http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/food/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:05:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049720/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People infected with parasitic worms may be much more susceptible to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Tuesday that may help explain why HIV has hit sub-Saharan Africa particularly hard. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049720/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:05:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049636/posts DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) - A farmer has been detained by southern Philippines police after he confessed to shooting and eating one of the world's largest and rarest eagles, wildlife officials told AFP on Friday... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049636/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:22:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049630/posts How an organic movement born in Berkeley exemplifies conservative values ALICE WATERS SEEMS at first like an unlikely conservative. A veteran of Berkeley's Free Speech Movement who once cooked a $25,000-a-seat fund-raising dinner for Bill Clinton, she eagerly compares her campaign for "edible schoolyards" - where children grow, prepare, and eat fresh produce - with John F. Kennedy's attempt to improve physical fitness through mandatory exercise. Her dream of organic, locally and sustainably produced food in every school cafeteria, class credit for lunch hour, and required gardening time and cooking classes is as utopian as they come. The name she... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049630/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046634/posts ToughTimes, Tough Decisions (MATURE CONTENT) BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - During these tough economic times, many people are struggling to make ends meet. The city's housing market is in a slump, gas and food prices are rising, and some say it's either sink or swim. Now, some women are going to great lengths to make some extra cash right in Baton Rouge. It's a fantasy, an escape for some attempting to close off the outside world. However, for the women inside who are barely clothed and strapped into high heels, exotic dancing can be a way to survive. "All of... wafb.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046634/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046389/posts China's devastating pollution problems aren't just taking a toll on China -- they're also affecting the rest of the world, says New Republic. For example: Acid rain partly caused by Chinese sulfur emissions, pours down on Japan and South Korea. On some days, one-third of California's background air pollution -- consisting of dust, sulfur and trace metals -- can be traced back to China. Some 80 percent of the East China Sea, one of the world's largest fisheries, has become toxic, due to sewage dumps from the mainland. Even if the Chinese government does spruce up Beijing in time for... ncpa.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046389/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:54:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046163/posts Family wins $40,000 over food tainted with urine by North Platte Bulletin Staff - 7/14/2008 A police officer from Sidney and his family won $40,000 from a restaurant that served them food tainted with an employee’s spit and urine. Officer Keith Andrew and his wife said in the lawsuit that a Taco Bell employee urinated and spit in food served to them and their children in October 2005. The owner of the restaurant is North Platte’s Mid-Plains Food and Lodging, owner of a KFC and Taco Bell here too. The jury sided with the Andrews July 11. In the lawsuit,... northplattebulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046163/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:27:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044595/posts AMSTERDAM: World Bank president Robert Zoellick said on Saturday that he expected food prices to remain above 2004 levels until at least 2012 and energy prices would also remain high and volatile. He repeated that with food and fuel prices in a "danger zone" there was a need for $10 billion to provide food and cash handouts for the world's poorest. Soaring oil and food prices have fuelled inflation across the globe at the same time as economies slow, posing a sharp dilemma for policymakers. Earlier this week, leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations in Japan agreed on... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044595/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044507/posts This may be my 12 launch in ten years, all new crew. We have about 50 video recipes by some really great chefs, we have almost 300 more to upload over the next month and we are shooting new content. If you are a foodie who would like to rant and rave let me know, seeking fun bloggers. cheflive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044507/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:09:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043167/posts A girl clutches the milk she received from a humanitarian assistance drop performed by Iraqi police in the Zuwarijat district of al Kut, Iraq, July 3. Photo by Sgt. Daniel West. FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA — Iraqi Police distributed bulk food products to citizens of the Zuwarijat district of al Kut as part of an outreach program to increase confidence in Iraqi Security Forces July 3. Supplies distributed at the event included rice, packets of noodles, canned goods and shelf-stable milk.“The overall purpose of the humanitarian aid drop is to show that IPs are improving relationships with the community by... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043167/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:22:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042314/posts The most recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning of produce caused much alarm across the country and cost American tomato growers millions in lost revenue. As of this writing, over 900 salmonella cases have been diagnosed in 40 states. While American farmers struggled as the CDC did their best to pin the tainted tomatoes on them, their crops rotted on docks and in warehouses as consumers refused to buy potentially contaminated goods. For those of us in Arkansas, it was a relief when our famous Bradley County pink tomatoes were cleared; harvesting had not begun when the outbreak occurred. Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042314/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:16:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042267/posts Leaders of the G-8 nations are gathered this week in Toyako, Japan, to root out the culprits in a food crisis that has moved hundreds of millions from subsistence to starvation. They need look no further than an old group photo. The G-8 countries' interventions have distorted global agricultural markets to the paralysis point. Politicians legislate price supports to enrich farm voters. Lobbies extort tariffs to block cheap food imports and subsidies to underwrite food exports at prices that destroy competitors in poor countries. Conservationists have agitated to set aside productive land and pay farmers not to grow. And now... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042267/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 07:34:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042138/posts Gordon Brown and his fellow world leaders have sparked outrage after it was disclosed they enjoyed a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner at the G8 summit where the global food crisis tops the agenda. The Prime Minister was served 24 different dishes during his first day at the summit – just hours after urging the world to reduce the "unnecessary demand" for food and calling on British families to cut back on their wasteful use of food. Mr Brown and his wife Sarah were among 15 guests at the "blessings of the earth and the sea social dinner".... