This movie was so revolting. I don't recommend it to anyone. We watched it in two parts, the first half hour and then the rest. I was so disgusted in the first half hour, I didn't want to finish, but forced myself to just to post it on this here blog. I don't know who was a worse sucker for stubbornness: him trying to kill himself eating burgers for a whole month against the advice of his doctors, or me torturing myself through the entire movie just to see what I could get out of his interviews, etc. By the end, I thought I had gotten nothing out of it. Then... I got to thinking, and realized more and more what I learned.
How do you summarize an entire book? Well, I cheated and used their summary:
In the Watchdog Report from JS Online on BPA:"'The safety of this compound is in major question, and our government is not taking steps to address this,' said Urvashi Rangan, senior analyst for Consumers Union, a watchdog group that regularly tests products. 'Consumers shouldn't have to be the guinea pigs here.'
"Canada has declared BPA a toxin and is moving to ban it from baby bottles, infant formula and other children's products. But U.S. regulators have been conflicted.
"The National Toxicology Program has expressed concern about the chemical for fetuses, newborns and young children. But the FDA has declared it to be safe. That assessment, however, was found to be flawed, and the FDA since has reopened its examination."
Back to my original statement: if its on the shelf, we're going to eat it. I vaguely remember picking up something sugar-free a few months ago, and thinking to myself, "I remember my grandma [who is now deceased] telling me about Nutra-sweet and Equal in the restaurant when we saw the little packets on the table, and her telling me that they've found its bad for you, and you should avoid it and just eat sugar." Then, subconsciously (no real thought pattern), I looked at the sugar free product in front of me (I can't remember what it was) and decided whether I should eat it or not, "if its being sold, and other people eat it, what's the big deal? And, I could save on calories."
Such it is with all other foods. If its out there, its going to be eaten. Although America doesn't think fast food is a healthy choice, if its offered to people, somebody's going to be eating it. Why all the pop machines, tons of cola, all the junk we're selling, and serving in schools? Do we really care about health care or not? Think of how many people don't know what is bad for them? Who's going to be the last in America to know of the harm in our food products? Who's going to be uninformed? Who's out of the loop, doesn't have good connections? Probably the people who need it most! Poor, young, or unborn.
One more thing I've learned: an ingredient label is a warning label, and its probably all the warning you'll get. Why does our cereal say "BHT added to packaging"? Who cares what's added to packaging. That's not an ingredient! Or is it? I think it says that because someone is on top of it and knows its harmful, doesn't want to be eating it, and wants it labeled. I think for some reason the government wants labels on our food so that we can be informed and make our own choices. I had no clue I shouldn't be eating nitrates, though, and who else does? Thus enters consumer responsibility- a joke.
Then, on top of that, you've got laws like the Cheeseburger Bill, that states that food producers have an immunity from causing obesity. MSG, aspartame, aren't really foods, I guess sugar is, but are they going to count in the Cheeseburger Bill? Most positively. At least foods (additives!) don't have an immunity from cancer, yet, I hope.
Did you really try taking MSG out of your diet? Did you really print out a list of hidden MSG ingredients and start reading labels? Hah! You are so gullible.
Another common food storage item: dry milk powder. This is another ingredient that often contains MSG due to processing. What to do without dry milk in an emergency situation? Where are we going to get our calcium? (My bread actually tastes fine when I omit it, b.t.w.)
("Overly Conscientious Consumer")
"Glutamate type-neurons control every neuroendocrine function of the hypothalamus. This neuroendocrine function is designed to control the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, reproductive functions, gonadal function, body growth, and certain aspects of metabolism. But in addition, glutamate controls all the other functions of the hypothalamus, such as the biological clock, the autonomic nervous system, sleep-wake cycles, hunger and satiety, the emotions of anger and rage, and even consciousness itself.
A second reason to think about providing a variety of grains in your food storage is appetite fatigue. There are many people who think providing variety in the diet is relatively unimportant and that if and when the time comes they'll eat what they've got and that will be that. For healthy, well-adjusted adults under ordinary circumstances this might be possible without too much difficulty. However, the entire reason for having a long term food storage program is for when circumstances aren't ordinary. Times of crisis produce stress -- possibly physical, but always mental. If you are suddenly forced to eat a diet that is both alien and monotonous, it is going to add just that much more stress on top of what you are already dealing with. If your planning includes the elderly, young children and infants they might just quit eating or refuse to eat sufficient amounts and become unable to survive. This is not a trivial problem and should be given serious consideration. Consider the positive aspects of adding some "comfort foods". 
