The Rise And Fall Of Orange Juice

“The Rise And Fall Of Orange Juice.” Cheddar explains.

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Eating healthy is expensive in America

Julia Belluz of Vox explains why eating healthy is so expensive in America.

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Apples

SweeTango, Zestar, Rave, Cosmic Crisp, Evercrisp, Arctic, Kissabel, Envy. How do you like them apples?

A Vox video by Ellen Rolfes and Alexandra Cardinale.

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Strawberries from Fumigated Farms

Americans eat four times as many strawberries as they did 40 years ago. A short animation from The Center for Investigative Reporting explains how and why.

Director, Producer, Animator: Ariane Wu
Illustrator and After Effects: Arthur Jones
Narrator: Roman Mars
Reporters: Kendall Taggart, Bernice Yeung, Andrew Donohue

Read more here.

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Food Chains

“Food Chains,” a film by Sanjay Rawal, documents where your produce comes from, who makes it available to you, and the cost. Executive Producers: Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser. In theaters and also on iTunes.

More:

“Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser take on fairness for farmworkers in ‘Food Chains,’” Soraya Nadia McDonald, Washington Post

“Sanjay Rawal’s New Film ‘Food Chains’ Asks “Is My Food Fair?” Big Think

“‘Food Chains’ Looks at the Real Cost of Your Cheap Tomatoes,” Maddie Oatman, Mother Jones

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International Banana Museum

The International Banana Museum is located in Mecca, California. 17,000 banana-related items are on view, and banana flavored treats and banana-related gifts may be purchased.

International Banana Museum
98775 Hwy 111
North Shore, California 92254

Friday through Monday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Fred Garbutt, proprietor.

Directions: Nine miles south of Mecca, on the southbound side of Hwy 111. Look for the old-style Skip’s Liquor sign; the museum is in the building next to it.

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White House Soup

The White House Soup of the Day for August 28, 2012 via MSNBC and FishbowlDC:

 Chilled Watermelon.

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Energy Drinks? Have a Banana.

The original study comparing energy drinks and bananas is here, but Kathy Orlinsky sumarizes it concisely:

“Of the 103 metabolites that were tested for, only one differed between the banana group and the energy drink group: banana eaters had much higher levels of dopamine. Those levels continued to rise even an hour after exercising. It seems that not only was the banana just as good at replenishing athletes during intense exercise, but it made them feel better too.”

“Ditch the energy drinks and eat a banana,” Kathy Orlinsky, The Stochastic Scientist

Guacamole

Stop-action video recipe by PES (Adam Pesapane).

PES on Facebook.

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Exploding Melons!

The melons of China are exploding. They’re not bursting with goodness, but with chemicals. Chinese farmers have been speeding the watermelon harvest by treating plants with a little too much Forchlorfenuron (FCF), a growth regulator.