Every week, I read tons of news, primarily related to food, health, wellness and sustainability. On any given day, you’ll find me sharing links to relevant news stories and recipes on Twitter and sometimes on Green Your Plate’s Facebook page.
Here are some of the items that caught my eye in the Internet sphere over the past week:
- Surely the most discussed food story on Twitter this week was Paula Deen’s dual announcement that she has Type 2 diabetes and that she has become an spokeswoman for an insulin drug from Novartis. She contends that her diet was not to blame. Huh??? A simultaneously sad and appalling story. Check out some of Paula’s most outrageous concoctions.
- The cold weather has cranked up this week and the root vegetables are staring at you – suggestions for how to eat seasonally in winter.
- More meal ideas for eating seasonally can be found at Eating for England’s Seasonal Recipes page.
- Still stuck on figuring out ways to make more of your meals without meat? See 5 tips for vegetarian-friendly meals, which includes a recipe for black bean burritos.
- One meatless meal recipe that’s intriguing me: Lentil-ricotta “meatballs”.
- Another carnivorous recipe that’s seducing me the other way: Chorizo & Fire Roasted Tomato Ragout with Poached Eggs.
And, sometimes you can go too far asking “is it local?”
Happy weekend, everyone!
What a nice round-up! The Paula Deen stuff nearly sent me over the edge this week. I’m already so frustrated about the diabetes industry’s focus on drugs over food. (Hmmm. . . which is more profitable?) My husband has type 1, so insulin is an essential part of his life. But food is still hugely important, and sadly often ignored in diabetes research/education.
Thanks Angie. I’m absurdly fascinated by the whole Paula Deen story. Prevention is so much cheaper than treatment after the fact; I wish that Paula Deen had at least acknowledged that her diet may have contributed to her condition.
Nice post, Amy! Thanks for included the chorizo/egg dish! You should make it — you’ll swoon.
. Have a great weekend!
On my to-do list…
I just watched Portlandia for the first time last night! Loved the Is It Local scene! Thanks for linking to our eating seasonally in winter post – the rest of your roundup looks great, especially the seasonal recipe & vegetarian options link!
That’s the only clip I’ve seen, but the series is on our Netflix queue now. Looks like it’ll be a good one!