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School Lunch Food Fight Ends In Arrest of 25 Chicago Students
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cornelluniversitylibrarys Flickr photostream/Creative Commons We take school lunch very seriously here at TakePart, particularly efforts to increase access to healthy, local ingredients, but a Chicago middle-school may have gone a little overboard when they had 25 students arrested for a cafeteria food fight . ...1 day ago -
“Healthy at Every Size” Initiative Shows Promise for Improving Body Image, Weight Loss
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A GoodTherapy.org News Headline Weight loss is something that scores of people attempt to achieve each year, and some approach the topic with a more positive outlook than others. Though there are options available for rational weight loss, many programs focus on treating non-idealized bodies as wrong or unacceptable, ...1 day ago -
H1N1 Flu and Pork Production Connection Raised By Jonathan Safran Foer
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kevinhutchinsons Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The vaccine for the H1N1 virus has received quite a bit of attention lately, however, important questions remain unattended about the origins of the vicious strain and the likely possibility that it spread from unsanitary conditions on factory pig farms. ...2 days ago -
No Impact Man Screening Spectacular
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The shopping frenzy of the holiday season is approaching quickly, but fortunately The No Impact Man Screening Spectacular will offer the chance for us to examine the impact that holiday spending has on our lives and the planet, and hopefully we can find saner, more sustainable ways to celebrate. You’re invited ...3 days ago -
Embracing Cooking and My Camera
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I moved into a new apartment last weekend and with all the positive energy that comes from being in a new space I made a resolution to eat less processed food and to cook more. It is SO easy to eat out here in New York City (and anywhere really) and all too often I get lazy and eat food that is processed and that I ...3 days ago -
Farmer Veteran Coalition: Tanks to Tractors
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markpeates Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The Farmer Veteran Coalition is an amazing organization that provides U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the resources, tools and mentorships to help them find employment in farming communities around the country. I was thrilled to hear about the ...5 days ago -
FDA Cracks Down On Misleading “Smart Choices” Food Labels
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mikelichts Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The FDA has announced plans to investigate the “Smart Choices” initiative, an industry-led nutrition labeling program, arguing that the labels may mislead the public by implying that sugary foods are healthy. I’m amazed that the “Smart Choices” label has ...6 days ago -
Jon Stewart as Glenn Beck on Appendicitis
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Glenn Beck is almost always super frustrating to watch. And while I try not to post about too often because it seems like it would just be giving him more of a platform, I was so enraged by his rant on vegetarianism and Meatless Monday’s last week that I couldn’t help but respond with a post. Well, I’ve ...6 days ago -
The Cove and Food, Inc. Receive Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
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The 2010 Cinema Eye Honors Nominees have been named and I am very very happy to report that The Cove has received a record-tying 7 nominations! It got nominations in the Production, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, Debut Feature and the top prize, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking ...1 week ago -
BPA Found In Canned Foods
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stevendepolos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons New research from Consumer Reports reveals that many canned foods , including soups, juice and vegetables, contain measurable levels of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that has been linked to a wide array of health issues such as reproductive abnormalities, cancer, ...1 week ago -
Food, Inc. Classroom Discussion Guide Now Available
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The official Food, Inc. Discussion Guide is now available for download providing teachers with the resources to guide classroom conversations about the eye-opening documentary for student audiences, high school age and older. The snazzy and impressively thorough 103-page guide was developed by the Center for ...1 week ago -
Depression Linked To Eating Processed Foods
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?o??ƒx™s Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Eating a diet high in processed food has been shown to increase the risk of depression according to a new study from the UK. Personally I’ve found that I feel more sluggish and down when I eat additive-laden sweets and fried foods, compared with the brightness and ...1 week ago -
child labour in our own backyard, yet again
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What century will it be when the fruits and vegetables sold and consumed in North America are not the bitter fruit of exploited labour? Once again, the use of child labour in the fields has been exposed, this time children as young as five years old picking blueberries in Michigan. Wal-Mart and the Kroger ...1 week ago -
Glenn Beck Takes on Vegetarians
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Speaking of Fox News former TakePart blogger Kerry Truman just alerted me (via Twitter ) to a frustrating rant from Glenn Beck about vegetarianism ( which seems to be all over the place these days ). In it Beck expresses his disgust with Meatless Mondays ( whom we love here at TakePart ) a group that recently ...1 week ago -
New iPhone App From IBM Traces Your Food
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IBM has just announced a new iPhone application called Breadcrumbs, which will give consumers detailed information about food when they scan the barcode of packages in the grocery store. While some of the features of the soon-to-be-released app sound useful, such as checking for product recalls, I’m suspicious ...2 weeks ago -
Natalie Portman on Her Choice to Not Eat Animals
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Natalie Portman, who will be on Top Chef tonight (!), has written a little op-ed piece on The Huffington Post about how Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book Eating Animals influenced her to become a vegan! From her piece : “Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Eating Animals changed me from a twenty-year ...2 weeks ago -
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Subway: Eat Knives!
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I really enjoy a good sandwich, especially from a fast food place . Since they’ve added the toaster oven and the $5 footlong deal, I’ve eaten a ton of Subway. I go probably every two weeks, where before I’d only go every few months. Needless to say, I love the fact that they’ve got a ton of ingredients ...2 weeks ago -
David Brower Youth Awards Recognize Todays Young Environmental Leaders
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You dont have to look any farther than your own community to find youth engaged in inspiring and effective campaigns and projects to help create a better world. And more organizations are starting to recognize and reward the terrific work that young people are doing. Each year the Brower Youth Awards honor young ...2 weeks ago -
Help Protect Food Safety and Animal Welfare In Ohio From Corporate Interests
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justchaos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons A proposed ballot initiative in Ohio threatens food safety and animal welfare improvements by giving permanent and unchecked power to corporate and special interests , and could pave the way for a radical shift in agribusiness standards in other states as well. It’s ...2 weeks ago
