“You lie!” Source: CNN Ah, yes, the outburst heard ’round the world. What is it about health care that leads our politicians, who are supposed to be erudite, well-behaved, and level-headed (stop laughing), to act like 3-year olds in the sandbox? Make that 2-year olds. Unless you haven’t turned on the news or been traveling, [...]
Baby food stories: we know you have them. Funny ones, weird ones, happy ones. We want to hear them! When ZomppaB wrote about her decades-long search for the perfect yogurt, little did she know that so many others shared the same plight…and the same love for YoBaby! Check out the story here. Her love for [...]
Let’s face it, I’m no spring chicken. That wrinkle running down my forehead isn’t disappearing and those stray white hairs that gave my hair “highlights” are no longer cute. Even my taste buds have matured. Whereas I used to have a palate of a sophisticated 5-year old…the day I hit 31, my taste buds made [...]
A friend of mine passed this along – it’s a documentary called Controlling Our Food that apparently aired in France in 2008 (many of you may have already heard of it) but it certainly is not one that will be aired anytime soon here in the U.S. Why? It doesn’t have too nice things to say [...]
Soy seems to the beloved of vegetarians, health nuts and people just wanting to eat better. Click on this article by the Guardian Weekly, which has been circulated in the blogosphere, but am reposting because more people should read it. For those who assume soy is the healthy option (look at the use of soy [...]
I came across an interesting collaborative of artists working on different social movements: Just Seeds. They just came out with a series of posters on urban gardens, healthy cooking for youth, and urban food deserts. Check them out: Food concerns more than nutrients; it concerns social and economic justice; it is empowerment, it is a [...]
As many of you know, India is full of contradictions. One of the biggest and most obvious points of contrast is the wide gap between rich and poor. It is not just a bit rich and a bit poor – it is like having the fancy Le Meridian hotel where meals cost as much as [...]
Did I get you with the title? Hot and bothered? He, he. In addition to the preschooler whose second cousin is the Tasmanian Devil, I have a baby, under the age of 1. Technically, she isn’t supposed to eat dairy products, but we got a little confession to make. Baby loves herself some ICE CREAM [...]
Zomp-pa: (Zŏmp’pä) n., pl., -s. 1. a rebel 2. someone who believes that food is way more than just what we eat 3. a food atlas on a bus. Food, meet people. Zomppa aims to be the food experience for the taste-, Earth-, and community-conscious. It aims to bring food back to the central role [...]
I don’t know about your kids, but my oldest (2, going on 30) is constantly begging for ‘SNNNAAACCCKKKKSSSS!!!’ Particular favorites include pretzel sticks, whole-wheat cheddar bunnies and Fig NEWMAN’S (the organic version of the NEWTONS). In general, she is fascinated with all things (food and toys) that fit in the tiny palm of her moist, [...]
