Posts Tagged ‘healthy food’

Five Good Reasons to Eat Food (and One Not-So-Good One)

For most of my life I never thought much about what I ate. Generally I’ve been dependent on others – first my mother, now my wife – for good meals. My foraging philosophy has been simple: When I feel hungry, I search for something close at hand and do whatever is necessary to make it edible. Like the Checkers ad says, “ya gotta eat,” so I do.

However, in the last few years I’ve started to think about what I eat, and why. Read More

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It’s Food Day! How Will You Celebrate?

I work on food policy, and I’m nearly always thinking about my next meal. So for me, pretty much every day is food day.

But today, October 24, is capital-letter Food Day, the first annual day set aside for all of us to reflect on what we’re eating and where it comes from, and to commit to creating a healthier, more sustainable food system. Read More

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