Questions and Answers - Food
A vegetarian is a person who maintains a diet that excludes meat, poultry, fish and seafood. There are many sub-categories of vegetarian to include ovo-lacto vegetarians and vegans. Ovo-lacto vegetarians are vegetarians who do not consume meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, but do consume eggs and milk. This is the largest group of vegetarians. Vegans are the strictest form of vegetarian and they do not consume any animal products or by-products. Some vegans even exclude yeast and honey from their diet and many expand their veganism to their lifestyle by choosing not to wear any clothing or shoes made with animal hides, skins or or other parts.
A vegan is a vegetarian who, in addition to excluding meat and poultry, maintains a diet that includes no animals or dairy products at all. Some of the additional foods excluded from a vegan diet are fish, milk and milk products, eggs, and honey. An extension of the vegan diet is the complete vegan lifestyle where a person seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.
Organic food is food grown "naturally", free from pesticides and other potentially harmful chemicals. Also organic foods are not genetically altered (what's up with those huge strawberies?). There may be dispute in the medical community about the health difference between organic and non-organic foods but many advocates say that organic food is more healthy, more nutritious and tastes better.
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From www.wisegeek.com:
"A superfood is a food rich in phytochemicals, which are special chemicals that have been noted to have disease-fighting properties. Phytochemicals can reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer, reduce inflammation, strengthen the immune system, or in some other way contribute to a person being healthier. When foods are high in these phytochemicals, they may be eaten not only because they taste good, but because they are good for you too."
A chef is someone who has been trained in the art of food preparation (usually at a culinary school) and also is a master at innovation in creating menus, food preparation and presentation. A cook is trained to master food preparation but generally takes direction from a chef.
There are several online cooking channels and cooking shows on cable TV that will cook, but don't really teach. On this site we are committed to helping you understand the basics and really learn how to cook (even if you don't know how to turn on the stove). Check out our starter article "Learning how to cook? Start here" and then check out the other articles in the Food section of the Survival Guide.
Any research on this topic tells you that so much of what we eat is unhealthy that you wonder if you can eat anything at all. The simple answer to that question is yes as long as you stick to natural foods and stay away from processed foods. Below is a list of 10 of the unhealthiest foods based on sugar content, fat and chemicals. This list does not contain junk food, sodas, alcohol and similar food and drink as those should be obvious as bad for you. For a more comprehensive list of unhealthy foods check out this article on the top 100 unhealthy foods.
Just when it seemed like all was lost and everything in the world that you eat is bad for you, common sense prevails ad we find that if we just eat what we always ate in the past we could be healthy. SImply put, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meat and seafood and we can maintain a healthy diet. Below are some of the best (that actually taste good).
Asparagus
Apples
Bananas
Black Beans
Blueberries
Broccoli
Chicken
Eggs
Mushrooms
Onions
Oranges
Peanuts
Pinto Beans
Potatoes
Salmon
Tuna
Turkey
Water
Watermelon
Whole Wheat
"Liquor lining" is the practice of encouraging very high density of liquor stores and other alcohol outlets in low income and/or minority communities relative to surrounding areas.
Liquor lining is a form of "reverse redlining" in which a lender or insurer particularly targets minority consumers. As with supermarket redlining this process is not illegal, but highly immoral.
Urban Agriculture is the process of growing food in cities and in urban areas for consumption by the local population. Urban agriculture increases the capacity of local communities to grow food to meet their food needs, engage in enterprise activities and reduce our ecological footprint. The process also eliminates the middle man thus reducing cost to residents and increasing profits for growers.
Residents of cities like Detroit are utilizing urban agriculture to revitalize the inner city.
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