In his book, Making the Best of Basics, James Stevens mentions a post WWII study by Dr. Norman Wright, of the British Food Ministry, which found that people in England and Europe were more likely to reject unfamiliar or distasteful foods during times of stress than under normal conditions. When it's wheat, day in and day out, then wheat's going to start becoming distasteful pretty fast. Far better to have a variety of foods on hand to forestall appetite fatigue and, more importantly, to use those storable foods in your everyday diet so that you'll be accustomed to them."
So, to keep grandma and the kids from "failure to thrive" in an emergency, be sure to have foods they'll eat! And remember that may be one of the more stressful times to find out you don't know how to cook using food storage, or have to try something new like cooking over a fire. This is one of the reasons to go with methods 2-4 of starting a food storage post because it incorporates foods the family is eating.
The frozen meals can be packaged into zip lock freezer bags, sucked of all the air with a straw, and laid fat in freezer for freezing. With this method a considerable number of frozen meals can fit into a small freezer. Another method is to get aluminum pans, sold at our local grocery for about 60 cents each, and then tightly seal the top with plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. For meals without sauces, where there could be air trapped such as meatballs, a vaccuum pack sealer can be used.
y kind and board the ship. We don't know how long he was in the boat (the Bible states 40 days and 40 nights), but the number 40 in Hebrew represents a very long time.
0 B.C. In A.D. 3 a band of robbers was in the surrounding mountains where the Nephites lived. So strong were their places of hiding and their holds that the people could not overpower them; yet, the band of robbers were murdering people en masse.
We shall see!
They're a great way to fill you up. That's why its recommended to visualize our plate in sections, and make half your plate vegetables. Read more about which nutrients and health benefits greens have at about.com and young womens health.
What they don't know won't hurt.
The resulting flour is called masa flour, from which corn tortillas, corn chips, sopapillas, etc., are made. Masa flour is available at any supermarket, made with lime-treated corn. The story behind this is amazing, and these are great two great articles to tell all about it:
This process of soaking the corn in slaked lime is called "nixtamalization" and is still widely used today in South America as illustrated by this article, and in the U.S. for Maseca. Our bag of corn chips says "corn treated with lime" as the first ingredient.
Isn't it just amazing how these primitive people accidentally nourished themselves and were able to thrive? Its just a miracle. I marvel, and think of how God was so instrumental in the survival of these people.
The kernel is like a little packet image source: http://wholegrainnation.eatbetteramerica.com/facts/
d, the bran and germ are removed, leaving only the endosperm. The resulting product must then legally be "enriched" with synthetic vitamins and minerals.
It is sometimes tricky to figure out when a product is whole grain and how to avoid refined carbohydrates. Often breads may say whole wheat on the label, but unless it states it is 100% stoneground, it is mostly made of refined flours. The word "wheat flour" on the ingredients list does not mean the product is made of whole grain. Further, fiber content is not an indicator of the purity of whole grains. Did you know that cornmeal is not made from the whole kernel of corn? It is available specially under the name "whole grain corn meal," such as this one by Bob's Red Mill. Read more about identifying whole grains and how to read ingredient labels at the Whole Grains Council website.
"Consumers are increasingly aware that fruits and vegetables contain disease-fighting phytochemicals and antioxidants, but they do not realize whole grains are often an even better source of these key nutrients.
Moreover, whole grains have some valuable antioxidants not found in fruits and vegetables, as well as B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium, iron and fiber." -Paulasbread.com
See more awesome reads about whole grain at paulasbread.com
I have heard that whole wheat flour left on the shelf loses 45% of its nutrients to oxidation within the first 24 hours after milling, and 90% after 3 days, and also high heats may damage the vitamins in wheat flour. I am still trying to verify this. Whole wheat flour cannot be dry packed and has a shelf life of "six months" (some say). However, this is only once a wheat berry has been cracked or milled; whole wheat berries can be dry packed and stored forever. Ten-thousand year old wheat berries have been found, planted, and sprouted. The packaging of a wheat berry to preserve itself is amazing!
