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  The Art of Food - and Food as Art!

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  27 days ago in Natural Zest · Authority: 1

  With a busy schedule, lots of traveling, and lots of things going on in life, sometimes it’s nice to sit back and admire some art, and some food, or some food art. Slow Food St. Louis will be hosting The Art of Food in late July. This is an art show/silent auction/fundraiser held at Mad Art Gallery. Check out the Slow Food St. Louis website for more information. And here is a wonderful article from last month’s New York Times with fantastic pictures of food sculptures.
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  Reflections on the Ephemeral

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  29 days ago in The Errant Æsthete · Authority: 45

  Jessica Helfand of DesignObserver posts a wondrous piece on ‘Reflections on the Ephemeral World: Food” accompanied by this fabulous illustration entitled “Summer,” by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1573. (Oil on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris). Read on to learn about the world of foodistry: design with food. “A year or so ago, I was invited to tea, with perhaps half-a-dozen other women, at the home of the mother of one of my children’s friends. Upon arrival, I noticed that a long table had been set up in her living room, upon which lay every confection known to man — and then some. There were edible decorations and disposable trays and even, God help me, chef hats. It quickly became evident that tea wasn’t the half of it: we’d been invited to get creative with cookie-decorating. Appalled by the industrial-strength quanities of sugar fueling this little exercise in domestic nonsense, I rolled my eyes at a friend, who quickly consoled me. “Think of her as an artist,” she suggested. “Sugar is her medium.”" Unconvinced — and enroute, as it happened, to a mammogram — I made tiny breast sculptures crafted from Mallomars and meringue to bring to the radiologist. They turned out to be rather enjoyable to make, and the activity, though ludicrous, put a minor dent into what was (is) a source of annual anxiety for most women. In an age in which permanence requires being uploaded, digitized and exiled to microfiche, things that are considered ephemeral take on added significance. Of course, the very question of what is, or is not, ephemeral is itself something of an oxymoron: technically speaking, if you save something, how can it be ephemeral? Clearly, an abbreviated life adds to an object’s essential allure, and it is probable that this very fragility reminds us, in no small way, of our own mortality. Something meant to inhabit this world briefly — a ticket stub, a butterfly wing, a cookie — will inevitably decompose before we know it. Does an intervention to extend its life render us heroic, or just mildly delusional? Making design out of something ephemeral raises this proposition to an entirely new level: on the one hand, you could easily liken such behavior to, say, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. And on the other? Welcome to the world of foodistry: design with food. Ever since the 16th century Italian Mannerist painter Arcimboldo made portraits from the detritus of his dinner, the relationship between the visual and the edible has been something of a puzzle. But it is one thing entirely to photograph a banana peel or paint a bunch of grapes — virtually rendering a natural form inert and, by conjecture, consigning it to a kind of pictorial permanence — and another to base your creation on a soufflé that is doomed ( perhaps momentarily) to deflate. What can be said of the parents who spend hours each day making charaben — preparing narrative scenes in their childrens’ bento boxes? (And what, indeed, of the person who chose to render the likeness of Bill Gates in an assortment of luncheon meats?) A recent article in the New York Times described the rarified art of professional garnishing, in which a certain slim, curvy knife transforms the mundane into the magnificent. (Like any field, there are insider secrets: “Jicama, along with daikon and rutabaga, are favored for carving three-dimensional figures because they are firm and don’t brown.”) Evidently, not every food artist can claim control over the gestational imperative of the medium. (Consider the poor ice sculptor.) Indeed, the more complex the elements, the higher the risk of melting, breaking, imploding or worse. At the extreme end of this spectrum are the gravity defying feats of professional pastry chefs, whose complex constructions involve exotic trickery made from things like spun sugar. And at the really extreme end are chefs who apply similar techniques but recognize the implicit, aesthetic need to to self-edit, to interpret food presentation with a kind of less-is-more panache. (On the down side, the result often favors the elf-food portion size familiar to all chic dining establishments: a fileted raisin, a teaspoon-sized dollop of gelato, a glazed chocolate-dipped espresso bean suspended in mid-air from a piece of candied dental floss and voilà. Check, please!) I confess to being one of those people who sees a disposable plastic bottle and thinks about the chocolate sauce I will dispense before plating a dessert that very evening. As a tired working parent, I am no culinary goddess, but put me within five inches of anything chocolate and I am creating typographic swashes for any dish that will have me. (Don’t dismiss it before you’ve tried it. Highly addictive, particularly the chocolate part.) But I know my limits: I melt, I draw, and I’m done. Not so with food designers who pride themselves on their dexterity with what is, by definition, a perishible medium. Or is it? Clearly, there are a number of artists — Andy Goldsworthy, Walter de Maria, and the late Robert Smithson among others — whose fascination with the erosion of the natural form underscores great bodies of serious, respected work. Is it ridiculous to compare, say, a carving of a chocolate swan to the spiral jetty — or is one person’s mud another person’s Mallomar? Ephemerality, it might be said, is in the eye of the beholder. (Or in the case of food, I suppose, in the mouth of the receiver.) Arcimboldo’s critics apparently wondered if his fruit portraits were whimsical or the result of a deranged mind. I’m guessing neither, or perhaps both — which might be said to characterize anything really memorable, anything truly brilliant. And one has only to look at the work of the Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer to realize that blessedly, there’s nothing ephemeral about that. [Link]
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  Brincando com a comida

