Month: April 2012

Apr 30 2012

food, inspiration, quotes

Quote of the moment

by Courtney

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We don’t need a law against McDonald’s or a law against slaughterhouse abuse — we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we need to do is empower individuals...

Apr 23 2012

biking, exercise, inspiration

2012 Bike Challenge

by Courtney

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Shortly after writing my recent post on biking in the U.S., I got an email from a friend who works for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin about this year’s Wisconsin...

Apr 14 2012

articles, food

Food waste in America…yikes

by Courtney

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Found this article about food waste on Eat Drink Better. I don’t have a compost pile at my apartment anymore because we don’t have a yard to put it in,...

Apr 07 2012

articles, biking, exercise, health, obesity

Biking and walking in the U.S.: 2012 benchmarking report

by Courtney

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A friend of mine just passed this fascinating document along to me. It’s a report done annually on walking and biking in the U.S. I was shocked (but I guess...

Apr 04 2012

articles, children, food, nutrition

What’s inside a school lunch burger (and a lot of processed veggie burgers)?

by Courtney

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Here’s an interesting this video from NPR about the unnecessarily long list of ingredients in a school lunch burger. The food scientist in the video argues that children who don’t...