Category Archives: Food

DC Locavore, some partial notes

Posted on May 7, 2008 by matt

To be a locavore, here are some topics you’d need to research: Why. Local food is all about sustainability. Civilizations do collapse from time to time and our is not exempt. Our food system is based on petroleum. If that … Continue reading →

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Wine: Australian Pinot Noir

Posted on March 11, 2008 by matt

This has already been written about elsewhere and elsewhere. The first glasses were better than the last.  It takes me about two or so weeks to finish a bottle of wine.  I got this one from my family in Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Vegetarianism: Animal Welfare and Happy Meat

Posted on December 20, 2007 by matt

[This post was inspired by someone mad at Katzen, a cookbook author, who used to be vegetarian but switched to eating Organic Meat, aka happy meat.] There are three main arguments in favor of a vegetarian diet. Two arguments for … Continue reading →

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Diet for a Small Mind

Posted on November 18, 2007 by matt

Dietary advice is a mixture of fad diets, science, tradition and market driven commerce. Fortunately, Matthew Martin, middle class non-professional nutritionist is here to sort things out for everyone. Sit back and let me over simplify things for you. Eating … Continue reading →

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Vegetarianism: My advice for new vegetarians

Posted on October 27, 2007 by matt

Get enough calories, especially if one decides go go vegan. Ounce for ounce, vegetarian and vegan fare has fewer calories. This good if one is trying to lose weight, otherwise not. Iceburg salads don’t count as a substantial vegetarian meal. … Continue reading →

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Traderspoint Creamery Yogurt Bottles: Removing the label

Posted on August 25, 2007 by matt

The Traderspoint Creamery yogurt comes in a bottle sturdy enough to use in third world housing.  Since I’ve paid to have these heavy bottles shipped to my grocery store, I would like to get some additional use out of them.  … Continue reading →

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Health– What was noticeable

Posted on June 30, 2007 by matt

Exercise.  The bodily aches and pains stopped after I started going to the gym and resume if I slack off. Eliminating transfats.  I can tell when I’ve been eating a lot of transfats– a week of restaurant food and I … Continue reading →

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Huzzah for Montgomery County!

Posted on June 17, 2007 by matt

Transfat ban is now in effect in Montgomery County in Maryland. Now when will Arlington County in Virginia follow suit? And how about a smoking ban too?

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Come on Baja Fresh, Ditch the Trans Fats!

Posted on June 1, 2007 by matt

I’m a big fan of Baja Fresh. They are like Taco Bell, but with good food– the lettuce doesn’t taste like rotten leftovers like Taco Bell’s usually does. For a company that is so uncompromising with the quality of their … Continue reading →

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The Mob and informational Efficiency

Posted on May 8, 2007 by matt

I was suprised at how efficient Digg’s comments are. Someone posted an article about how nutty parents killed their baby through gross incompetency. The original poster was hoping to draw a bunch of anti-vegetarian discourse. The voice of reason, resoundly … Continue reading →

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