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  57 days ago in Planta Baixa · Authority: 20

  Clique e conheça o excelente trabalho de James Parker. Eu achei genial, e você? Via: The New York Times
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  61 days ago in Surfnshare: Wacky · Authority: 30

  h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div blockquote { padding-left:6px; border-left: 6px solid #dadada; margin-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div li { margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:1em; } table#itemcontentlist tr td a:link, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:visited, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:active { color:#000099; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} Neatorama Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) Posted: 24 May 2008 07:28 AM CDT (YouTube link) With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez. Alonso Alvarez Barreda won the NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 (featured previously at Neatorama) with the short film Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign). Link -via Viral Video Chart Pajamas as Outdoor Wear in Shanghai Posted: 24 May 2008 12:02 AM CDT Photographer Justin Guariglia has just published a book called Planet Shanghai, which captures the day-to-day life of the people of Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China. An intriguing set of Justin’s photos reveal a strange trend over there: wearing pajamas as outdoor wear. Here’s more info from James Danziger’s blog: The prevalence of pyjamas, Guariglia explained to me, was due to both the extreme summer heat and the lack of plumbing. Most Shanghaians share outdoor communal toilets and thus the boundaries of what was considered one’s home have expanded past people’s houses to the public bathrooms. Once that relaxation of the dress code became acceptable (starting around the 1980s) the perimeter for p.j.-wear just kept expanding until many people were wearing them day in day out. Link | Justin’s book Planet Shanghai - via kottke Fourth Foot Washed Ashore Near Vancouver Posted: 24 May 2008 12:01 AM CDT This is kind of creepy: authorities in British Columbia, Canada, have found a right foot wearing a sock and sneaker washed ashore near Vancouver. This foot is the fourth discovered in just less than a year: RCMP Cpl. Nycki Basra of Richmond said on Thursday that the case is one of the strangest she has heard of. "Well, for us, it’s our first time. In my 12 years of service, this is the first time I’ve seen it," she said about the most recently found foot. Police are working to trace where the foot came from, Basra said. It could be the result of a suicide, an accident, or foul play. Link (Photo: CBC) The Homeless Billionaire Posted: 24 May 2008 12:00 AM CDT Meet Nicholas Berggruen, a homeless billionaire. You read that right. Nicholas is worth billions but doesn’t even own a home (he stays in hotels) because he’s lost all interest in acquiring things: After making his billions, Mr. Berggruen, 46, lost interest in acquiring things: They didn’t satisfy him, and in fact had become something of a burden. So he started paring down his material life, selling off his condo in New York, his mansion in Florida and his only car. He hatched plans to leave his fortune to charity and his art collection to a new museum in Berlin. For him, wealth is about lasting impact, not stuff. “Everybody is different and I think that we live in a material world,” he told me. “But for me, possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal. Whatever I own is temporary, since we’re only here for a short period of time. It’s what we do and produce, it’s our actions, that will last forever. That’s real value.” When I pressed him on why he no longer got much enjoyment from acquiring more “things,” he said this: “First, I don’t need it. Secondly, maybe in a bizarre kind of way, I don’t want to be dependent on it or have the responsibility. I don’t get that much enjoyment out of saying ‘I own it.’ ” More at Robert Frank’s The Wealth Report blog: Link The Logo Equations Posted: 23 May 2008 11:59 PM CDT Logólogos, a neat blog by Argentinian bloggers Javier and Luna, is all about transformation of logos through clever use of … um, quasi-mathematical formulas. I particularly like what they did for Wikipedia and the Italian gas company Agip: Link The Real Reason Why Young People Don’t Like Math Posted: 23 May 2008 11:59 PM CDT Add this to the pile of excuses why young people loathe to study math: they think that mathematicians are slovenly and unpopular with women! The research suggested that most students and graduates associate a mathematician with an old middle-class white man who is obsessed by his science, devoid of most social skills and love life. Besides, their notion of mathematics is distorted and restricted to elementary arithmetic. The researchers found that most