Food Reward Fridays

Each Friday, I'm going to post a picture of a modern food so ridiculous it makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. I'm doing this for two reasons:To raise awareness about the unhealthy, fattening foods that are taking over global food culture. These are highly rewarding, highly palatable, energy-dense foods that drive people to eat in the absence of hunger, and continue eating beyond calorie needs. In many cases, the foods have been specifically designed to maximize "craveability" and palatability.Because it's funny.Without further...

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Candy at the Cash Register

Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine published an interesting editorial titled "Candy at the Cash Register-- a Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease." This fits in well with our discussion of non-homeostatic eating, or eating in the absence of calorie need.There are a few quotes in this article that I find really perceptive.Read more...

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What Look’s Java Vanilla should be?

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Young Woman with Vanilla Orchid Vine in Java

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Vanilla Bean& Savory Dishes

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Did you know if Roast Lamb as Savory Dishes being Food Heritage in most of country such in USA, Yunani and China? Where Roast Lamb has part of their cultureand tradition also, same as we in Indonesia, most of people in here usually prepare Roast Lamb at some special moment parties such as wedding party or other festivals.   st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /*...

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Firefox 16.0

The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox smart location bar, affectionately known as the "Awesome Bar," learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time.Performance....

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Photos and More Gardening

I've needed new professional and blog photos for a long time. My friend Adam Roe was in town recently, and he happens to be professional photographer, so he graciously offered to snap a few shots. Despite less than ideal conditions, he did an outstanding job. Here's a larger version of the photo on my profile (which Blogger shrinks down to a tiny thumbnail):To see more of Adam's work, head over to his Facebook page, and don't forget to 'like'...

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