Mark Bittman: What's wrong with what we eat (ted.com video)

[Miss*Bijou]

Not too long and interesting. Very relevant... watch it!




Mark Bittman: What's wrong with what we eat

In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now
(too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.




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[VanessaofBC]

Funny you brought that up. I just read this the other day...

http://www.readersdigest.ca/home-ga...nt-know/13-things-you-shouldnt-eat-restaurant

Yup, a Readers Digest article "13 things you should not eat at restaurants". Includes things like ice cream, chicken and lettuce.

 

[VanessaofBC]

I love the Corona with the lime next to it....That's the only thing I have in my fridge (j/k, I kid)

 

[PlayfulAlex]

This is more what I eat

Ditto, that looks beautiful, Miss JJ. Yum!

 

[PlayfulAlex]

Choosing forks over knives...

And, like the plate that JJ shows above, a small amount of meat, and a large amount of veggies, is still probably the best choice.

 

[PlayfulAlex]

Nice talk, but he just doesn't have that air of integrity of other spokespeople such as...

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Nicely done, PeaceGuy, thanks for the share...as usual, the Simpsons say it best!