After being disappointed by Oprah’s veganism show, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dr. Oz’s veganism show, which aired yesterday… IT WAS AMAZING! Dr. Oz featured the documentary Forks Over Knives, which will be in theaters in May. The movie is based on the research from The China Study, which is a very comprehensive study on …
Jan
13
Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself: Birke Baehr (11 years old)
Powered By Produce now has a Facebook page! To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what I’ll be posting there, but be sure to “like” it to find out! Like the Powered By Produce Facebook page *** The marathon was great! Not only did I set a PR (personal record… a mere 2 minutes faster …
Oct
28
It’s Not About Perfection
This image was circulated and posted throughout the vegan blog circles like crazy this week. At first, I wasn’t sure what the intention of the drawing was, or how to react. Then I read this article (bolding is mine): As we (and others) have defined and discussed in the past, veganism is not about perfection. …
Apr
29
A Brief History Lesson
At the end of WWII, our munitions plants were morphed into plowshare factories and began turning our ammonium nitrate surplus into chemical fertilizers (if you follow that link, start reading about half-way down, at the paragraph that starts with “Unfortunately…”). But fertilizers and machinery are not the only things linked to war. Most chemical warfare …
Mar
31
HFCS vs. Sugar
In the wake of a publicity campaign by The Corn Refiners Association to try to de-vilify high-fructose corn syrup, Princeton University researchers released the results of their latest study: high-fructose corn syrup causes considerably more weight gain than sugar. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is found in nearly every processed food because it is cheaper than sugar, thanks to …
Mar
30
Food Revolution
British chef Jamie Oliver is on a mission to inform people about how our eating habits are killing us. He’s made quite an impression in England, including convincing the British government to add $1 billion to their school lunch program to transform it from processed foods to real foods. Now he’s taking on the US, …
Jan
07
High Fructose Corn Syrup
I’ve seen this ad SO MUCH lately! It is one of three commercials that the Corn Refiners Association created to “change the conversation about high-fructose corn syrup.” The ad features a mother delivering the Corn Refiners’ message about high-fructose corn syrup, “It’s made from corn, doesn’t have artificial ingredients, and like sugar, it’s fine in …
May
29
Eat Food
It sounds easy, right? But, it’s increasingly harder as our grocery stores continue to fill up with edible-food-like-substances. We are continually drawn in by the “no trans fat margarine” and the “low fat, omega fortified cheese,” but it’s a pretty good rule of thumb that products with health claims on the packaging indicate that it’s …
