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There is a lot of misinformation on the internet about healthy eating and healthy living. My hope is to squash some of the misconceptions today about the link between reducing disease risks and drinking nutritious smoothies. Hippocrates, a doctor from 460 B.C. once said “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” During a time when the common belief was that sickness stayed in one area of the body, Hippocrates countered that idea with a school of thought that sickness was in…

The effects of animal agriculture are more of a secret than they should be. Not many people view it as a problem, because they have no idea how harmful its effects are for the environment. Animal agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of the U.S. water consumption and many more alarming statistics. This is a problem that needs to be taken care of right away. If Minnesota Food Connection starts educating people in the Midwest on the harmful effects of animal agriculture and they switch to a…

More than one-third of American adults are obese (Ogden et al., 2014; CDC, 2015). In 2013, 42 million children under five were overweight or obese (WHO, 2015). In addition, more than 1.9 million of adults were overweight, of which 600 million were obese in 2014. Additionally, obesity is more prevalent among Non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics and middle aged adults (CDC, 2015). According to the Centers for Disease Control (2015), obesity occurs from a combination of genetics and behavior (e.g.,…

Scandinavia Cuisine Introduction The Scandinavian countries include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. These countries are located north of the Baltic and North seas, except Denmark and Iceland, and they share common borders. The population of the Scandinavia is mostly concentrated in the warmer south regions. The harsher northern areas extend above the Arctic Circle. Sweden has different climate zones. It has the widest range of agriculture that is concentrated in the south. It…

factors that make healthy eating unappealing to those who have not tried it before, some being the price of the healthy food being more expensive, being stuck in one’s own habits, or not knowing where to start. With the price of something as simple as spinach costing $4 - $7 and the cost of a deluxe meal at most fast food restaurant costing about the same, it is difficult to affordably make the switch over to choosing healthier options. Being stuck in a routine can also affect ones affinity to…

During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, Greece saw monarchies banishing of royalty, brutal political fights, assassinations, and dictatorships, wars that added neighboring territories and new population, but also brought economic devastation and poverty. After the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II, Greece joined NATO in 1952. Then, they experienced a hostile civil war between communist and anticommunist forces. In 1967, a group of military…

Family/pg. 442: two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Most people do not really pay attention to the fact that our families have a great impact on the types of foods we eat. For the most part, yes, our food choices are our own, but our family and people around us also influence the types of things we eat. If we are with people who want to eat at a fast food restaurant, we are likely to join them even if we would not ordinarily eat from such…

According to the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, one out of every three children is overweight. (“Stronger Food Will Improve Health.”) With this rate on the rise healthy school lunches and nutrition are becoming critically important. School lunch has had drastic improvements in recent years with the creation of The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a statement saying “The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act is the most significant…

some whole ingredients to make pizzas. And we saw my dad prepare the pizza crust. At the end we bought a pizza from one of their local places to see the differences between them. On one of them we just put vegetable like instead of cheese we put spinach and some mushrooms olive and more things. We all loved the pizza that was made with whole foods. The texture to the pizza we made were almost the same as the one from the local pizzeria. That is why I agree with Pollan about the idea that…

Table 1 displays the diet dairy of a 20yr old Female which was recorded over the course of three days. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) recommendations will be used to compare and distinguish this information, it is a reliable source as it was created through the Australian Dietary Guidelines which was also created on the basis of the estimated average intakes, recommended dietary intakes, adequate intakes and nutrient reference values; it was created to translate all this…