Who Wants 1 Million Pumpkin pies!!!THE GREAT PUMPKIN! Chris Stevens record-breaking pumpkin weighs 1, 810.5 pounds, shown here with New york Botanical garden staff.
but also gave birth to more lambs each year. Viewed in terms of breeding and, ultimately, evolutionary success, the differing groups of sheep were equally successful in that the longer-lived
but more fertile sheep produced about the same number of progeny over the course of their lives.
above and beyond the other intrinsically healthy nutrients they also supply. The researchers found that watermelons with orange flesh contain more L-citrulline than those with red flesh.
#Being a Diet Soda Junkie Puts You at Greater Risk of Weight Gain: Study Does ordering a diet soda with this meal compensate for the calorie overload?
Weve all seen it. Someone bellies up to the fast food counter and orders a Whopper with cheese,
large fries and diet soda as if a zero-calorie chaser can compensate for the 1, 300 calorie overload.
Or are you guilty of scarfing down a whole big bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos and a Diet Mountain Dew?
As a result, the hyped-up sugar receptors could increase hunger and food intake, and contribute to weight gain.
And if you eat a basically healthful diet with minimal amounts of sugary foods or artificial sweeteners, enjoying an occasional
or coffee or tea made with up to 1 gram of sugar per ounce (or 2 teaspoons per 8 ounce cup).
Moore suggests plain sparkling water (add fresh ginger or mint to make ginger ale); sparkling flavored waters made with no additives;
and plain water spruced up with cucumber, orange, lemon or lime slices. As for me, I admit not a day goes by that
and preterm delivery, its prudent if youre more than an occasional diet soda consumer to curb intake.
they are 100 percent fatal. oeits chicken and egg in a sense we dont know which came first,
Dr. Bromenshenk said of the virus-fungus combo nor is it clear, he added, whether one malady weakens the bees enough to be finished off by the second,
#What Whole Wheat Really Means Is your bread actually made with whole grains? Whole wheat, multigrain, 12-grain, oemade with whole grains here are many labels you can put on bread to make it sound healthy.
What really counts when it comes to buying better bread? Fewer ingredients, key labels, and basic weight math.
Marion Nestle, author of the San francisco Chronicles Food Matters column, does a great job making common sense of the myriad labels
and marketing blather on bread To decide whether these have anything in them worth eating beyond their calories,
Anything less is reconstituted white bread with occasional pieces of the original grain added back. Nestle explains the basics of
Some white breads list 1 gram of fiber, but watch out for serving size. It takes two slices to reach half a gram,
which can be rounded up to 1. Whole wheat bread with 2 grams of fiber per 1-ounce slice may have four times as much fiber as white breads.
But watch out for breads listing 3 grams fiber; their slices may weigh nearly 2 ounces.
because many of the most popular diet programs exclude or minimize dairy products as part of their regimes.
or Mediterranean diets for two years. After two years the study found that those who consumed the highest dairy calcium content (average amount of two glasses of milk a day) lost about 12 pounds compared to participants who consumed the lowest dairy calcium content that lost an average of 7 pounds.
#High Fructose Corn syrup to be Rebranded as oecorn Sugar Would a Heavily Subsidized, Unhealthy Substance by Any Other Name..?
As the mounting pile of evidence that high fructose corn syrup is unhealthier than ordinary table sugar continues to grow,
what they do best launching a re-branding campaign. oehigh fructose corn syrup may have acquired (rightfully something of a stigma.
oecorn Sugar. Yes, the Corn Refiners Association (the lobbying group and manufacturing association that represents makers of high-fructose corn syrup) have embarked on an effort to ditch the troublesome name tag that even a slew of expensive TV ads couldnt spruce up.
It had seemed that the public had made up its mind on HFCS, and recognized that the stuff was unhealthy;
Perhaps, with a name change, Americans will happily get back to the business of gobbling up the sugar substitute
More and more, science is indicating that the body metabolizes HFCS differently from table sugar in a way that increases the risk of diabetes, liver disease, and obesity.
and that opinion of high fructose corn syrup excuse me, corn sugar will continue to plummet. LINK Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati d
Eggs, lettuce, peanuts, spinach. It seems as if every time we turn around there is another outbreak of a scary foodborne illness.
This summers huge egg recall was the latest reminder that we do battle against dangerous pathogens like E coli and salmonella in our kitchens every day.
it is not unusual for consumers to flock to higher-priced organic and locally grown meats,
poultry, eggs and produce that can cost two or three times as much as conventional food. And expensive antibacterial soaps and washes, cutting boards and meat thermometers are promoted as tools of the trade for a germfree kitchen.
oei buy almost all my meat and produce from the local farmers market, I cook everything thoroughly,
my cutting board is labeled clearly on either side for meats and vegetables and I keep a little hydrogen peroxide on my sink to wash down surfaces where any dangerous germs could lurk.
Ms. Mccleary estimates that her grocery bill is 20 to 30 percent higher than it used to be. oeim still a careful shopper and watch my budget,
USE PASTEURIZED EGGS If you are not willing to give up soft-boiled eggs or unbaked cookie dough,
or you are using a recipe that calls for raw or partly cooked eggs, oepasteurized eggs are the easiest way to deal with the risk said Dr. Michael Doyle with the Center for Food safety at the University of Georgia. Pasteurized eggs are heated in the shell to kill harmful bacteria
and viruses but still taste and look like regular eggs. They are sold in most grocery stores and come with a red oep stamped on the carton or on the eggs themselves.
PREPARE FOR STICKER SHOCK Pasteurized eggs can cost almost $5 a dozen, compared with about $4 for organic eggs and $3 for regular.
You can soften the budget blow by using pasteurized eggs only when the eggs will be raw
or partly cooked in the finished dish, like classic Caesar salad, especially since eggs keep in the refrigerator for three to five weeks. oei buy farmers market eggs for hard-boiled and omelets,
but I always have pasteurized some eggs on hand for baking because we all love to nibble the cookie dough,
Ms. Mccleary said. WASH ALL PRODUCE Even if you are going to peel a cucumber or melon, give it a good scrub
so you dont transfer bacteria from the knife or peeler to the part you are going to eat.
Most important, wash all lettuce even if it comes in a bag that says triple washed.
Better yet, skip the expensive bag and buy whole head lettuce, which is cheaper and less likely to be contaminated inside.
Dr. Doyle recommends removing and discarding the outer leaves. After washing your hands, rinse the inner leaves thoroughly.
Invest in a salad spinner to make the job easier. There are lots of fancy models that cost $30 or more,
but you can get a basic plastic model that will get the job done for about $10.
LEARN TO LOVE WELL DONE Cooking thoroughly is the best way to eliminate harmful bacteria from meats and poultry.
THE RIGHT CUTTING BOARDS Always prepare raw meats and poultry on one cutting board, using another for vegetables.
Even so, remember that you need to handle anything organic meat, poultry, produce the same as nonorganic, said Shelley Feist, executive director of the Partnership for Food safety Education, a coalition of industry and advocacy groups.
You should still keep meats and vegetables separate to avoid cross-contamination, wash all produce thoroughly
and other surfaces that come into contact with raw meat and poultry. Thoroughly cook meats poultry and eggs.
For more safe handling and cooking tips, go to the partnerships Web site at www. fightbac. org.
BE SMART ABOUT LEFTOVERS Nothing suits a tight budget better than leftovers. But keeping food too long can pose a risk. oetheres a myth out there that
and shopping list with leftovers in mind roast chicken one day, chicken salad sandwiches the next to make sure leftovers get used quickly.
Finally, keep an eye on an elderly relatives refrigerator. oethe elderly are often likely to keep food too long,
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#Your Cremated Ashes Made Into Vinyl Records Music lovers can now be immortalised when they die by having their ashes baked into vinyl records to leave behind for loved ones.
1. Canada Geese for endangering public health by soiling parks and lakes, stripping farmers fields and getting in the way of airplanes;
Lower prices for bread and greater food security for the worlds poor. Wheat is a relative latecomer to the world of DNA mapping.
Scientists from Louisiana State university analysed samples of bran from black rice grown in the southern U s. They found boosted levels of water-soluble anthocyanin antioxidants.
such as blueberries and red peppers. They are what makes black rice black. Research suggests that the dark plant antioxidants,
Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries,
but with less sugar, and more fibre and Vitamin e antioxidants. If berries are used to boost health, why not black rice and black rice bran?
Especially, black rice bran would be a unique and economical material to increase consumption of health-promoting antioxidants.
Centuries ago black rice Was forbidden known as Rice in ancient China because only nobles were allowed to eat it.
Today black rice is used mainly in Asia for food decoration, noodles, sushi and desserts. But food manufacturers could potentially use black rice bran
or bran extracts to make breakfast cereals, beverages, cakes, biscuits and other foods healthier, said Dr Xu.
When rice is processed, millers remove the outer layers of the grains to produce brown rice or more refined white rice the kind most widely consumed in the West.
Brown rice is said to be more nutritious because it has higher levels of healthy Vitamin e compounds and antioxidants.
