The March of Dimes...is making a new push to dispel (pregnancy-related) nutritional misinformation and replace it with advice based on solid scientific evidence. Jane Brody reports for the New York Times that "some of the advice may come as a distressing surprise to women, who may be fond of foods or drinks that could endanger their pregnancy." A lot of what she says in the article makes sense, but some of the prohibitions are ones I've never encountered, and the reasoning behind many seems to be missing. Guess this is a timely subject these days.
Megnut is a blog about whatever interests its author, Meg Hourihan. For a while it was focused solely on food, but no longer. Now it's about food, New York City, travel, kids, and anything else that happens to come up. More...
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Olive oil was the most adulterated agricultural product in the European Union
Two ears long
Chain consistency at the local Starbucks
Update on Alinea chef Grant Achatz from the WSJ
Alinea chef Grant Achatz has cancer
Catch up
How I ate while pregnant
Guide to Mexican food
Some quick links and notes
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