and be fresher and higher in nutrients than farm-grown vegetables. Toshiba will sell their produce to grocery stores
It could bring an end to astronauts on the space station subsisting largely on a diet of prepackaged dehydrated food.
and potentially from producing meat directly in a lab. Automation will help agriculture via large-scale robotic
In vitro meat: Also known as cultured meat or tubesteak, it is a flesh product that has never been part of a complete, living animal.
Several current research projects are growing in vitro meat experimentally, although no meat has yet been produced for public consumption.
Scientifically viable in 2017; mainstream in 2024; and financially viable in 2027. Automation Variable rate swath control:
Building on existing geolocation technologies, future swath control could save on seed, minerals, fertilizer and herbicides by reducing overlapping inputs.
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both of them 31, held a wedding rehearsal dinner in an upstairs event space. In between, an early-evening crowd drank beer,
#New water desalination technology makes ocean water drinkable New method devised using a small electrical field that will remove the salt from seawater.
Chemists with the University of Texas and the University of Marburg have devised a method of using a small electrical field that will remove the salt from seawater.
This change in the electric field is sufficient to redirect salts into one branch, allowing desalinated water to pass through the other branch.
#The grocery industry is ripe for disruption Amazon, Trader Joe s, and Wal-mart are, at least experimenting with grocery delivery.
From an economic prospective, the grocery business is loaded with friction. Once a week or more, shoppers must drive to stores,
traipse through aisles hunting for what they want, and stand in lines a gigantic, continual waste of time, patience, and gasoline.
it should be the grocery business. But so far, it hasn happened t. Despite the fact that we now routinely order everything with a click, from books to beds,
most people still don t get their groceries that way. All thanks to a lack of capital.
at least experimenting with grocery delivery if not going at it full-bore. Meanwhile, venture capitalists are starting to shower money on various startups.
Online groceries generated more than $15 billion in sales last year which represented big growth, but also represented a tiny fraction of the $1 trillion grocery market,
according to Forrester research. There are several reasons that investors have shied away from grocery delivery even as they have financed happily innovations in other sectors of the retail economy.
The logistics are nightmarish. It s hard enough to deliver goods to the home in one day or less;
at least at first (and some people simply enjoy grocery shopping). That means that any business getting into delivering groceries must put quality at the top of its priority list.
One head of wilted lettuce can lose a customer forever. Further, the margins in the grocery business are vanishingly thin,
which means that economies of scale are needed before profits can even be hoped for. But the reason most often cited for the hesitation of investors is the implosion of Webvan at the end of the dotcom boom in the early 2000s.
turf-protecting grocers were using the Webvan example asproof that grocery delivery wasn t worth investing in for themselves or anybody else.
But Webvan didn t prove that online grocery-shopping can t work. It proved only that capital must be patient.
Now that grocery delivery seems potentially viable again all eyes are on Amazon. That company seems to be preparing for a major expansion of its current trials of Amazonfresh in three West Coast cities Seattle (where it s been operating for nearly seven years), Los angeles,
Even if it doesn t make much on the groceries, that might be made up for by all the higher-margin goods customers might order along with their eggplant and endive.
Va. That Amazon is planning a major expansion of its grocery business isa secret that s no longer a secret,
which delivers groceries in several Mid-atlantic cities. Amazon, he believes, will finally prove that grocery delivery isn t just abouthipsters doing fun things on their phones,
but rather will appeal tothe soccer mom who shops at scale. Relay is one of a handful of startups that have gotten fairly substantial venture financing in recent years.
Relay offers both locally grown foods and traditional groceries a mix that the company believes increasingly appeals to mainstream shoppers.
In 2000, it was purchased by the global grocery giant Royal Ahold, and it now mainly serves that company s U s. chains, Giant and Stop and Shop.
Good Eggs in San francisco and Greenling in Austin, Texas are similar. Good Eggs got $8. 5 million in venture money last September.
Greenling also has raised more than $8 million. Another startup, Instacart, has drawn massive attention lately for its unusual business model.
The shoppers pay full price for groceries then deliver them to customers by bicycle. Instacart has raised more than $11 million in venture financing.
Bishop, of Brick Meets Click, says that in thenear term Instacart is proving that people really do want grocery delivery,
but the mere fact that it has attracted so much financing makes it clear that serious investors are getting serious about grocery delivery.
where locals come to picnic and children play in. According to Springwise, the company has plans to open up similar gardens at atop or near all their rail stations throughout Japan.
