Comments on: Weekend Link Love

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:11:13 +0000

On what planet is that crap they want kids to sell “Healthy” fundraising? Even if I wasn’t trying to eat less carbohydrates generally, I could still see that all that’s in those boxes is a processed mess. Cheetos are now health food?! Sheesh!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:08:41 +0000

I came back to Sweden last week and I have been thinking alot about how people live more primally here than over in the UK, and it’s not even something they think about, it’s natural.
In my family they have been promoting cream, whole milk, butter and everything like that for years and now I know that they are right.
Sure, I did have a heated discussion about grains yesterday but I think I gave them something to think about. I was actually thinking that the PB should be in Swedish so that I could let my family see the light. (My dad is blind so he can’t read the book in English, otherwise he would have.)

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:03:59 +0000

Here’s a serious link at the barefoot trend. Barron’s magazine highlighted Vibram’s as their “Gadget of the week”.

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125270797043004705.html

By: Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:33 +0000

“Healthy Fundraising Solutions”

Perhaps we are supposed to interpret this as “Healthy Solutions” as in healthful food choices but I see what’s there; i.e. “Healthy Fundraising”.

That much is truth: it’ll fatten wallets at the top of their sugarshock foodchain while fattening the waistlines of those who missed the message.

By: Noelle

Noelle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:36:57 +0000

Unbelievable… “Healthy Fundraising Snacks?” Really? Dude, just let the kids sell the candy. Selling plain chocolate would better in my opinion. Teaching that ‘Cocoa Pebbles” cereal bars, and “corn nuts” are healthy options should be considered fraud. But, at least is has under 3.5 grams of fat!! YAY!

…And they are guaranteed to meet any wellness policies! THANK YOU oh so smart government for classifying WELLNESS for us, and our kids! You really know your stuff.

By: ToddBS

ToddBS — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:47:20 +0000

The Sweden article was especially poignant I thought in a historical perspective. Prior to just a few hundred years ago, the Scandinavian countries naturally ate a LCHF diet composed mostly of fish. In these times, when we think of Scandinavian food, we think of Wasa crispbread. I tend to think of misguided grain dependency as a distinctly American characteristic, but it really is a global problem.

By: ArborealFish

ArborealFish — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:29:13 +0000

Took me waaay too long to figure out that Runner’s World article wasn’t serious.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:27:17 +0000

You know what else is bad Mark. I think it is the new commercial for cherry 7up that is advertising the anti-oxidants that it provides…What is the world coming to.

By: mobocaster

mobocaster — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:20:13 +0000

Hello Mark! You should definitely translate the book to Swedish! I am a swedish fan of this blog, and the fat war discussed in the article is the reason I found this place. I started reading about these crazy people eating a lot of fat, and very small amounts of carbohydrates. I realised they where not crazy, just very healthy. Googling and reading a lot lead me to this page, which is like a giant aha!-experience. So much more makes sense to me now. =) A while ago, the Swedish Food Administration decided that children in kindergarden and school should be served margarin and fat free milk, instead of butter and whole milk… Feels like a giant step bakwards. But we’re not gonna give up! We all need to keep spreading the word and fight a little and hopefully even the Food Administration will get it right.

Thanks for a great page!

(Sorry about any languagefaults, I’m not used to writing in english)

By: crunchysue

crunchysue — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:04:54 +0000

From the ABC News article: “A report released Thursday finds that even in a weak economy, people will pay a premium for products seen as preventing a health problem or providing a good alternative to sodas and empty-calorie snacks.”

Why, yes I will happily pay for good meat even in a down economy! Oh, that’s not what you meant?