Beginning today, producers can begin dosing fresh greens: iceberg lettuce and spinach with a hint of radiation designed to reduce the amount of salmonella, E. Coli and listeria hiding amongst the leafy goodness. AP Story: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iA5hZT7HxWkBxoW1U2IS-nAOoq-wD92MPDG81 Please note, that is reduce, not 100% eliminate. Growers and packagers are still expected to follow the FDA’s other [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Vegetable Rice Soup
August 19, 2008 – 9:47 pm
This recipe came from the Patient Guide for the Detox program I’m doing. I cut it in half, sort of. Originally it was supposed to make 8 servings. My version was 4 hearty servings because I used the original amount of rice but cut the broth and tomatoes in half. Ingredients 1 can diced tomatoes, [...]
What is wrong with Americans.
August 19, 2008 – 5:04 pm
Not a question. A statement. I’m doing some research for another post and I come across this little tidbit in a USDA report, U.S. Per Capita Food Supply Trends: More Calories, Refined Carbohydrates, and Fats: Iceberg Lettuce, Frozen Potatoes (Mainly French Fries), and Potato Chips Constituted a Third of Total Daily Vegetable Servings in [...]
Tapeworm Tango
August 19, 2008 – 4:50 pm
Saw this today and just had to write about it. From CNN (link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/19/tapeworm.suit.ap/index.html) CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — A man who contends he got a 9-foot tapeworm after eating undercooked fish has sued a Chicago restaurant. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Anthony Franz said he ordered salmon salad for lunch from Shaw’s Crab House in [...]
Its raining sushi!
August 18, 2008 – 3:50 pm
After realizing that sushi meet my special diet requirements exactly, I decided to enjoy some during the first week of the program. And by some, I mean a lot. I had it twice from Kroger, the one on West Saginaw at Creyts. One night, we went to San-Su in East Lansing. I ate some leftovers [...]
