http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/gluten-free-baking-powder.html Commercial baking powders often contain additives like aluminum, GMO cornstarch, and gluten. By making your own baking powder you will have a constant supply of fresh product. Commercial baking powders often contain additives like aluminum, GMO cornstarch, and gluten. By making your own baking powder you will have a constant supply of fresh product. Baking Soda Food Safety Frugal Recipes Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:50:00 GMT Marye Audet http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/gluten-free-baking-powder.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/preserving-harvest-drying-mushrooms.html Whether wild, home grown or store bought, mushrooms don't keep well. But luckily they are easy to dry. Here's how to preserve your fungal feasts - just make sure you don't go drying any destroying angels in with your chanterelles! Whether wild, home grown or store bought, mushrooms don't keep well. But luckily they are easy to dry. Here's how to preserve your fungal feasts - just make sure you don't go drying any destroying angels in with your chanterelles! Cheap Eats Food Safety Preserving The Harvest Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/preserving-harvest-drying-mushrooms.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-ecofriendly-milk-consumer.html Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a green glass of milk. So, how can you be an eco-friendly milk consumer? Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a green glass of milk. So, how can you be an eco-friendly milk consumer? Animals Antibiotics Cancer Carbon Footprint Dairy Food Safety Glass Green Packaging Health Organic Organic Foods Penny Pinching Plastic Recycling Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:46:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-ecofriendly-milk-consumer.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/mushroom-identification-spore-print.html Spore prints are beautiful portraits of nature's genius. If you plan on eating wild mushrooms, they can also save your life. Spore prints are beautiful portraits of nature's genius. If you plan on eating wild mushrooms, they can also save your life. Eco-Friendly Foods Food Safety Nature Outdoors Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:30:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/mushroom-identification-spore-print.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/focus-earth-food-fight.html Our eating habits are killing us. That's what some critics say about today's fast-paced, highly processed, gotta-have-it-now food habits. The fact that people choose convenience over questioning where and how their food got to them is dangerous. And it is leading to many health concerns, says Micheal Pollen, author of In Defense of Food. Our eating habits are killing us. That's what some critics say about today's fast-paced, highly processed, gotta-have-it-now food habits. The fact that people choose convenience over questioning where and how their food got to them is dangerous. And it is leading to many health concerns, says Micheal Pollen, author of In Defense of Food. Eco-Friendly Foods Food Miles Food Safety Healthy Foods Organic Foods Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:30:00 GMT Stephanie Sharpe http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/focus-earth-food-fight.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/toll-house-recall.html It was a harmless habit you thought, pit stopping by the fridge for a finger scoop of raw cookie dough. You tell yourself you’ve had a tough day, you deserve it. But what you definately don’t deserve is a side of E. coli It was a harmless habit you thought, pit stopping by the fridge for a finger scoop of raw cookie dough. You tell yourself you’ve had a tough day, you deserve it. But what you definately don’t deserve is a side of E. coli Eco-Friendly Foods Food Safety Organic Organic Baking Organic Chocolate Organic Desserts Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:58:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/toll-house-recall.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-eating-manifesto.html America's food culture is at a crossroads. On the one hand, greener foods and eating habits have skyrocketed in popularity over the past decade, while good green indicators —things like organic food sales and active farmers' markets—are trending up, up, up. On the other hand, obesity rates in this country have been steadily climbing for the past quarter century, with 34 percent of adults over 20 currently considered obese, according to the CDC. America's food culture is at a crossroads. On the one hand, greener foods and eating habits have skyrocketed in popularity over the past decade, while good green indicators —things like organic food sales and active farmers' markets—are trending up, up, up. On the other hand, obesity rates in this country have been steadily climbing for the past quarter century, with 34 percent of adults over 20 currently considered obese, according to the CDC. Carbon Footprint Farmers Market Food Safety Health Local Food Organic Cooking Organic Foods Pesticides Vegetables Water Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:10:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-eating-manifesto.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/food-foraging-guide.html Had I known back in middle school that onion grass was actually safe to eat, I probably would have. I loved sniffing it out (strange, I know) when I roamed around the school yard picking dandelions during recess. Had I known back in middle school that onion grass was actually safe to eat, I probably would have. I loved sniffing it out (strange, I know) when I roamed around the school yard picking dandelions during recess. Food Safety Gardening Lawn Care Local Food Nature Tue, 26 May 2009 15:32:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/food-foraging-guide.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/tips-making-leftovers.html Leftovers have long been made fun of, but today we are going to give them the respect that they deserve. Leftovers are a great way to save food, reduce your carbon footprint, save money, and save time. With that said, leftovers are only as good as the care that goes into their preparation, storage, and organization. A leftover doesn't do anybody any good if it sits in the refrigerator for weeks, until it needs to be thrown out anyway. Here are some tips to make the most of your leftovers, with a little help from the late comedian, George Carlin. Leftovers have long been made fun of, but today we are going to give them the respect that they deserve. Leftovers are a great way to save food, reduce your carbon footprint, save money, and save time. With that said, leftovers are only as good as the care that goes into their preparation, storage, and organization. A leftover doesn't do anybody any good if it sits in the refrigerator for weeks, until it needs to be thrown out anyway. Here are some tips to make the most of your leftovers, with a little help from the late comedian, George Carlin. Cheap Eats Eco-Friendly Foods Eco-Friendly Kitchens Food Safety Penny Pinching Storage Waste Disposal Tue, 26 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT Eric Leech http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/tips-making-leftovers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/brooklyn-food-conference.html If you’re in New York City this Saturday, May 2, hop on the subway and bee-line your way over the Brooklyn Food Conference taking place at Park Slope’s John Jay High School from 9am to 9pm. If you’re in New York City this Saturday, May 2, hop on the subway and bee-line your way over the Brooklyn Food Conference taking place at Park Slope’s John Jay High School from 9am to 9pm. Act Local Eco-Friendly Kitchens Food Miles Food Safety Kids New York Organic Restaurants Fri, 01 May 2009 18:01:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/brooklyn-food-conference.html