Hey guys! No, I don’t need a calendar — I am aware that today is not Friday; sorry I’m a little behind! So, in thinking about food-politics basics, here’s an interesting question… How did the Twinkie get so cheap? I mean it has 39 ingredients, for Christ’s sake! This is a question addressed in a [...]

Hey guys! A few days ago, Mark Bittman – opinion writer for The New York Times – wrote a piece titled “Bad Food? Tax it and Subsidize Vegetables” [here] in which he advocates for taxing junk food. His position on taxing junk and subsidizing healthy food is nothing new – in fact, The Trust for [...]

I’m torn. [photo cred] The Bondage of Candydom. I’ve read a few blogs recently that seemed to center on a question I often ask myself and feel flustered trying to answer: Where is the middle-ground between apathy and self-righteousness? Especially with regards to a stranger who seems to be involved in unhealthy behaviors? On Fit [...]