#Banana split On A Stick Split on the stick! We love all of the amazing and creative things that can be found on the Instructables site.
tastey and terrific Banana split On A Stick posted by supersoftdrink. As they say, oefood shouldnt suck,
even if its on a stick This dessert on a stick might have a lot of steps, but it elevates the humble banana split into art,
which is where it really belongs. LINK to all of the instructions. We skipped a bunch to show
Shove an ice cream ball on the skewer. Coat it with the chocolate shell. If its not hardening fast enough,
put it in the freezer for a minute. Slide a caramel ball onto the skewer right next to the ice cream.
Follow with a sugar drizzle, a chunk of banana, a chocolate drizzle, a fudge ball, a whipped cream rosette,
and a bit of fruit. Some people like maraschino cherries. I think theyre disgusting. I prefer fresh strawberry instead.
Serve immediately. If you need to wait a bit before serving get a nice big lump of clay and stick it on a sheet pan.
processed, and sold as sugar, no genetically-altered seeds may be planted next spring. Not until the USDA submits an environmental impact statement process that can take up to three years.
Sugar beets make up one-half of the U s. sugar supply. This could also be a huge win in the fight against GMO foods as U s.-grown corn,
there is no more nectar for the local bees. More Honey, Lower Death rates Thanks to the veritable buffet of eating options think of it as an apiarian raw bar or cheese platter as well as Paris 10 years as a pesticide-free zone
the bees in the citys 400 and counting hives produce an average of 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of honey each year,
#Insects Sense Danger on Mammals Breath When plant-eating mammals such as goats chomp on a sprig of alfalfa,
When plant-eating mammals such as goats chomp on a sprig of alfalfa, they could easily gobble up some extra protein in the form of insects that happen to get in their way.
The researchers allowed a goat to feed on potted alfalfa plants infested with aphids. oestrikingly, 65 percent of the aphids in the colonies dropped to the ground right before they would have been eaten along with the plant,
more than half fell to the ground in response to a lambs breath, the researchers report.
Popcorn, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean oil, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Annatto Color. Contains: Fish, Milk I suppose we should all take comfort that popcorn still comes first in the ranked list before Artificial Flavors and Fish.
All youll need to follow in their footsteps is a brown paper lunch bag, bulk popcorn,
and making a mess of your microwave, and toss it in the microwave for a minute and a half.
and butter to tasteheck out their full guide at the link below for some creative popcorn seasoning ideas.
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where the price of products such as bread includes costs besides grain, such as packaging and marketing.
where the delicacy is fried in cooking oil. Saving the planet one plateful at a time does not mean cutting back on meat, according to new research:
the trick may be to switch our diet to insects and other creepy-crawlies. The raising of livestock such as cows, pigs and sheep occupies two-thirds of the worlds farmland
and generates 20%of all the greenhouse gases driving global warming. As a result, the United nations and senior figures want to reduce the amount of meat we eat
and the search is on for alternatives. A policy paper on the eating of insects is being considered formally by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
an entomologist at Wageningen University in The netherlands and the author of the UN paper, says eating insects has advantages. oethere is a meat crisis,
and we know people are consuming more meat. Twenty years ago the average was 20kg,
Grasshoppers The advantages of this diet include insects high levels of protein, vitamin and mineral content.
insects could be used to feed farmed animals such as chicken and fish which eat them naturally.
oewere looking at ways of grinding the meat into some sort of patty, which would be more recognisable to western palates.
LOCAL TREATS Thailand Dishes include fried giant red ants, crickets and June beetles Colombia oefat-bottomed ants are a popular snack,
fried and salted Papua new guinea Sago grubs in banana leaves are a local delicacy Ghana Winged termites are collected and fried, roasted,
or made into bread Japan Dishes include aquatic fly larvae in sugar and candied grasshoppers Mexico The agave worm is eaten on tortillas,
and grasshoppers are toasted Cambodia Deep-fried tarantulas are popular with locals and tourists South africa Locusts lend interest to the staple dish of cornmeal porridge Australia Witchetty grubs are a traditional part of the Aboriginal diet Via Guardian Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati
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#Milk from the Offspring of a Cloned Cow Being sold in British Stores A British dairy farmer said he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone Milk from the offspring of a cloned cow is being sold in British shops,
Earlier this month the European parliament voted to ban the sale of meat and dairy products from clones and their offspring.
Under European law, foodstuffs produced from cloned animals must pass a safety evaluation and get approval before they are marketed.