stereotypes reflect the way mathematicians and mathematics are represented in mass culture. “Given this narrow and negative stereotype of a mathematician, it’s no wonder that few youths want go on studying this subject,” said Mendick. Link - via J-Walk Blog | By the way, the photo is of Russian math whiz and recluse Grigori Perelman who actually turned down the Fields Medal (the math equivalent of the Nobel Prize) “Sexpresso” Stand Got Local Businesses All Hot and Bothered Posted: 23 May 2008 11:58 PM CDT Bill Wheeler of Grab ‘N’ Go Espresso hit on a winning formula for competing against Starbucks: make the baristas as stimulating as the coffee! Espresso drive-through stands with bikini- and lingerie-sporting baristas are popping up from Monroe to Edmonds. In the past year, at least six of these java joints employing provocatively dressed young women have opened in the county. A few owners of these roadside stands say business is so brisk, they’re hiring more employees and have plans to open new locations. "I brought a touch of Vegas back to Washington," said Bill Wheeler, who opened Grab ‘N’ Go Espresso on Highway 99 just south of Everett last year. Wheeler says he aims to soon operate a dozen stands in Washington and Nevada, including one with male baristas in tight Speedos and bowties. Sometimes wearing little more than pasties and bikini bottoms, the scantily clad baristas at Wheeler’s stands have scores of well-tipping customers. Other businesses in the area aren’t so thrilled at the "sexpresso" stand: Some stands are trying to cash in on the backlash. They are displaying family-friendly signs and other messages including "We Make it Hot with our Tops On," "R-rated Coffee; PG-rated Girls" and "Known 4 Coffee Not Cleavage!" And there’s plenty of trash talking across the coffee divide. Sara Barnfather, 22, a barista with Stars and Stripes Espresso in Everett, said she’s "proud to be classy, not trashy." "If you like nipples and third-degree burns, go for it," she said. "But it’s not my cup of tea." David Chircop of Hearld Net did the uh, media coverage: Link - via Visual Music Test Posted: 23 May 2008 11:02 PM CDT Jake Mandell, who brought you the tonedeaf test last year, has another musical test called the Associative Visual Music Intelligence (AMVI) test. How well can you associate a musical sequence with a visual shape? It's not easy! I scored in the 70-80% range in the several parameters measured, which is supposed to mean "excellent". Link -Thanks, Jake! The Italian Spiderman Posted: 23 May 2008 05:22 PM CDT It. Doesn’t. Get. Any. Better. Than. This. Behold, The Italian Spiderman, presented by Alrugo Entertainment. The film is supposed to be a recently discovered 1968 Italian action-adventure film, which was then deemed "un-vieweable" by Italian distributors and never released. In reality, it’s a hit no-budget student film by Flinders University students Dario Russo, Tate Wilson, Will Spartlis and David Ashby (Source) - Thanks Camillo Miller! Here’s the trailer: [YouTube Link] And the first webisode: [YouTube Link] Weezer salutes YouTube Posted: 23 May 2008 05:13 PM CDT Here’s a fun video by 90s rockers Weezer for their tune Pork and Beans. They’re clearly YouTube fans and the video demonstrates this. How many YouTube celebs can you identify? The Numa Numa guy looks real… Is that really Tay Zonday? Random Post on Neatorama Posted: 23 May 2008 04:20 PM CDT I’ve just installed a pretty neat Random Redirect plug-in for Wordpress, written by the Wordpress guy himself Matt Mullenweg. You can now get a random Neatorama post (out of 14,300 posts we have over the years - and counting) by clicking on the "Random" button in the right-hand navigation bar. Give it a try! Avant-Garde Hair Designs at the Coiffure Award 2008 Posted: 23 May 2008 01:44 PM CDT (L) by Gisli Ari Hafsteinsson (R) by Caroline Backx How could we have missed this? The Dutch Coiffure Award 2008 was just completed and the gallery of the winning designs are up. There are designs for men and women, but this is the one I like the best: the avant-garde section! Link | Gallery | Avant-Garde Section - via Ectoplasmosis Architecture of Authority by Richard Ross Posted: 23 May 2008 01:43 PM CDT Guantanamo, Cuba. Photo: Richard Ross In his 2007 book, Architecture of Authority, photographer Richard Ross took photos of stark jail cells and military bases - places that you’d normally associate with the pervasive presence of authority. But there are also many surprising choices: like a classroom and even a DMV office! Link | Richard Ross’ website - via growabrain Quote: Oliver Herford on a Woman’s Mind Posted: 23 May 2008 01:41 PM CDT "A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s: she changes it more often." - Oliver Herford, writer and artist Super Mario Cars Posted: 23 May 2008 01:40 PM CDT Do you like Super Mario? I betcha you don’t like it as much as these people do … They even decorate their cars with Super Mario art: More at ConsolenewZ.ru - via Look at This More at The Straits Times’ Stomp blog: Singapore Seen Beep Beep Mario Car, spotted by Spanish blog ion litio in Madrid And finally, not exactly a Mario Car, but an RC car playing Super Mario theme (yes, it was on Neatorama before, but I couldn’t resist): [YouTube Link] If you know of any more Mario-inspired cars, please let us know! Previously on Neatorama: 10 Mario Fun Facts! and all sorts of Mario posts Jimmy Zhang’s Food Sculpture Posted: 23 May 2008 01:39 PM CDT Photo: Jimmy Zhang That’s just one of many playful food sculptures by San Francisco chef and produce artist (apparently, there is such a thing!) Jimmy Zhang. If you’re wondering, the rats are made from taro roots. The New York Times has a neat article by Kate Murphy and photo gallery about the art of fruit and vegetable carving. If you’re thinking of radish roses in some depressing banquet in a third-rate hotel, think again: the new food art is enjoying somewhat of a rennaisance thanks to Saxton Freymann’s 1997 book "Play With Your Food." Link | Photo Gallery - via Bibi’s box Previously on Neatorama: Saxton Freymann’s Emotional Fruits Trivia: The Five Seconds Rule Posted: 23 May 2008 01:38 PM CDT Scientists have actually investigated the Five-Second Rule. The Five-Second Rule states that it’s okay to eat a dropped piece of food, as long as you pick it up before you can count to five. In 2003, a high school intern at the University of Illinois named Jillian Clarke conducted a survey and found that half the men and 70% of the women knew about the five-second rule. Jillian then conducted this experiment: first, she contaminated a ceramic tile with E. coli bacteria, then she placed gummy bears and cookies for 5 seconds and analyzed the food: they sure were contaminated. In 2007, professor Paul L. Dawson of Clemson University and colleagues repeated the experiment. This time, the test surfaces were tile, wood flooring, and nylon carpet; the food were bread and bologna; and the bugs were salmonella. They discovered that a) salmonella can survive for 28 days on a surface and b) in just 5 seconds, anywhere from 150 to 8,000 bacteria transferred to the food. So what does this mean for the Five-Second Rule? Do what you like, but remember: the infectious dose (the smallest number of bacteria that can actually cause illness) is as low as 10 for salmonella and 100 for E. coli. (Source) When Bodybuilding and Steroids Go Too Far Posted: 23 May 2008 01:38 PM CDT Steroids abuse and bodybuilding have gone hand in hand for decades. Many bodybuilders use anabolic steroids to give them an edge in competition, but some guys (and gals) go too far. Way too far. Here’s an article from Life in the Fast Lane about what happens when you abuse steroids (read the bit about what happened when a female bodybuilder took way too much steroids …) Link - via The Presurfer Phoenix Mars Lander Posted: 23 May 2008 11:19 AM CDT NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander was launched last August, and is scheduled to reach the surface of Mars on Sunday. This is the first Mars mission that will set down near the planet's frozen pole. Scientists hope to find ice, and maybe evidence of the planet's past. Wielding its robotic arm like a backhoe, Phoenix is designed to dig down in to the Martian soil to collect water ice samples. It will feed them into small onboard ovens and beakers to determine if its landing site may have once been habitable for microbial life. “We believe that the ice is somewhere between 4 and 6 centimeters (1.5 to 2.3 inches) below the surface,” Phoenix deputy principal investigator Deborah Bass of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) told SPACE.com. “It’s not going to be ice skating rink-pure, white, shiny ice. It’s going to be permafrost - dust, dirt and ice all mixed together.” You'll be able to watch the landing "live" as the signals reach earth on NASA TV. Link -via Simply Left Behind (image credit: NASA) Inner City Snail Posted: 23 May 2008 10:57 AM CDT Slinkachu, the artist who brought you Little People, a Tiny Street Art Project, has a new "moving art" project. It moves pretty slowly, as it consists of snails with painted shells placed in London landscapes. He's devoted an entire blog to the endeavor. Link -via b3ta Room 8 Posted: 23 May 2008 10:38 AM CDT One day in 1952, a cat showed up at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Los Angeles and became a fixture there for the rest of his life. He hung out with the sixth-grade students in room 8, so his name became Room 8. He would vanish each summer, then return when the children came back to school every autumn. The gray-striped tabby roamed the halls of the Echo Park school for 16 years, sauntering in and out of classrooms, sleeping on kids’ desks and, to a teacher’s dismay, wiping out a chalked lesson with his fur as he crept along the eraser tray below the blackboard. “My first recollection of Room 8 was Miss Mason introducing him to