I've been seeing a lot of food-related news show up online and on television lately.
The most prominent of these is about a company in Massachusetts that has developed a genetically-engineered salmon. The FDA is considering whether it can be sold commercially and is evaluating any potential health risks.
I think this is an exciting step toward being more respectful of the environment. If we can genetically engineer fish, there are many other things on the horizon to make food production more environmentally-friendly.
The other big news today is that a study was released that showed that Americans don't eat enough vegetables.
No, really?
This is a bit of a no-brainer of a story. Vegetables are expensive, take longer to cook than a frozen pizza, and spoil much more quickly than your average frozen dinner. And this is something I'm struggling with. Living as a poor college student lends itself to hamburgers and pizza and fast food -- they are all cheap, quick and taste awesome. Especially in a week like this one, where I have class and work commitments until 9:30 every night with an hour break for dinner, sitting down and cooking a fancy dinner is next to impossible.
The one thing I did learn, though, is that many farmer's markets accept food stamps, which helps the cost portion of the formula. The disappointing part, as this story points out, is that I'm not the only one who didn't know that was an option.
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