Lawmakers say they feel compelled to start working on the issue as a wave of drones are starting to be considered for purposes ranging from finding missing children to delivering pizzas,
but say the tags can be reconfigured to use for other refrigerated foods, like salad dressing or yogurt.
and the flavorings we add to food, the future will seem boring if our reality hasn t been augmented in some way. 71.
with some of the first inroads made by vehicles that deliver packages, groceries, and fast-mail envelopes. 104.
Bio-Meat Factory Engineers 131. Supply Chain Optimizers 132. Urban Agriculturalists Why ship food all the way around the world when it can be grown next door 133.
Once an avatar goes through the radical metamorphosis from an image that we see on a screen to a three dimensional being that joins us for dinner,
and meals astronauts could make with a limited supply of shelf-stable ingredients, members were encouraged also to devise their own studies on the Mars mock-up.
the sprouting project yielded alfalfa, broccoli, clover, radish and mung bean. He says the mung beans were used in a curry dish consumed by the astronauts,
and the alfalfa were added to a sushi recipe. The prospect of successful food growth on Mars is promising in part
because plant waste there could be composted and mixed with Martian soil to make more effective crops, a similar process to
and delivered instead by chewing gum or transdermal patchmay prove to be a weirdly, improbably effective cognitive enhancer and treatment for relieving
In January 2012, a six-year follow-up study of 787 adults who had recently quit smoking found that those who used nicotine replacement therapy in the form of a patch, gum, inhaler,
and Cherry Garcia combined into one giant crazy sundae. But as laboratory scientists know, getting mice or other animals hooked on nicotine all by its lonesome is dauntingly difficult.
When your mother asks you to pick up a jar of pickles while you re at the grocery store,
And her breast milk contains special sugars that seem to selectively nourish the gut bacteria that infants need.
Milk contains a vast cocktail of molecules, and immunoglobin A (Iga or SIGA) is one of them.
including lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries, year-round. When the farm started three years ago,
Surprisingly, so did Marlin s chickens! Marlin began feeding his chickens waste plant material from the greenhouse
and immediately noticed that the chickens egg yolks changed from yellow to orange, the egg shells became thicker,
and the eggs had improved flavor. That is a real testament to the nutritional quality of aeroponic Tower Garden produce!
Leftover produce is used to supplement feed for chickens. This local farm will forever change the way folks in Indiana think about their food
and what is possible for their state with Future Growing technology. Strawberry Tower Garden In the coming decade, we look forward to helping Indiana heal the environment
and regain its food security and independence! Sunrise Hydroponics is located currently at the South Bend Farmers Market every Saturday morning.
Future Diets, an analysis of public data about what the world eats, says there are almost twice as many obese people in poor countries as in rich ones.
what constitutes a healthy diet. According to the report overweight and obesity rates since 1980 have doubled almost in China and Mexico,
which tend to lead to diets rich in animal produce, fat, salt and sugar; and the various influences of globalization, among them advertising and the media, on diets.
But the report cautions against jumping to conclusions that national diets are converging on a single international norm.
In China, for example, diets, are proportionally richer in animal products and vegetables than in the 1960s,
but sugar consumption remains low. In contrast, Thailand has experienced an increase in the per-head consumption of starchy roots and pulses as well as fruit,
which Thais consume more than animal products. This variety in diets carries certain implications, the report argues.
Globalization will not in the medium term place massive restrictions on the scope for policy action
there is scope to influence the evolution of diet to get better outcomes for health and agriculture, says the report.
It contrasts government reluctance to act on diets with strong action to limit smoking. Although diet is a more diverse issue than smoking,
says the report, there may be scope for governments to take more incremental measures that could pave the way for the public to accept something needs to be done
Some governments have managed to change diets for the better. South korea has increased fruit and vegetable consumption through a publicity
social marketing and education campaign, including training of women to prepare traditional low-fat, high-vegetable meals.
Further back, the introduction of rationing in the UK during the second world war ensured that the poorest people were able to eat a balanced diet.
For the most part, diets are increasingly unhealthy with an increase in the consumption of sugar. Sugar and sweetener consumption has risen worldwide by more than a fifth per person from 1961 to 2009.
Less than a third of countries are consuming less than the recommended top limit of 50g of sugar a day per person
and toys holiday ornaments famous foods wines and pastries that are specific to that region. Aside from area residents these markets are sought-after by travelers.
