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Eat fibre first – and ditch the juice: five quick and easy tips for a much healthier meal
Whilst researching my latest book, Food for Life, I learnt that we’re very short of practical advice on food choices which are the most important things we can do for our health (humans and our gut microbes) and also to help the planet. I also learnt that how we eat can be as important as what we eat.
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Texturized chickpea protein for meat alternatives a ‘first-of-its kind’ breakthrough
Meat.The End claims to be introducing the first meat alternative burger to market made from texturized chickpea protein isolate, using its proprietary technology. We catch up with CEO Dr Yishai Mishor to ask what makes this development an industry first.
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Food Theory: You are WRONG About Spices!
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From 4chan to international politics, a bug-eating conspiracy theory goes mainstream
In mid-March, a far-right Dutch member of parliament named Thierry Baudet tweeted "WE WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS" accompanied by a photo of himself holding a microphone in one hand and pouring golden mealworms out of a bag in the other.
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The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet
It’s no secret that climate change discourse is shrouded in obfuscation, disinformation, greenwashing and lies, both outright and of omission. But a recent leak of a draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on March 20 has been particularly enlightening when it comes to just how much how delegations negotiate, watered down, and delete scientists’ findings.
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FDA clears lab-grown chicken as safe to eat
Lab-grown chicken has taken a step closer to hitting American grocery stores. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared cultured "cultured chicken cell material" made by GOOD Meat as safe for use as human food. While the FDA said the lab-grown chicken was safe to eat, GOOD Meat still needs approval from the Agriculture Department before i can sell the product in the U.S.
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Pamela Anderson to Host New Vegan Cooking Show
For decades, iconic activist and actor Pamela Anderson has used her star power to help raise awareness about the plight of animals used for food, entertainment, and fashion. She’s been instrumental in getting plant-based meals in public schools and pushing for vegan food in prisons. Now, Anderson will host her own vegan cooking show, tentatively titled Pamela’s Cooking with Love.
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Gym Bros Are Eating Dog Food For Protein And I’m Frightened
“Tasted like little pieces of dirt and I definitely don’t think it was worth it."
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The mission to save the biggest frog on earth
One man's bid to learn the secrets of the endangered frog that grows to the size of a domestic cat.
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What’s in Store-Bought Chicken Stock, and Why Are Brands so Secretive About It?
A long, winding journey to find out why companies treat their chicken broth recipes like state secrets.
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EU approves two insects for human consumption
The maggot-like larvae of lesser mealworms — a type of shiny black beetle — and house crickets will become the third and fourth insects that can be sold as food for people in the European Union. Eight more applications await approval. On Tuesday, the EU gave the greenlight to the sale of the larvae in powder, frozen, paste, and dried forms. The crickets can be sold as partially defatted powder. For many Europeans, the thought of eating creatures that wriggle or crawl in any form isn't exactly appealing.
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Retirement home food so bad people ordering in, residents say
Former federal cabinet minister Judy Erola tells Sudbury.com residents are paying more than $5,000 a month to live at Chartwell Southwind Retirement Residence, but for two years, the food has been so substandard, residents are demanding action.
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NYP scientists are world's 1st to create unagi fish cakes grown in ethical plant-based serum
In a world first, scientists at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)'s School of Applied Science (SAS) have successfully developed cell lines grown on a plant-based serum for high value fish species that are unable to be farmed commercially. The scientists have worked on various food fish species, but "have had the most success" with unagi in particular.
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Beef burger or fish sandwich? These menu labels encourage people to eat less red meat, study shows | CNN
A little more information on restaurant menus could encourage people to choose meals with a lower climate footprint, according to a new study, which found that adding climate impact labels to foods was an effective strategy to reduce red meat consumption.
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Soaring fertilizer prices could see millions more undernourished
High fertilizer prices could put an additional 100 million people at risk of undernourishment, a study suggests. The war in Ukraine has led to the blockade of millions of tons of wheat, barley and corn, but reduced food exports from the region are less of a driver of food price rises than feared, researchers say.
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Lab-Grown Meat Is Safe to Eat, FDA Says
The “no kill” product cultivated from animal cells has only small regulatory hurdles left before it can be sold in restaurants
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California launches largest free school lunch program in U.S.
When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family's income. The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in the country. School officials, lawmakers, anti-hunger organizations and parents are applauding it as a pioneering way to prevent the stigma of accepting free lunches and feed more hungry children.
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The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier
The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.
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Insects could give meaty taste to food – and help environment – scientists find
Flavorings made from mealworms could one day be used on convenience food as a source of protein
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Counting calories is going to get harder with MyFitnessPal
The barcode scanning feature is moving behind the paywall
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