The Bread Renaissance
Although most modern breads are made from the same basic grains used in antiquity (oats, barley, rice, rye, corn, and, of course, wheat), our breads are often white breads. In other words, they have a much higher content of starch, which is essentially sugar. The »
The Affect of GMOs on Food Allergies
Jeffrey Smith, Executive Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, non-GMO activist and author, told me that GMOs have been a major contributor to the rise in food allergies and immune system dysfunction »
Childhood Obesity: Your Postcode Is As Important As Your Genetic Code
By Walkonomics at This Big City. The western world is getting fatter. It’s hard to ignore the spiraling rates of obesity in developed countries such as the UK and »
An Apple (or Five) a Day Really Can Keep the Doctor Away
This article is written in honor of Food Revolution Day 2012. Nearly ten years on, it may not come as a surprise that personalized and reward-based initiatives »
The Health Pantry: Power Smoothies
Smoothies, the somewhat forgotten breakfast of champions, start to make a comeback once the weather warms and windows stay open overnight, welcoming fresh air into houses that were shuttered against the winter »
Raising a glass for Palestine’s Oktoberfest
As we a enjoy pretty damn good cold beer – a welcomed refreshment given the 35 degree heat – Maria Khoury shows us around the small factory explaining the milling, boiling and fermenting process used to create »
Weird and Wonderful National Favourites
This article is written in honor of Food Revolution Day 2012. To celebrate food revolution day (which happened yesterday!), we’ve pulled together a selection of national dishes from around the world that are both »
Louisville’s Bardstown Romp
PREVIOUS: Mammoth Tracking In Waco People tend to associate Louisville, Kentucky, with horse-racing and bourbon, but there’s so much more to this city. We talked about NuLu in a piece earlier this year, but I hope to »
An Apple (or Five) a Day Really Can Keep the Doctor Away
How many pieces of fruit and veg have you had today? How many do you plan to have? Globally, citizens are encouraged to eat ‘5 a day’ or 400g worth – the minimum »
The Affect of GMOs on Food Allergies
Today you will eat something that was born in a petri dish. You won’t realize it since it tastes good and looks exactly like food, but that's because it was engineered to have an enhanced taste, color, and appearance. »
The Rise and Fall of Food Crops
One crop seed becomes extinct every single day. Evidence indicates that humans first started eating grain seeds and subsequently planting crops around 10,000 BC. Since then, farmers’ selection turned wild plants into a rich variety of agricultural crops. Each of »
The Bread Renaissance
Bread is a staple part of our diet and has been for a large part our history. However, the consumption of modern bleached white breads lack nutrition but are tasty. Can we return back to a healthier way and maintain deliciousness? »
Canadian Campaign Hopes to Put a Stopper in Hunger
Last week was Hunger Awareness Week in Canada. From May 7 to 11, various campaigns aiming to raise the awareness of one of the country’s major unheard plights were launched. Hunger Awareness Day, launched in 2006, »
The Health Pantry: Power Smoothies
Smoothies, the somewhat forgotten breakfast of champions, start to make a comeback once the weather warms and windows stay open overnight, welcoming fresh air into houses that were shuttered against the winter cold. But »
Childhood Obesity: Your Postcode Is As Important As Your Genetic Code
The western world is getting fatter. It’s hard to ignore the spiralling rates of obesity in developed countries such as the UK and US, where more than one in four of »