The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

Ok, so I am not sure on the exact numbering, but the list is impressive and interesting!

How many do you eat? How often?

The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet: "The following is a 'healthy food hot list' consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Along with each description is a suggestion as to how to incorporate these power-foods into your diet. "

'Self-Regulation' of Food Marketing is More Like Self-Preservation, Says CSPI ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI

Hey turn these people onto this blog! You definitely get the who picture here! In fact, some suppliers have not been very happy with critical remarks made about their products.

'Self-Regulation' of Food Marketing is More Like Self-Preservation, Says CSPI ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI: "The steps that Kraft, Nickelodeon and PepsiCo are beginning to take are encouraging, but the industry needs to do so much more. Responsible food marketing would support, rather than undermine, parental authority and responsibility. Parents are drowned out by sophisticated marketing for junk foods. "

BBC NEWS | Health | Sweetener 'linked' to leukaemias

Personally, I doubt I will change any behavior as a result of only one study (especially given the track record of medical studies), I will be watching for more evidence. Stay tuned.

BBC NEWS | Health | Sweetener 'linked' to leukaemias:

"Dr Morando Soffritti and colleagues at the Cancer Research Centre in Bologna fed eight-week-old rats varying concentrations of aspartame.

Compared with control rats given no sweetener, many of the female rats in the experiment developed lymphomas or leukaemias - the risk increasing with the dose of aspartame.

The researchers say their study raises concerns about the levels of aspartame to which humans can be exposed"

Pop warnings?

"Group Calls for Soft Drink Warnings - New York Times: "An organization that lobbies for increased regulation of the food and drug industries called on Wednesday for cigarette-style warnings on soft drinks to alert consumers that too much of the beverages can cause obesity and other health problems."

Well, we knew it would be coming. We all know too much sugar is not good for us. So I am not sure the warning is necessary, but I guess if not, the beverage firms are probably opening themselves up for lawsuits.

Virtual Tours of the Olean/Allegany area

OleanInfo.com has some pretty cool "virtual tours" of the local area. So if you are new to the area (or no longer in the area), or just want to see the area from a different perspective, try it out!

Virtual Tours in the Olean Area

Childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoors - Yahoo! News

I have an idea. Rather than getting in the car and driving, walk or bike to the store! In fact, mention this to the store manager and tell him/her that you want a bike rack put in--I have been campaigning for one, but no one believes there is any demand.

Childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoors - Yahoo! News: "The fundamental nature of American childhood has changed in a single generation. The unstructured outdoor childhood - days of pick-up baseball games, treehouses and 'be home for dinner' - has all but vanished.
Today, childhood is spent mostly indoors, watching television, playing video games and working the Internet. When children do go outside, it tends to be for scheduled events - soccer camp or a fishing derby - held under the watch of adults. In a typical week, 27% of kids ages 9 to 13 play organized baseball, but only 6% play on their own, a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.
The shift to an indoor childhood has accelerated in the past decade, with huge declines in spontaneous outdoor activities such as bike riding, swimming and touch football"

Fried Twinkies

Uh, don't try this at home!

Lebanon Daily Record: "For the second year in a row, the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department brought a newly-popular delicacy to the midway fare at the Laclede County Fair: fried Twinkies and bananas.

'We just take the Twinkie and dip it in funnel cake batter and fry it up,' said Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department safety officer Bruce Pringle.
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