Another Article I Found On Health;

Oh trans fat. That's so 2006, right? I hear that phrase and I'm all "OMG, Google bought YouTube! Pluto's not a planet anymore!"

After all, it was right around that same time when this artery-clogging, completely synthetic type of fat (often masked on ingredient lists under the name "partially hydrogenated oil") went on the list of America's Most Wanted bad-for-you food additives. The nonprofit public health advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interestissued a lawsuit against KFC that forced the fried chicken giant to get the trans fat out of their menus, and McDonalds, Burger King, and most other major restaurant chains followed suit. (It helped that several states and major cities issued their own bans.)

Whew, talk about a food victory! The Campaign to Ban Partially Hydrogenated Oils even stopped updating its website, saying "Our campaign has resulted in tremendous success. Trans fat content in the national food supply has diminished dramatically. There is so much news about trans fat that it is impossible to track it. For that reason, we are not keeping this website updated [...] This website is now part of history."

And yet -- you can probably guess where this is headed -- trans fat is not dead and gone. According to CSPI's latest findings, it's still lurking on the menus of many B-List restaurant chains, including White Castle, Bob Evans, and Long John Silver's. That last one is particularly ironic because Long John Silver's is owned by Yum! Brands, which also owns KFC and Taco Bell, both of which are now trans fat-free.

Of course, there are lots of good green reasons to avoid fast food -- but everyone gets the munchies now and then. So when you do eat out, think twice before you Harold and Kumar it up. White Castle French fries, onion chips, and onion rings have between 2 and 10 grams of trans fat per order, depending on the product and the size, up to five times the amount deemed safe for daily consumption by the American Heart Association.

ANOTHER ARTICLE I FOUND! :D

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're most likely aware by now that an endocrine disrupting chemical known as Bisphenol-A (BPA for short) has been popping up in all manner of consumer goods, from ground beef, to baby bottles, to plastic food storage containers. Now, a new report called"No Silver Lining," from The National Work Group for Safe Markets, a coalition of public health and environmental health groups, confirms earlier findings of BPA in our canned goods — and at higher levels than previously detected.

The researchers tested food from 50 cans (collected from pantries in 19 US states and one Canadian province) for BPA contamination and found it in 46 cans (92 percent of samples). Detected levels of BPA ranged from below 1 parts per billion (ppb), to over a part per million, with an average of 77.36 ppb. The study authors say that consuming BPA at that level for three meals a day every day could easily add up to levels associated with cancer and reproductive problems in lab studies.

Getting itchy to clean out your pantry? You're not alone. "I choose foods in glass jars or cardboard packs whenever possible," says Gina Solomon, MD, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council who has testified before Congress about the need for better BPA regulation and chemical policy reform."I’m also aware of trying to eat out less, since most of the food you get in restaurants came out of a can."

heres another article i found about canned food and the chemical in it! :)

Field Trip To People Co-Op Grocery store, What i thought about it?

When our class walked to OB ( Ocean Beach ) to go to the People's Co-Op grocery store it was really cool. I though it was very cool when they gave us samples of thier strawberrys because they were so sour andsweet and amazinggggggg :D I liked getting a tour of te store because i liked to see what type of food they have, if it's healthier, nd what it's made out of most importantly where it comes from? The lady that gave us the tour of the grocery store was very nice it was very generous of her to give our hole class a tour even when the grocery store was kind of small. After the tour of the grocery store as you know we got 15min of shopping oursleves to but anything we wanted. my friend gave me a popcicle it was watermelon flavor. It was AMAZING because when most popcicles says "watermelon flavor " it has like coloring food in it and everything else you could think of except watermelon. But this popcicle actually tates like watermelon! it was really good and organic!!!! haha. Then my friend got "ORGANIC COLA" ( Soda ). it tasted exaclty the SAME! it was intersesting. i want to try and eat organic food more often. I had fun during this trip and hope to go back to that grocery store with my family :)

What i thought about the Seabreeze Organic Farm. :)

The field trip we went to at the Organic Farm Seabreeze was really fun. It as an intersesting expierence. I liked seeing all the fruit that was organically grown. Like the strawberies,califlower,brokly, lettuce,cabbage, etc. I think it was really cool how the chickens got to live thier full life and that they didn't get killed for chicken we eat. The farm only sells the chicken eggs at stores. It was crazy to me that there was people so dedicated to that farm that some people even bult thier own house on the farm and lived there. I would love to come back to that farm with my family and teach them all about organic stuff! :)

Feel the Burn! Chili Peppers May Help You Burn Off Fat !

By Matt McDermott
Brooklyn, NY, USA | Mon May 10, 2010 07:30 AM ET

Lovers of chili peppers pay attention. Our love for all things hot and spicy may have an pleasant unintended consequence. A new study to be presented in the journal Experimental Biologyshows that the heat generated by eating peppers can help burn off fat in the body.

The Telegraph reports that researchers from the University of California (which campus wasn't specified) conducted a study wherein male and female volunteers consumed a low-calorie liquid diet for four weeks. The volunteers also consumed pills, either a placebo or a "non-burning version of capsaicin called dihydocapsiate (DCT)" that could have the same benefits of eating chilies but without any pungency. They of course didn't know which pill they were getting.

The result was that for several hours after eating, those people getting the DCT pill had almost double the energy expenditure as the placebo group, with the DCT significantly pushing the body to use more fat as fuel.

Since the study confined itself to people consuming a low-calorie diet, whether the increased fat burning still applies to those people eating an average diet remains to be seen.

The link i found it on ---->; http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/chili-peppers-burn-fat.html

It's a great website check it out ! :)

A Diagram of Strong Acids, Mild Acids, Mild Alkaline, and Strong Alkaline :)

What I have Discovered So Far In This Project. . . & What i think

I have enjoyed this project very muh so far.. I like learning about the nutrience we have and how much of it we eat. Its really fasinating to see what were putting in our body. We have watched the movie " Super Size Me " and honestly its uterally distgusting. We have also watched what and where our hot dogs our made out of, and that as well was very disturbing. The sad thing is, is that it's so good but why? in the videos we watch they wont tell us what they put in it.. they don't want us to kow because ther scared of people not eating thier food anymore which= NO MONEY. I'm not saying we cant eat a hot dog, bacon, or a hamburger. We CAN eat all of the stuff we want. But we should be careful of how much if it we eat. It can cause obesity.Even when we eat frech fries,hamburgers, hot dogs, and bacon, and ect we should cut down the portions. Now thats the way to go :)

JUST BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU EAT. YOU WOULD BE AMAZED OF WHATS IN IT !!! :|