In most of the markets shows performances carolers and other musicians play at various times over the course of the market season.
which has happened on multiple occasions. 7. Christmas pudding Once called Plum pudding this British tradition also popular in Australia has been served throughout history around the Christmas holiday season.
According to the Oxford Dictionary the pudding is boiled a rich pudding made with flour suet and dried fruit.
The pudding itself takes hours to cook and then it is served usually still flaming hot or actually flaming.
However the making of the pudding is legendary for its wish-making tradition. Customarily all those who stir the batter are supposed to make a wish.
Sometimes the bakers even drop a coin into the batter and the person to find it on Christmas is considered the lucky one. 8. Letters to Santa A well-known tradition across the globe writing letters to Santa claus has become a standard for the Christmas season.
However the Canada Post has made truly this custom a reality for children around the world.
North pole H0h 0h0 Canada 9. The Glass Pickle While this story's origins are said to be Germanic the tale goes that the glass pickle is the last ornament hung on the Christmas tree hidden somewhere among the decorations.
On Christmas morning the first child to discover the pickle gets an extra present. 10.
Broom Stealing Like many other places in the world Norway celebrates Christmas eve with a big dinner and the opening of presents however
Darker roasts also yield more caffeine. A millennium ago on a mountainside in Africa a herd of goats kept a shepherd up at night after feasting on red coffee berries.
There are also seven towns named after popular Thanksgiving side dishes. Towns and cities named after cranberries are the most popular.
White meat makes up 70 percent of turkeys while dark meat makes up the other 30 percent. In case you are wondering white meat has fewer calories
and fat than dark meat (for all those dieters trying to make it through the holidays). 7) Â We can't handle it all Some of what you eat on Thanksgiving is imported from places that don't even celebrate the holiday.
For example 99.8 percent of imported turkeys come from Canada (they actually do celebrate Thanksgiving but in October) while the Dominican republic produces 51 percent of imported sweet potatoes.
 8)  Thank you berry much A lot of cranberries are needed to accompany all that turkey on Thanksgiving.
but they have been to space In fact turkey was the first meal enjoyed by Neil Armstrongâ
Now you can be the talk of your dinner table this holiday a perfect turkey tidbit to impress holiday dinner guests. 11) Bald eagle who?
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or considering becoming pregnant consume no more than 12 ounces (2 average meals a week) of fish low in mercury (canned light tuna salmon pollock and catfish.)<
The element may also interfere with the way the body processes sugars and carbohydrates EWG says.
and then laying eggs for the next generation. This brief overpopulation of cicadas in April and May is supposed to overwhelm what predators are able to eat explained Jim Fredericks the National Pest Management Association's director of technical services.
and mate the females lay eggs at the edges of tree branches which can damage the branches on a small tree.
A single female can produce hundreds of eggs across several batches. When the larvae hatch they crawl down the trunk
and improve their diet by eating more fruits and vegetables and fewer foods with high sodium and trans fat content.
Because quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet cooked like rice gluten-free
Its high-protein low-sugar gluten-free profile makes it an ideal diet food for nearly anyone but particularly for diabetics and those with celiac disease or similar gluten sensitivities.
Once considered a junk crop by the Spanish conquistadors quinoa now comes with an air of gourmet available only in health-food stores and high-end groceries.
So the biggest problem in getting quinoa into your diet could be its high price usually more than three times the price of most grains.
#25 Fun Facts<p>Ever wonder what color eyes a scallop has or how deep the ocean really is?
</p><p></p><p>Scallops have as many as 100 simple eyes. They' re frequently blue.</
Rather than being stored in its fatty hump serves as a source of nourishment when food is scarce.</
Between uses the tool (called a tersorium) sat in a bucket of salt water or vinegar water.</
t have stomachs just intestines for the absorption of nutrients from food. Food passes through their digestive system rapidly so they eat plankton and small crustaceans almost constantly.</
#3 Nutrients Linked with a Better Night's Sleep I'm not sure exactly when it happened
but quite a few studies have shown that getting the right nutrients can help you get a good night's rest.
You'll find it in dark leafy greens pumpkin seeds sesame seeds and Brazil nuts beans and lentils and some types of fish.
I prefer to get most of my nutrients directly from their sources by eating a healthy diet.
#3 Organic Super-Vegetables that Cost Less than $2 Have you ever felt like you were on the right track with your diet only to have someone completely derail your progress with a simple comment?
