food
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With global grain prices surging, corn ethanol looking dumber than ever
There’s nothing green about wasting corn for ethanol.Grist has been tracking rising food prices for some time — and we’re not the only ones. New York Times columnist and Nobel economist Paul Krugman has been writing on the subject, including some interesting analysis of the interaction of climate risk and food prices. Here’s a key […]
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Ask Umbra Book Club: Did Paleolithic hunter-gatherers eat healthier than we do today?
Corn of plenty? Maybe not so much.Photo: Big Grey MareDearest readers, Welcome to the second day of our conversation of At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson. You can catch up on yesterday’s chat here. If you have yet to get a copy of the book, jump in anyway. As a […]
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Michelle Obama’s global veggie caliphate nears fruition
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Thought for Food – Wyngz & Wal-Mart www.colbertnation.com Socialist food police, Stephen Colbert is on to you. In Tuesday’s show he weighed in on the creeping threat of big government food labeling, traitor fifth column Walmart, and Michelle Obama’s plan to substitute dietary fiber for moral […]
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Taco Bell 'beef': mostly not beef [UPDATED]
A class-action lawsuit claims that Taco Bell puts too much filler in its beef products to legally call it beef.
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Walmart, KFC, and others fight over Africa’s new middle class
Despite widespread poverty, Africa's middle class is now bigger than India's ... which hasn't escaped the likes of Walmart, KFC, and Nestle.
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Starbucks’ 31-ounce 'Trenta' size won’t fit in your stomach
Starbucks' new 31-ounce "Trenta" size, essentially the Big Gulp of joe, is disturbingly larger than the average human stomach.
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How to date a vegan
Vegans are an elusive breed known for their hotness and dexterity with soy. Want to get frisky with one? Here's how, in Grist's TreeShagger column.
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Ask Umbra on the sustainability and safety of fake meat products
Is trading hot dogs for not dogs better for your health? Is swapping chicken wings for chik’n wings better for the planet? Ask Umbra investigates. Read this if you like meat or are meatless!
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Weeds, rock snot, and lionfish: a menu for 'invasivores'
The latest trend in sustainable food? Eating invasive species. Here's your recipe for an invasivore dinner, complete with lionfish, pigeon, and weeds.