The case for garden-based learning in schools seems simple, even obvious, at first: What harm could there be in encouraging young children to connect with nature and learn more about the ecology around them, including where the food they eat comes from?
Category: food
How to Trick Yourself Into Buying Healthier Food
Savvy shoppers know the two golden rules of the supermarket: shop the perimeter, where the fresh produce is stashed, and never go to the grocery store hungry. Now, a series of new studies adds a third rule: eat an apple before you shop.
We’re throwing away tons of fruits and veggies for not being pretty enough
Some criteria are rightly based on food-safety and shelf-life considerations, but many are manifestations of misguided normative ideas about what produce should look like. Cucumbers should be straight, cauliflower florets should be tightly held, and rhubarb stalks should be ruby red. If not, retailers tell farmers, consumers won’t buy them.
Why do Western and Asian foods taste different?
Researchers analysed 381 ingredients, 1021 ‘tastes’ and 56,498 recipes
Western food seeks out ‘food pairs’ with matching taste chemicals
Asian foods take opposite approach and avoid ‘pairing’ ingredients that share flavours
‘Could lead to new avenues of understanding food’ – researchers
Mindful Eating as Food for Thought
A concept based on Buddhist teachings encourages people to eat slowly, paying close attention to the sensation and purpose of each morsel.
Why Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Overeating – TIME.com
If traditional weight-loss diets have failed you, you might just try hitting the sack.
http://goo.gl/dfC2f
How the smell of food affects how much you eat
ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2012) — Bite size depends on the familiarly and texture of food. Smaller bite sizes are taken for foods which need more chewing and smaller bite sizes are often linked to a sensation of feeling fuller sooner. New research published in BioMed Central’s new open access journal Flavour, shows that strong aromas lead to smaller bite sizes and suggests that aroma may be used as a means to control portion size.
Chew Yourself a Better Brain
http://goo.gl/LgCn5
Would you believe that while standing in line to pay for your groceries, you are but an arm’s length away from a potent neurochemical catalyst that costs less than a single pill of any antidepressant?
Vegetarian Diet Could Make You Happier And Less Stressed, Study Shows
Omnivores, take note: Embracing a vegetarian diet could make you happier and less stressed, according to new research published in Nutrition Journal.
http://goo.gl/iyA5h
What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain – Forbes.com
Overeating, poor memory formation, learning disorders, depression – all have been linked in recent research to the over-consumption of sugar. And these linkages point to a problem that is only beginning to be better understood: what our chronic intake of added sugar is doing to our brains
http://goo.gl/fdKks