW?! I thought you moved to New York.
Haha I moved back to SF in 2017, then to PDX in 2018.
I’m confused by the article on processed meats. It says that nitrites/nitrates in vegetables do not cause cancer, but that processed meats containing nitrites/nitrates derived from vegetables do cause cancer. Are they just cancerous because of the (presumably) large amount used in processed meats? (whereas it would be presumably hard to absorb a large amount of them by eating celery sticks…)
I have no illusions the processed meats are pretty awful for your health, regardless of the packaging they’re in, and I avoid them as much as possible. The article is just a bit unclear at that point.
Do you get your high quality processed meats from a butcher shop, or is there a certain brand you buy at Whole Foods?
GREAT question. For that reason I’m not convinced it’s the nitrites that make them bad, though clearly something does.
I try to find butchers/charcuterie places better than Whole Foods, but they can carry some good brands too. I find they vary by region.
My kid only wants sandwiches for lunch, and only salami or ham, for that matter. He’s 11, and already has many food restrictions due to really severe peanut and tree nut allergies. Sometimes I can talk him into leftovers, but not that often, because he doesn’t want to look (any more) different from other kids. We’ve been getting the Applegate meats. Now I don’t know what to do. Ugh. Do you have any suggestions?
A healthy and nutritious diet really makes a difference, especially for children.
Very good, today we have to be much more careful with food, because ready foods are everywhere
Very good, today we have to be much more careful with food, because ready foods are everywhere
I went to Italy and loved the Tuscan stew. delicious! Your blog is very good, congratulations!
I went to Italy and loved the Tuscan stew. delicious! Your blog is very good, congratulations!