Good Food is Everybody's Business
Even in the middle – or late winter – gardeners dream about their gardens as they pore over the dozens of plant and seed catalogs that have arrived in the mail. How else do we get through these last weeks of cold, slush, rain, and grey days?
Kyle McEachern, manager of Aphrodite’s Pie Shop and Café, deep in the heart of Kitslano in Vancouver, British Columbia, serves pie. Lots of pie. Pie made from local, organic products. GoodFood World spoke to Kyle about the café, how he sources local products, and where the café is headed in the future.
Dutch dairy farmer, Willy van Bakel, lived the American dream by buying and growing a successful 3,000-cow dairy farm in Michigan. Over the last 13 years he has helped 70 Dutch dairy farmers to immigrate to Ohio to set up their own farms. Was van Bakel helping his countrymen live the same dream or was he simply fleecing them out of millions of dollars?
Parents sometimes revert to the old adage, “Do as I say, not as I do!” when trying to raise kids to do the right and healthy thing. It seems the Federal Government has headed down the same path. And as consumers we’re off in our own direction, spending money in ways that ignore nutrition recommendations.
When I was a child we really did get milk and graham crackers, but the fruit and vegetable selection was pretty dismal. Applesauce and corn relish seem to stick in my mind after all these years. The USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is a great program to help ensure that all children have access to good food and are given healthy choices. Two thumbs up for good food!
March is National Nutrition Month and it’s the essence of this months’ theme: “Eat Right with Color.” Eat whole and unprocessed foods that are colorful, this month and every month – and don’t worry – the nutritional benefits are automatically included.
While we usually include books in this category, this video is an excellent look at what we eat and how it affects us. Chow Down looks at the struggle to reverse severe heart disease …. with diet.
You thought making smoothies was simple? Just throw a little fruit into some juice and/or yogurt? Ha! Take a look at this “Smoothie Flow Chart” and get a few ideas for your next blender adventure…
