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We’re Off to Eat at Chipotle, the Chipotle Burrito of Oz
Another day, another jalapeño in the salsa of Food With Integrity spin from Chipotle. After their recent decision to source grass-fed beef from Australia, citing a lack of supply from US ranchers;...
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Beef is Killing the Planet…and Elvis is Riding a Rainbow-Belching Unicorn
My Twitter feed just exploded. Yet another study has been released claiming that if we all just gave up beef, the planet would be saved, Elvis would come back from the dead, and rainbow-belching...
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Vegetarians May Preach – But We’re Not All Members of the Choir
The suggestion that we should eat less meat in order to save the planet pops up with monotonous regularity in my twitter feed. Interestingly, those who make this claim are almost always vegetarian,...
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Would Being Vegan Really Solve Climate Change? Not if We Don’t Kill the Cows.
A friend of mine drew my attention to this NPR blogger, who makes the point that being “good” isn’t zero sum (a situation where what is gained by one side or cause, is lost by another). If you’re...
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A Christmas Wish – May All Your Cows Be Like Your Best Cow
I love conversations that leave my brain firing on a million cylinders and open my mind to new ideas. I was lucky enough to have three such discussions this past week, one at an organic research farm;...
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Is It Time We Stopped Shouting About The Dietary Guidelines?
The recent report by the advisory committee to the USDA dietary guidelines has certainly caused a media stir in the past week or so. There’s a lot of nutritional common sense in the report – eat more...
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The Paradox of the Roasted Vegetable Sandwich – Do We Eat What We Preach?
So here’s the question: who has been out to eat with friends, family or work colleagues, ordered what’s perceived as a virtuous (low-fat, high-fibre, gluten-free or vegetarian) meal in a restaurant,...
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Where’s the Beef? Not in Danish Diets.
For those of us in the UK, mentioning Danish livestock production almost inevitably leads to thoughts of Danish bacon (be still my beating heart) – a considerable proportion of their 90% of domestic...
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Low Meat, Faux Meat or No Meat – Should Retailers Really Reward Us for Buying...
There’s no doubt that eating more fruit and vegetables is a positive idea. Nationally we still don’t hit our 5-per-day and lifestyle diseases are major causes of premature death. However, as...
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Jamie Oliver Should Be Presenting Friday Night Farming Facts – Not Feasting...
Good grief. Just when I think I’ve heard it all, another food pundit comes up with an idea so daft that you could bottle it and sell it as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, humanely-reared organic water....
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