You may eat a diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables but someone asks you are they organic?
So you do your best to adjust adding more organic produce to your diet and after just a few days you realize that you're going broke.
If you look at the lettuces in terms of penny per nutrient instead of penny per calorie romaine is the clear winner.
13 Easy Kitchen Fixes that Can Help You Lose weight Researchers used a combination of nutrient profiling methods
which was used to examine the nutrients in 98 individual vegetables as well as five subgroups. The fact that potatoes come out on top is surprising to some
Corned beef is relegated usually to St. Patty's day. Gingerbread men (and women) are enjoyed rarely outside of Christmas week.
Cranberry sauce is another one of those once-a-year foods for most of us enjoyed only on Thanksgiving day.
But it may be one you should consider consuming more often just think of how the combination of sweet
and tart could complement more of your evening meals. Here's a look at the health benefits of eating cranberries:
#4 Amazing Health foods You've Probably Never Heard Of  Yesterday I sat down to have lunch with a good friend
She thought I was sprinkling poppy seeds onto my salad so when I proceeded to tell her that those little black things were in fact chia seeds she became flabbergasted.
I got to thinking about how many amazing health foods remain a mystery to so many people. They're not necessarily exotic or expensive.
So here are some amazing health foods that you may want acquaint yourself with: Chia Seeds:
You now have pudding! It's similar to the consistency of rice pudding. Chia seeds are also a great addition to many recipes from smoothies to salads.
Amaranth: This quick-cooking ancient grain contains about 13 percent protein by weight is high in Vitamin b6
and folate and is gluten free. Amaranth a great substitute for rice pasta or potatoes to boost the nutritional profile of any meal.
Dulse: Dulse is a type of red algae and is an excellent source of iodine especially for those who avoid dairy.
Adults need about 150 micrograms daily according to the National institutes of health and without it our bodies will not function properly.
Instead of using iodized Salt i combine natural sea salt with dulse flakes. This way I also benefit from this sea vegetable's high potassium and antioxidant content.
Raw Apple Cider vinegar: Apple cider vinegar isn't a mysterious ingredient but the raw version seems to elude most people.
That's probably because most grocery stores don't even carry it. You will find it in most health food stores though.
 Raw apple cider vinegar is rich in enzymes that you won't find in the pasteurized version
(because they are killed off in the pasteurization process). Healthy Bites appears on Myhealthnewsdaily on Wednesdays.
If you want to get more resveratrol consume it in your diet. This way you'll get more than just one isolated nutritional component
It's actually found in the skin of red grapes along with other nutrients such as minerals manganese and potassium and vitamins K c and B1.
Peanut butter is great for dressing up apples and celery but it also contains some resveratrol (up to. 13 mg per cup).
Dark Chocolate: In dark chocolate resveratrol blends nicely with other antioxidants and also minerals such as iron copper and manganese.
Who doesn't like chocolate? Blueberries: Blueberries don't have quite as much resveratrol as grapes but they are also a great source of other antioxidants dietary fiber vitamins C and K and manganese.
Now is a good time to remind them of the importance of washing up before meals and after every trip to the bathroom.
and veggies. 3. Reduce refined carbohydratess and sugars. When it comes to boosting your body's natural immunity avoiding the negative is about as important as adding the positive.
Refined carbs and sugars feed the bad bacteria in the gut and contribute to inflammation.
Refined carbs and sugars include foods such as pasta bread cakes and candy as well as soda. 4. Get more exercise.
Encourage your kids to get on a sports team right away. If that doesn't work (or isn't his
#4 Reasons Chocolate Is Good for Your Health Chocolate is one of my favorite foods;
Here are three more reasons why it's smart to keep chocolate in your diet.
 Although there are many reasons to enjoy chocolate it's also important to be smart about your consumption.
Here are some tips for choosing high-quality chocolate so you can retain all of its nutritional goodness.
The darker the chocolate the better for your health. Pure chocolate is actually quite bitter
which is why it is combined almost always with other ingredients in a chocolate bar. But the chocolate part of that bar is
what contains the good stuff: fiber magnesium and antioxidants. Make your own hot cocoa. Â Hot cocoa that comes out of a packet is convenient
To boost the nutritional profile of your hot cocoa buy unsweetened powdered chocolate and add your own sweetener.
If you don't like the idea of eating a dark chocolate bar or drinking cocoa regularly you have some other options.
