Consume more! Consume less! It is an interesting time for all of us, no doubt, as we face economic insecurity and an anti-obesity rally-cry that seems to unite most politicians across party-lines. But where does this leave consumers? I first learned of the phrase “bulimic society” from Julie Guthman in her book Weighing In, though [...]

Dear First Lady Obama, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that at the end of the year – when we should all be counting our blessings, putting ourselves in other’s shoes and reflecting on how we can realistically effect positive change in the new year – many privileged food-politics writers have, instead, wagged their fingers at you [...]

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 [...]

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a cranky princess A few months ago, the cranky one sat on her bed and admonished herself for not exercising. Hmm that was in November, was it? Fast forward to today, in flippin freakin February, and I’m just barely taking those little baby [...]