School Lunches, Fruits and Vegs

I've been reading the Fed Up: School Lunch Project pretty regularly since I saw it in SE two months ago. It's a blog created by an anonymous teacher who has decided to eat a school lunch every day in 2010. It's pretty interesting and gross to see what her school offers. I remember my school lunches in elementary and middle school being more appealing and healthier. It was definitely not that prepackaged either.

She posted a link from Health Child, Healthy World that listed the 10 fruit and vegetables you should buy organic based on studies from the Consumer Union and the Environmental Working Group. I like to go to Farmer's Markets but I am not an avid organic buyer at all. Mostly because it's more expensive and I really am not that concerned healthwise. BUT after reading this, I am definitely only buying organic for these items.

Here is their list (click link above to see why):

Peaches


Apples

Nectarines

Strawberries


Pears

Sweet Bell Peppers

Celery

Imported Grapes

Spinach
Potatoes


Yanko Design

Yanko Design is a really cool site that shows modern designs, a lot of them are international. They take something classic and turn it into some totally cutting edge and interesting. They have things from kitchen products, medical use, furniture, etc.

I found their site about six months ago for the first time when I read about the Muji Spice Taste-Leaf book. A book with pages that are embedded with different spices. I thought it was a cool concept. Here are some images:

Today I saw the One-Hand Kitchen Equipment made specifically for fractured, permanently disabled, and paralyzed people in mind. The designer, Gabriele Meldaikyte, really thought about cooking processes for each item and I love that! Although it's not really available in stores, I think the idea behind it is really noble. Here are some images (but check them all out here):

If you got a few minutes to waste, I reccomend checking the site out. There are some really interesting and innovative things on there (not just food or kitchen related--although those happen to be my favorite).

Food In Real Life

I came across a pretty fun blog today called Food In Real Life. The site says, "Preaching truth to packaging. Pictures of packaged food, cooked to specifications, compared to the photo on the box." Here's an example:

T doesn't really let me eat prepackaged food anymore but I definitely had my fair share of them when I was in undergrad. The photo on the box really sold the food for me. but after I prepared it, I would become severly disappointed so I guess it's a good thing I never eat these anymore.

Some of the photos do kind of match the real food though, so maybe I can talk T to letting me eat those :) Check it out here: Food In Real Life.