Tag: Michael Pollan

This is a hard post to write.  I debated doing it at all, but it’s on my mind, and as I’m sitting here trying to think about all the things that I could be writing, this is the one thing

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There was an article online today that caught my attention for a few moments; it was entitled “New Eating Disorders: Are They For Real?”  I’m what you would probably call intellectually curious, and having worked for a while in clinical

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It’s later in the evening than I would like it to be, folks, and I still have much to do; so tonight’s post will be more of a round-up than a musing, I guess.  We had much more pre-bed mayhem

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When it comes to feeding our children, I’d say we parents are probably more invested than many people think we are.  Most parents I know say they’re concerned about feeding their kids well; most of them say they’d like to

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Grocery shopping is becoming weirder and weirder as the weeks pass.  With food prices wildly swinging all over the map (mainly up, way up, but with the occasional “super-bargain!” thrown in as grocery stores try desperately to keep customers happy),

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Oh dear.  I thought after yesterday’s post about the oven with the chicken nugget setting, I’d be done with talking about food and apocalypse for the time being.  But as usual, something caught my attention and I just can’t bear to

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When I announced here on the blog that I was eschewing the tradition of giving things up for Lent, and was rather going to think of Lent as a time to give back, I mentioned a couple of campaigns that

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I’ve been away for a few days, celebrating my birthday and P.’s with family.  Whenever I go anywhere that’s outside of our home environment, it’s inevitable that I’ll be confronted in some way with the reality that we, the RRG

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I know I’ve said it before, but…kids eat what they’re used to eating. When we use terms like “kid-friendly” to describe foods and eating habits, what we’re really saying is usually “fried,” “bland,” “breaded,” or “sweetened.”  There’s a rampant misconception

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On Friday, I asked you all to spend this week tabulating, at least loosely, what $2.50 will buy you in terms of “real food.”  Some of you have already responded; some will probably respond later in the week; and I’m

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