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fromDefector
4 days agoRFK Jr.'s Offal Advice | Defector
Food and politics are intertwined, affecting prices, health, and the livelihoods of workers in the food industry.
#food-politics
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fromThe Nation
2 weeks agoIs Your Diet a Little Bit Fascist?
You may have heard that organic vegetables are right-wing now. That raw milk is the gateway to MAGA. That supplements are for fascists. You may be unsure just how this happened. It seems like only yesterday that vegetables were for hippies; that eco-communists-not MAHA momfluencers-were spreading the good word of pesticide-free potatoes.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks agoIt's Bean Time
These tiny packages pack a nutritional punch-so much so that the advisory committee for the 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommended upping the daily serving size of legumes and promoting them as a protein source over meat and seafood. Navy beans, for example, are especially fiber-dense, and lentils are protein powerhouses.
Food & drink
#dietary-guidelines
Public health
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks agoNutrition policy scholar Marion Nestle to speak March 19 | Cornell Chronicle
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans prioritize political messaging over scientific evidence, departing from established norms of transparency and ignoring independent advisory committee recommendations.
fromScary Mommy
7 months agoA Mom Wants To Know If She Can Scold Her Sister For Feeding Her Niece Junk Food
"I've been increasingly shocked by what she sends him to my house with for lunch. This is now: a sausage roll ... 2 bags of crisps ... chocolate biscuits, cake bars and most recently Jaffa cakes."
Parenting
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