30 per cent of household food goes waste! Wonder, if the true cost of the carbon footprint of getting food on our table were priced in, would we still witness food waste of this magnitude? This post from The Mindful Word urges us to look the problem of food waste squarely in the eye and take conscious steps to tackle it. It’s about this time of year that I start wondering what ... Continue Reading
A Plant-Based Diet Can Make Economic Sense
This article reports the assuring conclusion of a recent intervention that by changing the focus to the elimination of foods not needed to improve health, a healthy diet can be quite economical. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank report individuals who participated in a six-week cooking program and followed simple, plant-based recipes ... Continue Reading