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The London Vegetable Orchestra strikes up a tune at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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It started off as a bet.

Tim Cranmore — a British recorder maker — was out at a pub with some friends. They wagered that he couldn’t possibly make a working recorder out of a carrot. He accepted the challenge.

And that’s when he cooked up the idea for the London Vegetable Orchestra.

The ensemble now features not just carrot recorders, but also zucchini trumpets, butternut trombones, pumpkin drums and, occasionally, eggplant castanets.

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Sweet potato chia seed pudding with peanut butter chocolate sauce, toasted coconut, pecans and banana. That’s a mouthful. A delicous, delicious mouthful. I’ve been making a lot of pureed sweet potato for food prep lately and I thought why not combine two of my favourite foods ever: sweet potato + chia seeds? Well, it was…
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Source: http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-the-problem-with-the-new-labels-a-huge-listeria-outbreak-and-how-to-make-bread-healthy-again

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

This week the problem with the new labels, a huge listeria outbreak, and how to make bread healthy again.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

I also share links on Twitter @summertomato and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you.

Links of the week

The Number to Avoid on the New Nutrition Labels <<You’ve probably heard by now that the FDA finally approved new nutrition labels featuring added sugars and highlighting calorie intake. While there’s stuff about the changes that is fantastic (oh hai trans fat!), there’s still a sense of putting lipstick on a pig. Thanks to James Hamblin for this brilliant critique of the new labels, echoing what I’ve been saying for years: that there’s only one place you should be looking to know if your food is healthy. (The Atlantic)
Can You Carbo-Load Your Way to Good Health? <<The title is incredibly misleading. This article is in fact an excellent expl…

Source: http://www.sonima.com/meditation/mindful-living/declutter/

You might think that a few piles of clothes here, stacks of books and magazines there, and junked-up dresser drawers aren’t hurting anyone. Think again. All of that clutter overcrowding your personal space might be affecting your health. Don’t take our word for it. Here are science-supported reasons why a neglected mess may be messing with your mind and body, and what you can do about it (besides hire a cleaning lady).

1. Clutter impacts your…sleep.

If the last thing you see before you go to bed is dirty clothes or scattered papers covering your desk, it can leave you feeling stressed and anxious, which can result in a 3 a.m. staring contest with the ceiling. A study published in an online supplement of the journal Sleep last June analyzed the sleeping patterns of subjects who had filled their homes with excessive objects. Researchers found that those who had very cluttered or even unusable bedrooms had worse sleep quality than those people who were less at risk for a hoarding disorder.
Clean up: Before hitting the hay, take a few minutes to put away clothes, organize your papers and generally straighten up your bedroom. When you’re exhausted at the end of the day, this may be the last thing you want to do, but taking a moment to tidy will ensure a better night’s rest. Also consider adding this calming meditation from Deepak Chopra to your bedtime routine to set yourself up for serene slumber.

2. Clutter impacts your…ene…

Source: http://greatist.com/live/ashley-grahams-new-swimwear-line-proves-anyone-can-look-sexy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

Ashley Graham’s new swimsuit line is making a major splash, showing that anyone can look great in a bikini, no matter your size. Need proof? BuzzFeed photographed plus-size fashion bloggers—who look like people we actually see on the beach—modeling the suits and they look fine AF, so we know they’ll look good on us too.

Fair warning: The line, which comes in sizes 10-24, can get pricey (swimsuits range from $79 to $398). If you’re more of a window shopper, check out these photos:

Photo: Jon Premosch/BuzzFeed

Photo: Jon Premosch/BuzzFeed

Photo: Jon Premosch/BuzzFeed

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Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/05/26/479494486/evaporated-cane-juice-puh-leeze-just-call-it-sugar-fda-says?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

Is it sugar, or “evaporated cane juice”? The FDA says they’re the same thing, folks.

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The Food and Drug Administration seems intent on bringing sugar out of the shadows.

Not only will food companies have to reveal, right on the package, how much sugar they’ve added to food; they also will have to call it by its real name.

The FDA is taking aim at one of sugar’s cover identities: evaporated cane juice. This ingredient made its appearance about 25 years ago and has been especially popular among companies that have cultivated a healthful image, including Amy’s Kitchen, Kind and Chobani.

Just like sugar, this ingredient is created by crushing sugar cane to extract the juice, then purifying that juice, getting rid of the water and turning it into fine crystals. However, it still contains a bit of molasses, which is completely removed from the cane sugar you find in the store.

Food companies that use this ingredient maintain that it’s different from sugar and that “evaporated cane juice” is its proper name. Others disagree.

“Evaporated cane juice is the food industry’s latest attempt to convince you that crystallizing sugar by t…

Source: http://www.sonima.com/food/lamb-barbacoa/

This hearty lamb barbacoa is perfect for taco night and it requires just a few minutes of hands-on preparation thanks to the magic of your slow cooker. When simmered low and slow over the course of a few hours the lamb becomes juicy, succulent, and fall-apart tender. The secret to the lamb’s flavor is in the piquant paste made of onion, tomato, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and a variety of herbs and spices. Combine these ingredients in a food processor before adding to the slow cooker with your favorite beef broth, cloves, and bay leaves.

After cooking for five hours the lamb should be fork-tender and ready to eat. To serve, place in corn tortillas and top the meat with some avocado and this tangy cilantro pesto, and you’ve got a flavor-packed dinner that won’t overheat your kitchen during the hot summer months.

Photo by Lacy Kiernan

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Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/05/those-top-secret-trade-agreements-leaked-ttip-documents/

A couple of years ago, I wrote a long post attempting to explain the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a trade agreement under negotiation since then with the European Union.  Like all trade agreements, this one is done secretly, making it difficult for interested parties to weigh in.

But Greenpeace Netherlands has now leaked what it says are the texts of 13 chapters of the TTIP.  These include 248 pages of internal documents dating from TTIP talks at some uncertain date.  These include chapters about food and agriculture, as well as many other issues.

The documents include a 25-page “Tactical State of Play” on the negotiations similar to a 20-page public EU report, but with more detail on points of disagreement and consensus.

Greenpeace claims that the documents demonstrate major risks for the climate, environment and consumer safety.  The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative strongly disagrees, and European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malström says the leaked documents only reflect negotiating positions.

I took a look at the leaked Chapter X Agriculture [US: Market Access].  The European Union proposes, for example:

[On public health and safety] The Parties recognize that their respective societal choices may differ with respect to public policy decisions affecting agriculture. In this regard, nothing in this Agreement will restrain the Parties from taking measures necessary to achieve legitimate p…