The Gift of More Food Labels
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When is the last time you ate at a chain restaurant? There are some that are better than others. I have been pretty impressed with the efforts of fast food joints such as Chipotle that uses meat never given antibiotics or added hormones, local/organic produce, and dairy not treated with rBGH and Baja Fresh that uses no freezers, can openers or microwaves. A similar kind of progressive thinking is what’s behind the new laws for menu labeling in some states.
Menu labeling is hot right now. Starting in New York, and spreading to cities in PA, WA, OR, and the state of California, there’s a move to educate diners who, until now, have been ‘forced’ to eat foods they knew nothing about. The final act will close when the newly-passed health care bill will ‘force’ all restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post food calorie counts on their menus.
What’s really going on here? Who’s forcing whom? Do chain restaurants other than Chipotle or Baja Fresh even care about the health of our country at all? Do American restaurant-goers even want to be educated? Take a look at what some diners said in a New read more
Health Care
With all the craziness surrounding health care, prevention is the best way to go for those of us who are worried about insurance and health care costs.
40% of American households polled by Reuters at the beginning of the summer planned on skipping any routine doctor visits because of the recession. Time Magazine reported this as a health care disaster waiting to happen, but I think more people than ever are realizing the value of getting in control of their own health in a holistic way!
Lets start our own informal poll here. We can get ideas from each other on ways to take steps toward taking control of our own health care.
What do you do to make sure you will need less medical attention this year and in the long run?
Vietnamese Restaurant name is funny “Pho Sho’”
What’s Fo’ Suppa’? Change Yo’ Name?
Have you ever experienced a thought so funny that it tickled your funny bone the whole day? In my experience, those things that make me giggle the most are completely lost to others around me.
There was a new Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Sapa, near our home in Phoenix, AZ that my husband and I wanted to try out. I had driven by it on numerous occasions without paying much attention. This time, as we pulled into the parking lot and as I saw the name in large letters across the front of the building, I came down with an incurable case of the giggles.
Do you know much about Vietnamese food? I don’t know about it too much, other than that my favorite dish is Pho. Pho is the word that means noodle soup. I’ve had it with beef, with just vegetables, or just like chicken noodle soup. I love it! I’ve even made it at home! Also, in my limited knowledge I’d have to say that everyone in Vietnam probably eats it regularly.
Like I said, most things that make me giggle are lost on others. My husband and I were opening the door when I told him what I thought was so funny. I was really hoping he read more
