Articles tagged “Eco-Friendly Foods”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

40 Healthy School Lunch Recipes to Make for Your Kids By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Aug 18 2010 September always seems to me a more sensible time for the new year than January. Hopefully, everybody is fresh and relaxed from the summer. The hot, muggy weather has made way for the crisp air and cool nights of autumn. How well I remember the first day of school each September with my kids in their new clothes, excited but a little anxious as well about the new teacher, new classroom, new friends. My son came home each day for lunch until Grade 4, when suddenly it hit me - I had to make lunch everyday. + READ MORE

Throw a Perfect Green Movie Screening Party By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Work & Connect Aug 17 2010 Here are some green ideas for throwing an eco-friendly screening party. + READ MORE

Cooking, Eating, and the Gulf Oil Spill: Kate Krader, Food & Wine Magazine's Restaurant Editor (Interview) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 12 2010 Kate Krader is Restaurant Editor for Food & Wine magazine, where she surveys the restaurant scene looking for new trends in food and up-and-coming talent in chefs and restaurants. She took time to chat with Planet Green about the future of cooking and eating in the Gulf after the oil spill. + READ MORE

Surprising Health Benefits of Watermelon By Care2.com IN Food & Health Aug 5 2010 Some foods are fun to eat, and watermelon is definitely one of them. That triangular wedge of bright red/white/green, sweet juiciness forbids us to take life too seriously and shouts, “SUMMER!!!” As if that weren’t enough, watermelon is packed full of nutrition, hydrates and is low-fat. + READ MORE

Cooking, Eating, and the Gulf Oil Spill: Food Writer Ruth Reichl (Interview) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 4 2010 Ruth Reichl was Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009, and has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about food. She took time away from her writing to talk with us about the Gulf oil spill, food culture in the Gulf, and how the region (and the country) will rebound after the spill. + READ MORE

Cooking, Eating, and the Gulf Oil Spill: Chef Michael Cimarusti of Providence in Los Angeles (Interview) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 3 2010 Michael Cimarusti is chef and owner of Providence in Los Angeles, CA. Find out what one of the country's best seafood chefs thinks about the Gulf oil spill, sustainable seafood, and the future of one of the country's richest food cultures. + READ MORE

Cooking, Eating, and the Gulf Oil Spill: Chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin (Interview) By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 2 2010 Eric Ripert is the chef and co-owner of the award-winning New York restaurant Le Bernardin. Planet Green caught up with Chef Ripert to talk about cooking and eating after the Gulf Oil Spill, and the future of sustainable seafood. + READ MORE

Too Glamorous To Be Environmentalists? By Aysia Wright IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 21 2010 Not. That was the theme of the evening at the EcoStiletto 2nd Anniversary bash hosted at Rolling Greens nursery in Hollywood. According to Eco Stiletto founder Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, “Someone at the event said to me that the guests didn't look like environmentalists--they were way too glamorous!” That's the mission of EcoStiletto in a nutshell--to show people that you don't have to sacrifice style for sustainability—and they illustrate that mission well. + READ MORE

Six Superfoods with the Smallest Footprint By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jul 20 2010 A look at some of the most potent superfoods that have the least impact on the environment. + READ MORE

Pesticide Lobby Blames Organics for Americans Not Eating More Veggies By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jul 17 2010 The Alliance for Food and Farming is launching a campaign against the Environmental Working Group's shopper's guide to pesticides. + READ MORE

Hydroponics: Not Just For Grow-Ops Any More By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jul 15 2010 Hydroponics isn't just for hippies, and a lot of people are using it to grow food inside, with natural or artificial light. But is the result as good as growing in soil? + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Barbeques By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 2 2010 Sixty million Americans put fire to food during the summer, but typical grilling and barbeques leave no small footprint behind; our barbeque celebrations cause 225,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. Follow our guide for How to Go Green: Barbeques for tips 'n tricks to greener grilling. + READ MORE

What's Wrong with Monsanto Helping Post-Earthquake Haiti? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jun 23 2010 It isn't hard to see how Monsanto will benefit from the donations it is sending to Haiti in the name of earthquake recovery assistance. + READ MORE

Add Botany of Desire to Your "Watch Instantly" Netflix Queue By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jun 20 2010 Over my deliberately relaxed, do-nothing weekend, I decided to watch Botany of Desire, the PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan’s book. If other busy bees like me, can’t read the book—relax by taking a break and watch it. + READ MORE

Eat Up - No Food Waste Allowed at This Restaurant By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jun 9 2010 The world could do with a lot more restaurants (and homes) that prohibit food waste the way Australia's Wafu does. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Thanksgiving Day By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 With all the planning, cooking, and cleaning, the last thing you want to think about is greening your Thanksgiving Day, right? But this is the perfect time to reflect and reassess your holiday preparations with a nod to sustainability. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Cocktails By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 1 2010 Cocktails may spark the life in your party, but they can also be the source of some eco-crimes. Keep your fun and libations green with our How to Go Green: Cocktails. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Beers By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 1 2010 Everyone loves beer—even environmentalists. The trick is to make sure your libations are green and eco-friendly. Our How to Go Green Guide is here to help. + READ MORE

What Do Honeybees, Fish, and 25% of All Plant Species Have in Common? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health May 10 2010 More than 1/3 of U.S. honeybee colonies did not survive the winter, for the fourth year in a row. Fish stocks are in sharper decline than previously thought. Global biodiversity is also on the decline. Here's a glimpse at what these all have to do with the big picture. + READ MORE

Eat with the Seasons: New Recipes for 3 of Your Favorite Ingredients - Asparagus, Fava Beans, and Kumquats By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 10 2010 Try eating more seasonal foods with honeyed kumquats, fava bean dip with goat cheese, and asparagus quinoa + READ MORE