Julia Belluz of Vox explains why eating healthy is so expensive in America.
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Are calories a dietary delusion?
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“The Death of the Calorie,” Peter Wilson, 1843 Magazine
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Last week President Trump suddenly imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, much to the horror of free-trade Republicans, economists, farmers, and Americans who make things out of metal or buy that kind of stuff. The market plunged, and trading partners prepared to retaliate. Mr. Trump made the move without the knowledge of White House staff because he was in a bad mood. Why was he cranky? For the past two weeks the president has been on a diet, eating salads instead of his adored Big Macs.
More:
“Officials try to contain damage from Trump trade war declaration,” Ben White and Nancy Cook, Politico
“This story about how Trump impulsively launched a trade war is shocking — and shockingly unsurprising,” Aaron Blake, Washington Post
“Trump was angry and ‘unglued’ when he started a trade war, officials say,” Stephanie Ruhle and Peter Alexander, NBC News
“Trump’s trade war could erase all the tax-cut gains,” John Podhoretz, New York Post
“Five US jobs will be lost for every new one created by Trump’s steel tariffs,” Heather Timmons, Quartz
“Trump’s Tariffs Dim the Prospects for Trump’s Wall,” Kriston Capps, CityLab
“Trump’s disdain for experts, even on his own staff, drives tariffs push,” Nancy Cook, Politico
Is a sugar a drug? A PBS Digital video by Joe Hanson.
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The U.S. Government recently released new Dietary Guidelines. Since USDA also encourages consumer demand for beef, the guidelines don’t recommend avoiding red meat even though it’s a health risk. Why not? Beef producers have political clout, and anyway we all love our burgers.
Based on these lofty principles, we’ve developed “Guidelines on How Americans Really Eat Now” (above). Add an RC Cola or a PBR and you have a complete family meal.
And food processing creates millions of jobs too, amiright? Pass the Doritos, bro.
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Mark Bittman of the New York Times talks with Ezra Klein of Vox about how Americans are spending less money on food than folks in other countries, but getting less for it.
“Beyond the fact that his diet is completely horrifying, he also has diabetes and frequently gets low blood sugar. When his blood sugar dips into the danger zone, it sometimes results in his blacking out on the kitchen floor in his underwear with frozen food scattered around him. There was that one time he bought a new car and then blacked out on the drive home. He swerved off the road and totaled the vehicle, but besides from that isolated incident, his pizza diet seems to be working out for him.”
— “This Man Has Survived on Pizza for 25 Years,” Justin Levy, VICE
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It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and pert pigtailed peddlers are pushing Peanut Butter Patties® on pavements across America. But somehow it’s not the same. Those yummy trans fats are gone, and now Girl Scout Cookies have gone Gluten-Free. What’s next, Kale Thin Mints and Quinoa Samoas?
Like everything else, Girl Scout Cookies cost more, but that creates a learning experience. For the first time you can charge your cookies, so we’re teaching America’s young women that it’s okay to spend money you don’t have. There’s also the chance to learn 21st century Orienteering skills through map reading downloading the Official Girl Scout Cookie Finder Mobile App. And any Scout who sells enough Gluten-Free Girl Scout Cookies earns the coveted Pseudoscience Merit Badge.
Related:
“Smart Cookie: Girl Scout Sets Up Shop Outside Marijuana Dispensary,” Melissa Locker, TIME
“Why Are Pro-Lifers Boycotting Girl Scout Cookies?” Katie Stroh, Austinist
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On October 10, 2011, the Federal Office of Management and Budget observes the invasion of the Americas by Christophorus Columbus (aka Christoffa Corombo, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristóvão Colombo, Christovam Colom, and Cristóbal Colón), a Genoese private contractor working for the government of Castille. Federal employees have Monday off, even at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
To celebrate at home, discover America’s food with a Decolonizing Diet dinner party. Serve only pre-contact foods: corn, beans, squash, game meats, fruit, fish, peppers and more — but no wheat, sugar, pork, beef, dairy, processed foods, and so on. Dr. Martin Reinhardt at Northern Michigan University and a crew of twenty-five will be chowing down on indigenous grub for a year. Next month, like-minded folks elsewhere will try eating that way for a week. Dr. Devon Mihesuah (University of Kansas) has some suggested recipes here.
Note: Monday, Oct. 10, 2010 is Native American Day in South Dakota.
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“I live on beans, legumes, vegetables, fruit,” Bill Clinton told Wolf Blitzer. “No milk.” The former President lost 24 pounds eating that way.
PETA named the veggie-lovin’ Ex-Prez its Person of the Year.
“God willing, he won’t be appearing nude in any future PETA ads,” writes Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams.
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