FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD: Big Food and EU eliminate plastics and waste, rubber and wood found in Tyson nuggets, and portion control still wins the weight loss game

by Darya Rose | Feb 1, 2019

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week Big Food and EU eliminate plastics and waste, rubber and wood found in Tyson nuggets, and portion control still wins the weight loss game.

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Tags: 10000 steps, arsenic, Big Food, brain, fruit juice, gut, Health, industrial food, lead, microbiome, mood, neuroscience, plastics, portion control

FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD: NY Times takes on industrial food, protein is more than just protein, and low fat gets an unlikely thumbs up

by Darya Rose | Oct 7, 2016

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week NY Times takes on industrial food, protein is more than just protein, and low fat gets an unlikely thumbs up.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

I also share links on Twitter @summertomato and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you.

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Tags: amino acids, Big Food, Exercise, fitness, Health, industrial food, industrial meat, low-fat, meditation, methionine, Michael Pollan, negative reps, probiotics, protein, shame, strength training

For the Love of Food

by Darya Rose | Mar 13, 2015

For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week the sugar industry blocks dental research, high vitamin D linked to death, and Julia Child’s amazing egg poaching technique.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

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Tags: Big Food, body language, California, chai, food industry, food labels, Health, poached eggs, Psychology, social, sugar, teeth, vitamin D, water

For the Love of Food

by Darya Rose | Oct 18, 2013

For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week homemade is the new organic, standing is as good as running marathons, and the creepy Big Brother-ish future of food marketing.

Want to see all my favorite links? (There’s lots more). Be sure to follow me on on Delicious. I also share links on Twitter @summertomato, Google+ and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you. (And yes, I took that pepper heart pic myself).

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