by Expand Your Consciousness
Healthier food choices not only benefit people, but they can also have a positive impact on the environment. We share articles highlighting issues in the current food environment as well as articles about promising alternatives.
Dr. David Tilman at the University of Minnesota has been at this for a while. He traced urbanization and income growth around the world between 1961 and 2009 and linked it with increased consumption of refined sugars and refined fats brought about people adopting more meat intensive western-style diets. In 2014 he published research in … Read more
Summer is the season of juicy, sweet peaches, but what happens when the season ends? Luckily, canned peaches provide a convenient and practical solution to savoring the flavors of summer all year round. Canned peaches are versatile, providing a tasty addition to numerous dishes, and offer a long shelf-life, making them an essential pantry item. … Read more
The Guardian published an eye-opening article about the impact of America’s growing love for everything almond and the devastating impact it is having on the country’s honeybee population. Our consumption of almond milk alone has increased 250% over the last five years and the California almond industry, already home to 80% of the world’s almond … Read more
In an eye-opening article, Consumer Reports (CR), the independent consumer advocacy and testing organization has taken on problems with the largely self-policing nature of the bottled water industry, a lack of safety inspections and follow-up by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and failure by companies to report instances when products fail to meet … Read more