our kindergarten class,” said student Angie (Medrano) Nicolai. “She wanted us to know that he belonged to the school and that there may be times he would come into our classroom to visit. She put him down and he immediately jumped up on the desk next to the window to take a nap in the warm sun.” The students weren't the only ones who noticed Room 8. He eventually became the most famous cat in Los Angeles! The local news media began to take notice of his annual autumnal return to school. His renown spread after Look magazine ran a three-page spread in November 1962 titled “Room 8: The School Cat.” Weekly Reader, a national magazine for elementary school pupils, featured the feline in January 1967. Art Linkletter had the cat as a guest on TV’s “House Party,” and Room 8 also was featured on “Big Cats, Little Cats,” a television documentary that aired in 1968. According to his biography, Room 8 received more than 10,000 fan letters from 47 states and several foreign countries — sometimes more than 100 letters in one day. Room 8 was adopted by a family who lived near the school after recuperating from pneumonia in 1964. He was 22 years old when he died in 1968. His obituary appeared in the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and he was buried at the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park, where a 3-foot granite headstone was erected. But the legacy of Room 8 lives on. Former school principal Beverly Mason and teacher Virginia Finley wrote a book, “A Cat Called Room 8″ published in 1966. There is also a no-kill shelter for homeless cats named in his honor, the Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation. Room 8's pawprints were embedded in a sidewalk near the school. Link to article. There's more at the author's website on Room 8. Link Related: Five Famous Felines. Link A Polaroid Every Day Posted: 23 May 2008 09:40 AM CDT Artist and musician Jamie Livingston began taking a Polaroid picture every day, from March 31st, 1979 through October 5th, 1997 -his 41st birthday, and the day he died. The resulting 6,697 pictures are an art collection, exhibited by his friends Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid. Chris Higgins at mental_floss has posted select photos that follow the story of Livingston's life and decline as he battled cancer, plus the story of what happened to the photo collection afterward. Warning: have your hankie ready. Link Penetrating Brain Injuries Posted: 23 May 2008 09:39 AM CDT Neurophilosophy has posted a roundup of unusual penetrating brain injuries, with properly horrifying x-rays. Most of these cases were self-inflicted wounds, and all of the patients survived! Warning: not for the squeamish. Link The History of the Flying Pig Posted: 23 May 2008 09:37 AM CDT Rolling Stone has an in-depth article explaining why Pink Floyd adopted a flying pig as a symbol, and how it became the most famous rock and roll prop ever. The pig made its first appearance on the cover of the 1977 album Animals. Roger Waters tells the story of the photo shoot: The first day was that beautiful sky, but the pig escaped. The rope broke and it drifted off, up into the flight path at Heathrow. Then the next day, we flew another pig, and it was a bright blue sky, and so the photographs weren’t nearly as interesting as they had been from the day before. So in fact we stripped the pig from the second day into the photograph from the first day that didn’t have a pig in it because it had already escaped. And that is what appeared on the album cover. The pig has been escaping ever since. The latest incident was at the 2008 Coachella festival. Link -via Metafilter Hi-Can, the Ferrari of Beds Posted: 23 May 2008 09:23 AM CDT Ok, here’s the gist. This bed is something you’ll never EVER want to get out of. Why? Well, check the video out first then read the rest! Also, check out what the designer description says: High Fidelity Canopy, the new canopy classic. Ever thought about having a bed where you can not only watch TV, but you can surf the internet, play your computer games or listen to your music, control all the functions of your room, home, boat without ever getting up..(?) PLAY YOUR BED, NOW HI-CAN! After watching the video I can’t help but want to get one of these and never get out of it again. However, it seems to be a prototype design and it looks mighty expensive (much like a Ferrari). Nonetheless, this won’t stem the pure awesome-ness that is the Hi-Can Bed. Does anyone else get an “Apple Inc.” vibe off of the bed with the white curvy aesthetics and the soothing music? YouTube - [Link] Hi-Can Product Website - [Link] TGIF! You are subscribed to email updates from Neatorama To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Neatorama in a feed reader. If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Neatorama, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610
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  Jimmy Zhang’s Food Sculpture