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042138/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041657/posts Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. I asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some favorite foods that are easy to find but don’t always find their way into our shopping carts. Here’s his advice. Beets: Think of beets as red spinach, Dr. Bowden said, because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041657/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 02:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041066/posts The thrust of the article, however, is not to highlight the folly of the leftist policies of mandating the use of biofuels, it is of course, to bash the Bush Administration. "The daily said the report was finished in April but was not published to avoid embarrassing the US government, which has claimed plant-derived fuels have pushed up prices by only three percent." Last time I checked, Bush is not in the Enviro-kook camp, so it’s not like he’s trying to cover for Barack Obama, Al Gore, and their minions, who want to use more biofuels as an alternative to... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041066/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:11:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038334/posts LAREDO – Day after day, Mexican trucks line up as far as the eye can see for entry to the U.S. at the World Trade Bridge, carrying everything from raw tomatoes, broccoli and fresh basil to frozen seafood. They also bring in salmonella, listeria, restricted pesticides and other food poisons. Customs and Border Protection officers take less than a minute per truck to determine which products enter the U.S. and find their way into grocery stores and restaurants across North Texas dalas news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038334/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:19:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037866/posts Iraq plans to file suit in a U.S. court against the United Nations for alleged corruption in the oil-for-food program, Iraqi legal sources said Friday. The United Nations established the program in 1995 to allow Iraq to sell oil to global markets in exchange for food and humanitarian supplies without generating revenue to rebuild the Iraqi military in the wake of the Persian Gulf War. The program ended shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, when the Coalition Provisional Authority assumed responsibility for humanitarian functions. An investigation by the congressional investigative body the Government Accountability Office found loopholes in the... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037866/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:14:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037812/posts Okay, I'm waiting for Republicans to go on the attack here. If Democrats hold up drilling, aren't we then, in theory, using up more of the world's existing supplies? When is the GOP going to get clever here? This is such an easy position to take. By not drilling, we are using more of our foreign neighbor's supplies, an argument the Dems have used against us for decades. Also, ethanol taps into our food supply. If we use our food to make fuel, then we have less food to feed the poor. That's downright "evil"! Another dacades old Dem argument.... Ann Coulter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037812/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:31:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2037778/posts Remember, when you are a Democrat, you leave your individual rights and preferences at the door. You are now a cog in the great machine. You will comply with approved party policy, or you will be branded a heretic and will become fodder for a Keith Olbermann rant. Per the Party Grand Poobahs, the fun at the Democrat Convention will be supplemented with some proper dietary rules. Warning to Southern delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver this August: it will be a no-fry zone. As part of the effort to make the August 25-28 convention the... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2037778/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:37:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037389/posts Democratic convention to be no-fry zone By Scott Shepard Cox News Service Article Last Updated: 06/26/2008 08:45:08 PM MDT DENVER — Warning to Southern delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver this August: it will be a no-fry zone. As part of the effort to make the August 25-28 convention the greenest ever, the Democrats' guidelines for food catering include one that strikes at the heart of Southern cuisine: no fried food. No fried chicken. No fried catfish. No fried green tomatoes. No fried okra. No fried anything. Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037389/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:00:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036128/posts First it was a proposed ban on plastic bags. Now, a member of the influential Madison Plan Commission wants to ban the restaurant drive-through -- or at least restrict the ubiquitous symbol of America's auto-centric lifestyle. The Capitol Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036128/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035653/posts Duane Kraemer approaches with pride the Angus bull eating hay behind a fence at Texas A&M University. As the veterinary surgeon draws near, the bull snorts and paws the ground. Healthy as he looks, many Americans would not want to see this bull become steak on their plate. His name, “86 squared”, hints at his origins as the clone of a bull called 86. The US Food and Drug Administration set off a debate across the food industry when it ruled in January that clones of cattle, pigs and goats were safe to eat. Since then the US Department of... FT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035653/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:58:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035456/posts Japan is taking fighting obesity to the extreme. CNN's Kyung Lah reports. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035456/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035167/posts Dodge City — Earlier this month, more than a hundred thousand South Koreans demonstrated against newly elected president Lee Myung-bak as his entire cabinet offered to resign. At the root of this massive protest was not a declaration of war against North Korea, a boycott of the Chinese summer Olympics, or even escalating oil prices. It was a treaty allowing U.S. beef imports. Beef production accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than automobiles. Its insatiable demand for feed grains has raised world food prices to levels beyond the reach of the world’s hungry and the relief agencies that support them.... Daily Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2035167/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:05:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034367/posts Today, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago. U.S. Marshals seized all FDA-regulated animal food susceptible to rodent and pest contamination. The seized products violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because it was alleged in a case filed by the United States Attorney that they were being held under unsanitary conditions. (The Act uses the term "insanitary" to describe... Food & Drug Administration http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034367/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:29:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034229/posts Security fears over food and fuel crisis By Carola Hoyos and Javier Blas in London Published: June 20 2008 22:02 | Last updated: June 20 2008 22:02 Western countries have upgraded the food and fuel crisis into a national security concern as they fear record high energy and agriculture commodity costs are destabilising key developing regions of the world. The concerns come as the world suffers for the first time since 1973 from the confluence of record oil and food prices. Corn, soyabean and meat prices jumped this week to all-time highs, while oil prices hit a record of almost... FT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034229/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:50:14 GMT