i love it when religion and nutrition overlap

 "Clarified: Religious dietary restrictions"

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1uWHoe/eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/07/20/clarified-religious-dietary-restrictions%253Fcid%253Dmkt_air_eat

the consumerist

Don't read The Consumerist?  Maybe you should.  Dont know what im talking about?

"Students at two high schools -- one in Cincinnati, OH, the other in Syracuse, NY -- are guinea pigs for a new program that's trying to change the way young people look at veggies, by marketing and selling carrots like they're junk food."
http://consumerist.com/2010/09/ohio-school-puts-carrot-only-vending-machine-in-cafeteria.html

"Last week, we wrote a group called the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that had produced an ad that made a direct link between McDonald's food and heart disease by showing a corpse in a morgue clutching a partially eaten Big Mac. Believe it or not, McDonald's was not pleased with the TV spot."
http://consumerist.com/2010/09/mcdonalds-slams-ad-equating-big-macs-with-heart-disease.html

"Drinking two cups of water before eating results in consuming 75 to 90 fewer calories per meal on average, a new study finds."
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/drink-water-before-eating-and-consume-fewer-calories.html

"Medical attention does not come from a Cheerios box," Steven Nissen, head of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, told Forbes. See, one of the biggest trends in the food industry are these so-called "functional foods," water that helps you sleep, yogurt that regulates your digestion, pomegranate juice that cures cancer, etc. But most of the claims are bogus, or at best, misleading, and the FDA is cracking down.
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/foods-pretending-to-be-drugs.html

pic update

what i plan to do with my extra pumpkin

 pumpkin fudge, yo

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
½ cup pureed cooked pumpkin
½ cup evaporated milk
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¼ cup butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
¼ teaspoon cornstarch

Directions:

1. Combine sugar, pumpkin, milk, and spice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water, or until reaches 236°F. Remove from heat

2. Add the nuts, butter, and vanilla; beat until mixture is creamy.

3. Pour into a buttered plate and allow to cool. Cut into small chunks and serve.

Tim minchin, fat children