The cows being used to produce the milk started life in the United states as embryos created from the eggs of cloned cows and the sperm of normal bulls.
but saddled with mortgages that prevent them from leaving. oeim sort of in a pickle, Tiffany said with an amused smile before resuming his job search at a computer terminal in the citys One-Stop Employment Center. oeim stuck in a home that
800 sandwiches and salads every 60 seconds in the U s. How many of its customers have heard ever of its founder, Fred Deluca,
Every day, countless shoppers buy products made by Dole food Company, the worlds largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers as well as packaged and frozen foods.
oemeat sugar) and the 1894 diary of a woman traveling east from Oregon by wagon.
Which Came First The Chicken or the Egg Which came first the chicken or the egg?
One of the most puzzling and famous life questions has stumped people for generations. Its the question of which came first:
the chicken or the egg? In order for there to be an egg, a chicken would have had to lay it.
In order for there to be a chicken, it would have had to hatch from an egg.
It seems as though either answer could be the correct answer; until now. Dr. Colin Freeman from Sheffield University along with colleagues from Warwick University have figured it all out.
Their research project originally aimed to figure out how animals make eggshells because its an extraordinarily strong yet lightweight material that no human has been able to replicate,
and the researchers hoped to learn how to develop a manmade equivalent by learning about the way animals make eggshells.
Chickens were chosen as their test subjects simply because the protein was easy to study. The study began
and it took weeks for HECTOR to figure out how chickens make eggshells. When HECTOR finally arrived at a conclusion,
After years and years of debate, it was determined finally that the chicken came before the egg. oeit had long been suspected that the egg came first,
but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first,
that exists only in a chickens ovaries and is vital to eggshell formation in chickens.
The protein acts as an ongoing builder that pieces microscopic parts of the shell together by converting calcium carbonate into calcite crystals.
which only exists in chickens, so the end result is that the chicken came first.
The protein was discovered before this research project, but HECTOR made it easier for the researchers to observe the process oein microscopic detail,
So what does this mean for those who always thought the egg came first? Freeman and his colleagues referred to some theories that suggest that chickens oeancestors evolved to create hard eggs around the time of the dinosaurs.
In addition to answering the question that has burdened the human race for ages, the results of this study could be advantageous in the medical field
This shocking picture, with its piles of oven chips, mini rolls and tubs of ice cream, represents just how much junk food one child in the UK consumes in a year.
-and cigarette-style warnings to children about the dangers of a poor diet. The Health Secretary was accused of being taken to the cleaners by food companies after announcing plans to ditch tough controls on salt
sugar and fat content-if producers agree to fund healthy eating campaigns. Junk-food companies admitted they had not yet been asked to provide any money.
The Food Standards Agency and the 2009 National Diet and Nutrition Survey have calculated the amount of junk that children consume per year
in bulk they can cause long-term health problems BREAKDOWN OF THE BULGE Biscuits: The average British child eats 5, 840g a year Equal to:
47 packs of biscuits Fat: 13. 9g per 100g=812g fat per year Sugars: 42. 5g per 100g=2, 482g sugar per year Calories:
454 per 100g 26,514 calories per year Buns, cakes and pastries: The average child eats 8, 030g a year Equal to:
54 packs of Cadbury Mini Rolls Fat: 22. 7g per 100g=1, 823g per year Sugars:
45. 3g per 100g=3, 638g per year Calories: 450 per 100g 36,135 calories per year Cheese:
The average child eats 4, 380g a year Equal to: 256 cream cheese triangles Fat: 19. 5g per 100g=854g per year Sugars:
5. 3g per 100g=232g per year Calories: 240 per 100g 10,512 calories per year Ice cream: The average child eats 5, 840g a year Equal to:
6 tubs Fat: 4g per 100ml=264g per year Sugars: 9. 9g per 100ml=654g per year Calories:
85 per 100ml 5, 616 calories per year Butter: The average child eats 730g a year Equal to:
3 blocks of butter Fat: 80. 9g per 100g=591g per year Sugars: 0. 6g per 100g=4. 4g per year Calories:
734 per 100g 5, 358g per year Bacon and ham: The average child eats 3, 285g a year Equal to:
14 packs of bacon Fat: 19. 8g per 100g=650g per year Sugars: 0g Calories: 245 per 100g 8, 048 per year 8, 048 calories per year Coated chicken:
The average child eats 3, 650g a year Equal to: 13 bags breaded dinosaurs Fat: 17. 8g per 100g=650g per year Sugars:
1. 7g per 100g=62g per year Calories: 280 per 100g 10,220 calories a year Burgers and kebabs:
The average child eats 1, 825g a year Equal to: 17 hamburgers Fat: 8g per 100g=146g per year Sugars:
6g per 100g=110g per year Calories: 250 per burger 4, 563 calories a year Milk When eating out, whole milk is used often in cafes and restaurants.
