Why your supermarket only sells 5 types of apples
Media sensationalism: Do eggs raise heart risk?
Ways to feel better while reading a blog
Putting the (calorie) pieces together
The rise of the food-tarians
Because if you’re not laughing on a daily basis…you’re not doing it right:
Tuesday’s KBK Links were all about the wonder that is Michael Pollan, so today we decided to be eclectic instead and bring you all SORTS of links, with the only common theme being…you’re going to think they’re awesome!
Remember, we at the KBK blog want to bring you what you need and want to know, so we’re always welcome to your suggestions for future KBK-Linkage. Just drop me an email at allison AT kettlebellkitchen DOT com. Thanks, get your learn on, then go outside and enjoy this spring weather!
You probably already have what you need
The case against “active rest” days
The Cuban diet: eat less, exercise more - and preventable deaths are halved
There is no such thing as a “calorie” (to your body)
Twenty tips that will make you better at Olympic weightlifting
Jackie and the platform
Exercise or Make Dinner? Study Finds Adults Trade One Healthy Act for Another
“As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection. One of the things I reflected on is the whole question of taking on what in our time has become, strictly speaking, optional, even unnecessary work, work for which I am not particularly gifted or qualified, and at which I may never get very good. This is, in the modern world, the unspoken question that hovers over all our cooking: Why bother?”-Michael Pollan, Cooked
That’s a quote from Michael Pollan’s latest book, Cooked, which comes out today (which is why today’s KBK Links are centered on him as our theme).
Michael Pollan has delved into food politics as a journalist and can wax rhapsodic about heirloom tomatoes with the best of them.
And even though we’re a meal-delivery service for busy folks who don’t have time to cook, we still recommend you consider what he has to say in that quote above. That’s why we bring you recipes and tips on cooking, to inspire you to try a few homemade items alongside our meals, that way you’re always eating real food that contains ingredients you know, whether you made it yourself or we made it for you.
But Michael Pollan has plenty to say on our current food situation (from farming to hunting to government subsidies, etc.) so here are today’s links (plus a couple embedded videos) to bring you up to speed on some of the many issues he’s tackled. And if you’re already a fan of his work, leave us a comment as to your favorite book or article of his. See you Thursday for the next edition of KBK Links!
Food as a national security issue
Why are farmers afraid of Michael Pollan?
How change is going to come in the food system
Rules to eat by
Unhappy meals
Pollan’s books
Squat technique: Maintaining “tightness” and why it’s important
Old-school Italian meat sauce
Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles
Floor living
Precision Nutrition on food labeling: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Kettlebell Kitchen yumminess! (More pics on our Pinterest page.)
Who lives longest?
Sitting is still killing you and the odd workout will not cure you
10 minutes of prep: 10 amazing meals
Paleo FX ’13 re-cap
Roasted kabocha squash (plus the microwave trick to peel its skin if you care to peel)
My very own rendition of the roasted kabocha squash recipe posted above, with a little cinnamon added:
