Practically everyone is delighted with edible gifts during the holiday season. They’re easy to purchase and a pleasure to receive. Food gifts offer lots of potential if you’re incorporating sustainability into your holiday gift list. When tailored to your recipient’s taste, an edible present is often well appreciated and preferable to a random trinket that’s relegated to a junk drawer. Whether […]
I don’t recall my mother or grandmother ever ruining a meal. They avoiding cooking mishaps by “minding the stove,” as Mom’s friend Louise used to say, and by following the same, familiar recipes and using the same kitchen equipment. On the other hand, I always have fun experimenting with new flavors and devices when I cook. But when I first […]
Kevin Loria joins the conversation to talk about his recent Consumer Reports article about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), in grocery and restaurant foods, “Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging.” The magazine found PFAS in the majority of 100 food packaging materials they tested, including off-the-shelf foods at grocers and Burger King, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and other […]
Mom made good use of her freezer. She purchased food in bulk, which saved her money. Any food she didn’t immediately use, she wrapped up and popped in the freezer for future meals. And even without labels, Mom always knew exactly what was in those frozen packets. Even as I got older and moved away from home, Mom always made […]
Molly Laverty, Senior Manager of Environmental, Social, and Governance at Del Monte Foods Inc., joins us to discuss the company’s climate response goals, which include using 25% recycled plastics in packaging. Del Monte Foods is one of the largest food packaging companies in the U.S. and is working to become a sustainable provider of fruits and vegetables through investments in […]
The average American eats approximately 220 pounds of meat per year. Food accounts for 10% to 30% of our household carbon footprint, and meat accounts for more than half of that. A vegan diet may be the single most effective way for individuals to minimize their environmental impact. But giving up meat remains a challenge for many people. If meat […]
Our guest is Alexander Olesen, CEO and founder of Babylon Micro-Farms. The Richmond, Va.-based company has developed a hydroponics-based approach to growing produce in enclosed compact systems — about the size of a large vending machine — that can be managed remotely. The system produces as much produce in 15 square feet of space as 2,000 square feet of traditional […]
A 2019 study at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine found that simple substitutions of ingredients in a dish can significantly reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of a meal. In particular, substituting chicken for beef in a dish can reduce the GHG impact of your lunch by an average of 54%. So, next time you’re […]
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Grandma’s struffoli. She started making them on Christmas Eve, frying the little balls of dough and coating them with warm honey. She piled them into gigantic mounds and topped them with sprinkles and shaved chocolate. From Christmas Eve through New Year’s Eve, she had huge trays of them all around her apartment, even one on […]