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  61 days ago in Neatorama · Authority: 5,567

  Photo: Jimmy Zhang That’s just one of many playful food sculptures by San Francisco chef and produce artist (apparently, there is such a thing!) Jimmy Zhang. If you’re wondering, the rats are made from taro roots. The New York Times has a neat article by Kate Murphy and photo gallery about the art of fruit and vegetable carving. If you’re thinking of radish roses in some depressing banquet in a third-rate hotel, think again: the new food art is enjoying somewhat of a rennaisance thanks to Saxton Freymann’s 1997 book "Play With Your Food." Link | Photo Gallery - via Bibi’s box Previously on Neatorama: Saxton Freymann’s Emotional Fruits
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  Food Pyramid for Older Adults and Food Art

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  65 days ago in The Food Connection · Authority: 6

  Nutrients, 8 glazen Vocht and Feast for the Eyes The Modified MyPyramid for older adults, developed by researchers at Tufts University, continues to emphasize nutrient-dense food choices and the importance of fluid balance, but adds additional guidance about forms of foods that could best meet the unique needs of older adults. Older adults tend to need fewer calories as they age because they are not as physically active as they once were and their metabolic rates slow down. Nevertheless, their bodies still require the same or higher levels of nutrients for optimal health outcomes. We continue to emphasize the importance of consuming adequate amounts of fiber rich foods, which means choosing mainly whole grain products rather than highly refined forms, and whole fruits and vegetables rather than juices. As we age there can be a disassociation between how hydrated our bodies are and how thirsty we feel. Foods and beverages with high water content, such as lettuce, vegetable juice and soups, are important contributors of fluid in an older person's diet.Voor de voedingsvoorlichting aan ouderen heeft deze werkwijze mij overigens wel een heel mooi handvat gegeven. De Amerikaanse voedselpiramide voor ouderen is een model voor voedingsadviezen, dat grotendeels door Nederlands en Europees voedingsonderzoek ondersteund wordt. De weergegeven voedingsmiddelengroepen en de verhouding daartussen weerspiegelen het eerder genoemde mediterrane voedingspatroon. De basis: gebruik van 8 glazen vocht (pdf) is ook een aandachtspunt voor de Nederlandse omgeving. Het gebruik van zoveel vocht bleek zowel bij een deel van de SENECA populatie als bij verpleeghuisbewoners een probleem te zijn. Wij gaan er niet vanuit dat er voor een groot deel van de ouderen populatie een calcium supplement gewenst is. Het onderzoek laat tot op heden zien dat er gemiddeld in Nederland voldoende melk gebruikt wordt, ook door ouderen. Wij zijn voorstander van het gebruik van een Vitamine D supplement of van extra vitamine D via verrijkte producten. Voor vitamine B 12 suppletie aan alle ouderen boven de 70 jaar is er echter nog te weinig wetenschappelijke onderbouwing. Er zijn veel ouderen met een mild vitamine B 12 tekort. Deze ouderen hebben echter grotendeels absorptie problemen.Mr. Parker is one of the leading talents in the art of fruit and vegetable carving. Food art, as it is known, is enjoying a new vogue. We’re seeing more fruit and vegetable entries every year that are incredibly creative. Recent eye-catchers have included melons carved to look like Fabergé eggs and lifelike cockatiels made of butternut squash, carrots and papaya. Carrots and peppers of all sorts accent floral scenes or provide the beaks and claws of birds. Dried beans and papaya seeds make animal eyes. The fibers from spaghetti squash might represent a maiden’s blond hair, and baby corn might become a flower stamen inside a calla lily made of shaved jicama. Some resorts, cruise ships, restaurants and caterers hire full-time produce carvers, many of them from Asia, where carving has been considered an art form for centuries and is sometimes taught to schoolchildren. Skills and Feast for the Eyes! (NYT - Requires a free, one-time registration.)Need more information? Enhances your Search Results with Glossary A-Z. Find specific keywords that point to the latest related news: Fiber. We continue to emphasize the importance of consuming adequate amounts of Fiber rich foods! RSS CrossRef Search and Food!

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