What You Need To Know About “Pink Slime”

Beef…it’s what’s for dinner. Or so we thought. ABC News has been investigating the use of a meat filler called Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, BLBT or pink slime, in seventy percent of ground beef.

Save The Planet, One Snack at a Time

As I was researching for what was supposed to be a post on green snack foods, I realized just how eco-harmful the food industry can be. Looking at Newsweek’s Green Rankings for 2009, only 28 of the top 500 companies are from the food and beverage industry. Yes, a measly 5%. Plus, the best ranking food company (Brown and Forman) ranks in 374th place overall! In other words, the large-scale food industry blows.

Eating Green: Know Your Labels

Whenever I go to the grocery store, I always try my best to load my cart with socially responsible products. Cage free eggs? Uh, yeah why not? Organic lettuce? Sure, throw that on in there. The truth is, though, up until recently, I didn’t really know what these things meant. They’ve just been over-marketed so that I think I’m doing good when really I may just be wasting money.

A Girl’s Guide to Green Gastronomy

Last Tuesday I saw the documentary Food, Inc. and it changed my life. Although it had a relatively minimal environmental focus, it still reminded me how important we are as consumers and how much our food purchasing decisions actually make a difference.

It’s World Vegetarian Day! Pass the Broccoli

I have never really liked meat. The idea of a bloody steak with neatly criss-crossed grill marks on my plate has never been appealing to me, and I have basically limited my carnivorous intake to the occasional chicken breast. My boyfriend is a vegetarian, and I can go for long stretches of time without eating any meat at all. So why am I not a vegetarian, too, already?

The Vegan Bar Even Carnivores Can Appreciate!

I am horrible when it comes to eating, and my metabolism is probably waiting until I’m thirty to g…

Make Fabulous Fried Rice At Home

Hit up any Chinese or Indian buffet and you’ll notice that a fixture of the line is fried rice — the…

Adventures in Veganism: Day 1

My favorite places to eat at in Los Angeles include In N’ Out for their double-double animal-sty…

Nature’s Lunchbox: A Stuffed Pepper

Want a portable meal that’s delicious and nutritious? Forsake the chili bread bowl in favor of t…

A Quick and Easy Barbecue Side

So a guy friend is hosting a barbecue this weekend on the terrace of his apartment building. In Ma…

Save Money By Being Eco-Friendly!

You don’t have to be an extremist to be environmentally friendly. There are a bunch of little cha…

I Love Animals From the Bottom of My Heart…AND I Eat Meat

I love animals. I always have. I had dogs, rabbits, birds, and fish growing up. Never for one mome…

Chinese Mapo Doufu (Spicy Tofu)

I think I did a dance around the kitchen when I finally figured out how to replicate this Chinese d…

Pasta for Two, Coming Right Up!

I love pasta, but it’s often not healthy. That’s really a shame, because it tastes so good. This r…