We all know that gelatin is made from animal by-products (bones and whatnot) – now they’re making gelatin out of human genes (see the link below for the story from Fast Company). It looks like, so far, it’s being used for stabilizers for vaccines and perhaps in pill capsules. Regardless, I find it off-putting. http://www.fastcompany.com/1767744/coming-soon-human-derived-gelatin-in-your-marshmallows
Archive for July, 2011
19 Jul
Protein
A question I get frequently concerns how I can manage to eat enough protein while pregnant without eating meat. My answer is that I eat dairy (milk, eggs, cottage cheese) and tofu. This tends to leave people skeptical that I don’t understand where protein comes from – oh but I do. And here’s an article [...]
8 Jul
Dangerous (well, scary) Additives
I came across an article on scary additives that I thought I’d share. The link will be at the bottom. Note that the “found in” sections are not exhaustive lists – read your labels. Here’s the top 10 scariest additives, as according to the editors of Men’s Health. Olestra (found in Lay’s Light chips and [...]
1 Jul
The secret to portobello burgers
This isn’t rocket science. You have to marinate them. And you have to start with some good caps. Shriveled caps don’t work for me – they’re tough. I don’t mean fully dried ones, I mean ones that are old enough to shrivel. Skip those and go for some good, fresh, fleshy caps. The shriveled ones [...]
