Food & nutrition
Let's get real. Watch the video and Kashi will donate $2 to HealthCorps!*
Sponsored The Real Food Deficit is the gap between our vision for healthy communities and reality. From neighborhoods that don't have access to fresh produce to kids growing up without nutrition education, it's a complex problem that many of us face. This video from the Kashi REAL Project educates
Tell the soda giants to slash their oil use!
by Sierra Club
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr. Pepper-Snapple have always been three of the fastest companies at listening to customer feedback (remember how fast they pulled New Coke?). Now it's time they hear your feedback about the climate. Will you contact the beverage giants and ask them to slash oil use in
Ask Senator Blunt to Apologize for Protecting Monsanto
by Repealing the Monsanto Protection Act
What do you think about a powerful major corporation like Monsanto writing their own laws and regulations? If you don't think this is right, please sign this petition. During an important budget crisis in March of 2013 Senator Blunt slipped a provision into a 1000+ bill at the last minute that
Join Food Revolution Day on May 17 and keep cooking skills alive!
by Jamie Oliver Food Foundation
Food Revolution Day is a global day of action for people everywhere to celebrate real food, where it comes from and how to cook it. It's a day to come together to keep cooking skills alive, improve our food knowledge and share it with others. Learning how to cook is one of the most valuable
Stop Dunkin' Donuts from using Styrofoam
by Stop Dunkin Donuts Styrofoam
I'll be the first to tell you that I support Dunkin' Donuts. I love their chocolate donuts and iced tea. However, what I don't love is that most of their hot drinks are served in styrofoam cups. Styrofoam cups are used to keep drinks insulated, making them appealing to coffee shops like Dunkin'
Demand that SunTrust apologize for thrown away food
by End the waste of food during forclosures
When the owners of the Lancy Supermarket were given their eviction notice, they worked for a final three days before vacating the premises. They arranged for a local food bank to pick up their surplus stock of food, but on the day of the pickup the food bank was unable to do so. As word spread of
Tell Major US Supermarket to Boycott "Frankenfish" - Genetically Engineered Salmon
by Make all GMO's and foods from Monsanto illegal to grow or sell in the USA
We applaud Trader Joes, Whole Foods, PCC Natural Markeys & Aldi for taking action on behalf of consumers who want sustainable, natural seafood for their families. Now, we are asking Safeway, a lead grocery retailer, to follow suit and commit to not offer unlabeled and poorly researched
Let's put nutrition on the menu for the world's poorest children
Nutrition is a hidden killer of nearly 2 million children around the world. Poor nutrition leaves millions more stunted and unable to develop. Leaders from around the world will examine food crises and food security at a "Pre-G8 meeting" before the big G8 Summit on June 17-18. But, they're
Vegetable Gardens for improved Nutrition in Buea, Cameroon
by Vegetable Gardens for improved Nutrition in Buea, Cameroon
Summary Social Development International is teaming up with the department of agriculture biz, university of Buea, to establish a seedling nursery in the community of Buea and help 50 families create home vegetable gardens yearly. The project will help provide diversity to the diets of
A Decade of Dangerous Food Imports From China
by Animal Parents Against Pet Treats Made In China
China has become an agricultural powerhouse and leading food exporter. Though supermarket labels may not always indicate it, a growing portion of the American diet is now made in China. In 2009, 70 percent of the apple juice, 43 percent of the processed mushrooms, 22 percent of the frozen spinach