#sustainable-eating

#sustainable-eating

Perhaps it's no wonder then that it's given birth to some of the strongest slow food movements in the country, led by in-state visionaries such as Susan Watkins and Barbara Kingsolver - seriously, Kingsolver's 2007 book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" was what got many people, including my mom, into sustainable eating in the first place (it's among the best books for food lovers). With this context in mind, Virginia is, unsurprisingly, truly a mecca for farm-to-table dining.

Grandmother Latifa poured a soul-firing chickpea stew atop days' old bread husks, topping it with kicky harissa and a boiled egg to create a lablebi-a worker's lunch that is both filling and comforting in equal measure. I ate this in Latifa's chaotic kitchen surrounded by various family members, arms crisscrossing over a retro print table cloth to seek out favorite toppings (capers, spicy chili, harissa, eggs, tuna) for their lablebi.

Manon Fleury opened Datil, a 33-seat railroad-style space in the 3rd arrondissement, in September 2023, emphasizing plant-based cooking in one of the world's great growing climates.

Intermittent calorie restriction involves alternating between periods of caloric restriction and calorie maintenance, offering benefits like improved adherence, muscle preservation, and metabolic support.

Transforming traditional pies into pie bars allows for easier slicing and serving while maintaining the beloved flavors, offering a practical solution for gatherings and events.

Digital nudging techniques are shaping consumer behavior in food delivery apps by using design decisions to influence choices and promote healthier, sustainable options.

The blended products, called 'balanced proteins,' impressed omnivores in a blind taste test, even preferred by some over traditional meat options.

Visitors can explore immersive seaweed gardens and learn about how automated robots developed at UC Davis could change near-future farming, highlighting sustainable food resource development.