Try sprinkling powdered cocoa in your oatmeal or cold cereal. Healthy Bites appears weekly on Livescience.
When the weather cools down my body starts craving more savory fiber-filled meals. But I also like eating seasonal produce because
Cabbage is so much more than just the main ingredient in coleslaw. It is extremely high in antioxidants
In their natural form they almost look more like a garnish than a food but they do offer a variety of nutrients in a small package.
 Here's how the sprouts are made. First seeds are soaked and rinsed to remove enzyme inhibitors.
You can sprout legumes oats wheat broccoli alfalfa and many other seeds. 9 Snack foods: Healthy or Not?
Sprouts are a great addition to any well-rounded diet although food safety experts warn that you should wash them very carefully.
Here are some ways to include them in your diet. 1. Green salads: Sprouts and salads seem to go hand-in-hand and for good reason.
They make a great topping that adds somewhat of a different texture as it absorbs your dressing of choice. 2. Wraps:
Sprouts are unobtrusive little nutritional powerhouses so you can easily add them to your favorite healthy wrap
and make it even healthier without altering the overall flavor much. 3. Sprouted bread: Despite recent rumors sprouting does not remove the gluten from wheat.
So if you see sprouted wheat spelt kamut or bulgur bread they may contain more nutrition than the unsprouted varieties
but they are not gluten free. So if you have a gluten allergy or intolerance steer clear of those.
Sprouted buckwheat and millet should be gluten free but if it's an issue for you check the packaging before you buy. 4. Broccoli sprouts with shaved carrot salad:
This is a nice light appetizer that is super easy to make and good for you. All you have to do is combine sprouts with shaved
or grated carrot and add your favorite dressing. Healthy Bites appears weekly on Livescience. Deborah Herlax Enos is certified a nutritionist
and a health coach and weight loss expert in the Seattle area with more than 20 years of experience.
Read more tips on her blogâ Health in a Hurry H
#5'Health foods'You Should Avoid (Op-Ed) Katherine Tallmadge is registered a dietitian author of Diet Simple:
195 Mental Tricks Substitutions Habits & Inspirations (Lifeline Press 2011) and a frequent national commentator on nutrition topics.
This article was adapted from one that first appeared in the Washington post. Tallmadgeâ contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices:
Reduced-fat peanut butter The oil is the healthiest part of a peanut or a tree nut containing most of the nutrients so there's no advantage to taking it out.
Peanuts are technically a legume but dieticians call them nuts because their nutritional characteristics and health benefits closely match those of tree nuts.)
In fact removing the oil makes things worse because it robs the peanut butter of its health benefits.
and more sugar than the regular variety said Bonnie Liebman nutrition director for the Center for Science in the Public interest.
Enhanced Water sports drinks which are diluted just soft drinks with salt are needed only during intense exercise that exceeds one hour
They're not only high in sugar but most also contain stimulants which may be harmful especially for people with medical conditions like high blood pressure.
No supplement matches the nutrients in whole foods such as fruits vegetables nuts and whole grains.
candy bars with vitamins protein or fiber added. For most of them sugar is either the first (predominant) or second ingredient.
Instead: Snack on fruit or veggies for weight loss and yogurt for muscle gain. If you're hiking a long distance
Note that when enriched wheat flour is listed in the ingredients that means refined flour. Instead: Be sure a whole grain such as whole wheat whole rye whole oats
A great example is a cereal listing whole rolled oats as the only grain or a bread listing whole wheat as the only wheat.
Alternatively consider an egg for breakfast. The huge amount of refined starch and sugar that many people eat for breakfast often thinking that this is the healthy choice does far more damage to their well-being than an egg says Harvard's Willett.
Non-fried chips and crackers It's easy to believe these foods are healthful because of labels such as baked low fat or gluten free.
But most are made with refined grain or starch which provide plenty of calories and few nutrients.
Popchips for example are a new product marketed as healthful. But the ingredients are refined highly potato flakes starch oil salt and about 14 additional things.
Pita chips made with white flour oil salt and several more ingredients are no better.
To boot research shows that too much refined grains and starches increases the risk for heart disease cancers diabetes and weight gain.
And chips made of whole grains rather than potatoes like Frito-Lay's Sunchips can legitimately be considered a health food
Her latest book is Diet Simple Farm to Table Recipes: 50 New Reasons to Cook In Season.
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