Not too late for gardening

If yesterday's gardening post inspired you, Barbara Damrosch says it's not too late in her column this week for the Washington Post: "Too Late? Not for the Inventive."

Gardening as a solution to higher food prices

"Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the rampant inflation of the 1970s has there been such an uptick in interest in growing food at home."
Marian Burros | New York Times | 11 June 2008

Click above to read more about people saving money by gardening, some who've just started and some who've been doing it for years.

Previously on Food in Print:
Victory Gardens to combat rising food prices
Kissing grass goodbye

Eating to live longer

"Along with a team of demographers and scientists, [Dan] Buettner spent seven years studying places where people were living longer and better, as outlined in his book, The Blue Zones."
Terri Coles | Reuters | 05 June 2008

Click above to read more about what Buettner found.

Buettner's tips include include eating less meat and excess calories and more plants.

Similar advice comes from author Michael Pollan: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

A study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology contends eating less red meat and dairy more effectively reduced a household's carbon footprint than eating local foods.

Nestle criticized for not joining junk food initiative

"Nestle has been criticized this week for failing to be part of an industry-wide effort to limit junk food marketing to children."
Laura Crowley | Decision News Media | 10 June 2008

Click above to read more about the criticism.

The Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative was created in 2006.

Rep. Ed Markey wrote a letter to Nestle this week, asking the company to join the initiative.

Nestle signed a European Union pledge last December for a similar cause.

NY Times: Recipe deal breakers

"Whether for reasons practical or psychological, even the most experienced cooks have an ingredient, technique or phrase that will make them bypass a recipe."
Kim Severson | New York Times | 04 June 2008

The author says one friend will not truss or lard. Curious?

Trussing needle | Larding needle

Reuters: Copper river salmon "one of the world's most expensive salmon"

"A shutdown of salmon fishing along the U.S. West Coast, due to depleted stocks, and a light run so far this season have driven prices of Copper River salmon to near an all-time high, fetching as much as $45 a pound for the oil-rich fillets."
Yereth Rosen | Reuters | 04 June 2008

Click above to read about the salmon's journey, its transformation from "a high-quality product loved by locals into an internationally recognized brand," and why the fish justifies such a high price.

Previously on Food in Print:
Read more about this year's cancellation of commercial salmon fishing in California and much of Oregon

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

"Are we making ourselves hungrier, dumber, shorter-lived, slow metabolizers by not eating a proper breakfast?"
Amanda Fortini | New York magazine | 01 June 2008

Click above to read more about the science of breakfast including what to eat and whether you have to eat breakfast at all.

The latter part of the article focuses on glycemic index. To learn more, try this article from Prevention magazine.

"What I Ate This Morning" is a catalog of 60 people's breakfasts. Related only by title, No One Cares What You Had for Lunch is a book of prompts for blog posts.

Previously on Food in Print:
Breakfast of champions