bronze zoo
daily dos
fri 11/20/2009
Eating movie popcorn and soda while at the movies is like eating three burgers with 12 pats of butter in one sitting, according to a report by the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Vegetarians vs. Carnivores
versus
tue 11/10/2009
| official name | Vegetarians. | Carnivores. |
| what they eat | Plants. | Animals. |
| some variations | Vegans, Lacto-ovo vegetarians, Ovo Vegeterianism, Lacto Vegetarianism and Part-Time Vegetarians. | Piscivores, people who won't eat certain meats like pork. |
| health benefits | A vegetarian diet reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, colitis and other fatal diseases. | Meat contains high quality proteins, iron and B12, which most plants lack. |
| health concerns | Vegetarians sometimes suffer from nutritional and energy deficiencies. | Meat can carry dangerous bacteria like salmonella. People who eat lots of red meat are also more likely to die from cancer and heart disease. Meats can also be high in cholesterol which can lead to heart disease. |
| may believe eating animals is | Inhumane, inefficient and unsustainable. | Natural, delicious and can be sustainable. |
| environmental concerns | Going veggie helps the environment. | Beef consumption may contribute to global warming more than all forms of global transportation. |
| by region | The most vegetarian country in the world is India. | The most carnivorous countries in the world are Denmark, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Cyprus and the United States. |
| Latino variations | SoyRizo: soy-based chorizo. | Tamales, which were once stuffed with vegetables and spices, now come stuffed with meat. |
| what's money got to do with it? | Meat consumption in a country increases with income. | Much of the world – and Latin America in particular – subsists on a largely vegetarian diet. |
| religion | Hindusim, Buddhism and Janism promote vegetarianism as moral conduct. |
Most Christian faiths have few if any food prohibitions. Judaism and Islam prohibit pork while promoting the consumption of meat under certain guidelines. |
| celebrity advocates | Shakira, Natalie Portman, Morrissey and Leona Lewis. | Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and the late Dr. Robert Atkins. |
| popular books | Eating Animals. | Beef. |
| extremes | Raising vegan babies and vegan pets. | Eating bacon-wrapped-bacon and all-meat sandwiches like KFC's "Double Down." |
| quotes | "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi. | "To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food." - Anthony Bourdain |
let your mind be free
daily dos
fri 11/6/2009
Bread shoes give you a valid reason to bite your toenails. (via Buzzfeed)
cold chillin'
daily dos
tue 11/3/2009
Cereals marketed directly to children "have 85% more sugar, 65% less fiber, and 60% more sodium than cereals marketed to adults for adult consumption" according to researchers at the Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.
cold chillin'
daily dos
tue 11/3/2009
Critics are bashing cereal maker Kellogg's for claiming their cereal can boost the immunity of a child. NYU Professor Marion Nestle: "The idea that eating Cocoa Krispies will keep a kid from getting swine flu, or from catching a cold, doesn't make sense."
chain mail
daily dos
wed 10/21/2009
Sunny Delight and Cap'n Crunch cereal are just two of the 20 worst kids' foods in America.
i got the hookup
daily dos
fri 10/2/2009
Jowell of Jowell y Randy wants to feed you some Mexican food. (via Blog Reggaetón)
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