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I need this. I’m begging someone, anyone. BRING ME GOOEY BUTTER CAKE.
oh this is just down the street, one of the many perks of living in the STL
Moved here two years ago, and was like “what is this fascinating local cuisine? It’s so hideously bad for me, and so delicious!”
Also this:
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Not at all considered a food for the poor or the “trashy,” as it commonly is in the U.S., in Korea Spam is a luxury item. Spam can be a great gift for your boss or your business clients. The photo below shows Spam for sale at a luxury hotel. The set on the top shelf cost about $60 and the set on the second sells for about $42.
(via Spam: The U.S. and Korea)
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True story: pasta tastes better when it has only one side.
(via Möbius Pasta)
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The truth about advertising junk food to children: It works
(Medical Xpress) — Children exposed to advertisements for high-calorie and nutrient-poor foods consume more unhealthy foods overall, regardless of the specific product and brand being marketed, finds a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University. The study, published in Economics and Human Biology, shows a relationship between children’s exposure to food advertising on television and the consumption of unhealthy food, particularly sugar-sweetened beverages and fast food.
Switch that TV to PBS or turn it off!
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White-Washing “Green”
“It reminds me of the “bike to work” movement. That is also portrayed as white, but in my city more than half of the people on bike are not white. I was once talking to a white activist who was photographing “bike commuters” and had only pictures of white people with the occasional “black professional” I asked her why she didn’t photograph the delivery people, construction workers etc. … ie. the black and Hispanic and Asian people… and she mumbled something about trying to “improve the image of biking” then admitted that she didn’t really see them as part of the “green movement” since they “probably have no choice” – I was so mad I wanted to quit working on the project she and I were collaborating on. So, in the same way when people in a poor neighborhood grow food in their yards … it’s just being poor– but when white people do it they are saving the earth or something. And YES black people on bikes and with gardens DO have an awareness of the environment. Surprisingly so! These values are in our communities and they are good values. My Grandmother was an organic gardener before it was “cool” –My mother believed in composting all waste and recycling whatever could be reused– it was a religious thing. God hates waste.”
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a comment cited in The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating: How the Food Culture War Affects Black America (via idlesong)
Same with riding the bus. St Louis buses are full of black people, and nobody ever gives them credit for being eco-friendly.
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Food Stamps For Fast Food
Yum! says the elderly, disabled, and homeless should be able to use food stamps to buy hot meals, especially those unable to cook
It’s true that not everyone has the ability to cook food. But the answer is not pushing restaurant food. The answer is providing access to cooking equipment.
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Dumpster diver says: Trader Joe’s must stop wasting food
Some of the smaller stores, however, ditch perfectly edible food into dumpsters. The one I’m most familiar with is Trader Joe’s since it is, as the company’s motto says, my “friendly neighborhood store.” On many nights, my friends and I have filled cars with bags and bags of sprouted-wheat Ezekiel bread, fresh loaves of sourdough, packages of baby lettuce, cartons of eggs, whole chickens, and even a 12-pack of Irish Stout with only one broken bottle.
I enjoyed the fruits of my labor (literally), but think of how many hungry people could have benefited from that food if Trader Joe’s donated it instead of throwing it away. It’s why I started a campaign on Change.org asking Trader Joe’s to adopt a company-wide policy to end food waste at all of its 350+ stores. I hope you’ll join the more than 30,000 people who have already signed my petition.
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Dirty Secrets of Supermarket Tomatoes
Slavery isn’t some 1800s-era relic.
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Food Privilege Deniers Challenge
I once lived a couple blocks away from a grocery store, up a somewhat steep hill, with a child and without a car, in the middle of winter. Healthy, fresh, homecooked meals were far from my mind in even those somewhat favorable circumstances.
Think that poor people are just lazy? That maybe if they would just get something other than fried chicken for dinner they wouldn’t be so fat? Then boy do I have a challenge for you!
For a week:
- You must walk or take public transportation for a week. What? Your town doesn’t have public transportation? HAHA, you lose and must walk EVERYWHERE!
- If you work at an office job, before you go to the grocery store, you must engage in some sort of strenuous physical activity. This is to simulate the minimum wage jobs that the less privileged have. Doesn’t walking to the grocery store and carrying home bags of food seem so much more fun after you’ve been standing all day/run a fast mile!?
- Remember, you can only buy what you can carry. Even if it’s to the bus stop. Factor in time it takes for you to walk/ride the bus home. (Hint: Those frozen chicken breasts will start to go bad! Don’t even get me started on the much cheaper frozen vegetables!)
- Thought about going to the farmer’s market? Sorry suckers. The inner cities don’t have farmers markets. Furthermore, most of them are not allowed to take WIC or food stamps. You’re stuck going to your local grocery store.
- Ideally, this would be done in an inner city setting. If not, remember that you’ll want to go to the grocery store when it’s light outside. Those neighborhoods often have hazards not present in your suburban neighborhood after dark. If you live on the bottom floor, keep in mind you’d probably have to be walking up stairs too with your groceries.
- Did I mention that you’ll have to find childcare for any children you have? It’s that or take your toddler with you on this venture. If you’re carrying a baby you’ll only have one hand to carry groceries with.
Sound fun? Oh, you’re not willing to do this and think that I’m exaggerating? Try googling grocery stores in an inner city neighborhood. Shocked at how far they are? Calculate the time it would take you to get to said grocery store from an average neighborhood using public transportation or walking. Add 10-30 minutes for the bus breaking down and/or you being tired from working all day. Now google convenience stores/mini marts/fast food places nearby. I won’t ruin the surprise for you by telling you how much closer they’ll be.
Are poor people really lazy? Or are they systematically given more numerous and less nutritious food options in their neighborhoods?
(I am not the expert on this, so please feel free to add to this challenge or change parts of it. I’m just trying to get some of these people to put themselves in another person’s shoes.)
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Do Your Grocery Shopping With a Cart Instead of a Basket: You'll Make Healthier Choices
Why does this seem like a correlation/causation error? They say the basket triggers instant gratification, but I’m not so sure. When I go shopping, I consider what I’ve already planned on buying and how heavy the items will be. A couple week’s worth of healthy recipes weigh more than a quick jot into the store before a party for chips and beer.
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How much sugar is in your food?
This is a fascinating photo essay showing the amount of sugar in common foods. Each teaspoon is visually represented by a sugar cube. Some of them are surprising!
The amount of sugar in ketchup is more than I assumed would be in a vinegary tomatoy condiment.
I think I’m convinced now that fruit is the clear winner when compared with fruit-flavored candy. Too bad good fresh fruit is expensive and sometimes difficult to find.
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How To: Walking Taco
These were always a hit at my middle school. :)
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Too Many Forks
Because using the same fork for multiple foods would make too much sense, and maybe even *gasp* be good for the environment.
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Why diets don't work? Starved brain cells eat themselves
A new report might help to explain why it’s so frustratingly difficult to stick to a diet. When we don’t eat, hunger-inducing neurons in the brain start eating bits of themselves. That act of self-cannibalism turns up a hunger signal to prompt eating.
Dieting makes my brain eat itself?!?
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9. I bet most models are horrible lays.
I bet you’re saying that to make yourself feel better, since appearance and sexual skills have nothing to do with each other. And why not lie to yourself? After all, society says that if you don’t possess a beautiful human as a status symbol, then you’re a lesser person.
Unless you were talking about Lays potato chips, in which case, I’m in total agreement.
Mmm… Lays…
Genderqueer with a touch of happy humanism.