The average child drinks 68, 225g a year Whole milk: Fat: 3. 6g per 100ml=2, 916g per year Sugars:
4. 7g per 100ml=3, 807g per year Calories: 64 per 100ml=51,840 cals per year Semi-skimmed:
Fat: 1. 6g per 100ml=1, 296g per year Sugars: 5g per 100ml=4, 050g per year Calories:
48 per 100ml=38,880 cals per year Skimmed: Fat: 0. 1g per 100ml=8. 1g per year Sugars:
5g per 100ml=4, 050g per year Calories: 34 per 100ml 27,540 calories per year Sausages: The average child eats 5, 840g a year Equal to:
600 cocktail sausages Fat: 19. 5g per 100g=1, 139g per year Sugars: 1. 2g per 100g=70g per year Calories:
275 per 100g 16,060 calories per year Meat pies: The average child eats 2, 920g a year Equal to:
14 steak and kidney pies Fat: 10g per 100g=292g per year Sugars: 0. 2g per 100g=6g per year Calories:
165 per 100g 4, 818 calories per year Fish, coated or fried: The average child eats 3, 650g a year Equal to:
130 fish fingers Fat: 8. 2g per 100g=299g per year Sugars: 1. 1g per 100g=40g per year Calories:
188 per 100g 6, 862 calories per year Chips and roast potatoes: The average child eats 14, 965g a year Equal to:
8 bags of oven chips Fat: 5. 4g per 100g=808g per year Sugars: 0. 8g per 100g=120g per year Calories:
163 per 100g 24,393 calories per year Sugar (including Jams) The average child eats 1, 825g a year Equal to:
3. 5 bags of sugar Fat: 0g Calories: 400 per 100g 7, 300 calories per year Sugar confectionery The average child eats 4, 015g a year Equal to:
21 bags of jelly sweets Fat: 0. 2g per 100g=8g per year Sugars: 63. 4g per 100g=2, 546g per year Calories:
334 per 100g 13,410 calories per year Chocolate: The average child eats 3, 285g a year Equal to:
52 chocolate bars Fat: 17.4 per 100g=572g per year Sugars: 59g per 100g=1, 938g per year Calories:
446 per 100g 14,651 calories per year Fruit juice: The average child drinks 31, 390g a year Equal to:
32 litres Fat: 0g Sugars: 10. 4g per 100ml=3, 328g per year Calories: 46 per 100ml 14,720 calories per year Soft drinks (not diet) The average child drinks 54, 385g a year Equal to:
55 litres Fat: 0g Sugars: 10. 6g per 100ml=5, 830g per year Calories: 41 per 100ml 22,550 calories per year Breakfast cereals (not wholegrain or high fibre) The average child eats 3, 650g a year Equal to:
7 boxes Fat: 2. 5g per 100g=91. 25g per year Sugars: 35g per 100g=1, 278g per year Calories:
387 per 100g 14,126 calories per year Whole wheat and high fibre cereals The average child eats 6, 570g a year Equal to:
13 boxes Fat: 2g per 100g=131g per year Sugars: 22g per 100g=1, 445g per year Calories:
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#Shifting Trend in Luxury Purchases Buying Top Technology and Investing in a Lifestyle Experience The new luxury is about investing in a lifestyle experience that not only can help improve health
but also escalate the experience of such mundane acts as baking a pizza at home. Steve Hundley dumped his Jaguar convertible.
He stopped taking Baltic cruises. And he stopped buying his wife pricey jewelry. But last year,
just as the recession raised its head, the San diego resident paid $6, 500 for an outdoor artisan pizza oven. oewe dont need the Jaguar or cruises to the Baltic,
says Hundley, who at 56, is semiretired following a heart attack two years ago. oebut cooking healthy food is a big priority.
Americans are dipping their toes back into the luxury pool but with a mindset thats been smacked down
and radically reshaped by the recession, the lure of new technologies and emerging lifestyle twists that are often as much personal as cultural. oethe luxury brands are all trying to reinvent themselves
and deliver a better experience, says Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute, a research firm that consults for designer brands.
but also escalate the experience of such mundane acts as baking a pizza at home. Sales of outdoor artisan pizza ovens at Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet similar to ovens used at pizza parlors were up 48%last year
and are up 74%so far this year. oeit creates an experience and isnt consumable,
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