FoodWISE and what to believe?

Gigi Berardi reads about FoodWISE decision-making and food choices, and mentions an article from The Guardian on the UK:  Is sugar the answer?   Image: Cherries—the right “treat” for school meal programs?

FoodWISE—Fear is a form of wisdom, boldness a show of carelessness

Gigi Berardi reads about the business of advertising and the business of health, and, in particular—nutritionism—obsession with single nutrients in foods. She reminds us that fear is a form of wisdom, boldness a show of carelessness, as discussed here, in the Europe she is daily monitoring: What’s happening in Europe

FoodWISE and “health”—and some of what we know about Italy

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, “Advertising Health,” and offers two articles…maybe the US could have had a trajectory similar to Italy’s (eventually, and for awhile now, coronavirus cases at a slow down): Why can’t the USA be like Italy?, but it didn’t…and now…USA tourist numbers are decidedly lower in Italy—where I , myself, was supposed to…

FoodWISE, the cost of convenience, and ballet companies pivoting

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on industry credibility and advertising, and the cost of convenience—and then talks about national ballet companies that are pivoting during the coronavirus pandemic. Bravo! For example, see: NYCB’s fall. San Francisco Ballet’s season begins January 19: SFB’s fall     image: sfballet.org

FoodWISE, Twinkies, and coronavirus impacts

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, Our Personal World of Food, more on “convenience.” The story tonight is a discussion of what’s happening with carbon emissions, here (down, then up—linked to transportation usage): what’s up with emissions?

FoodWISE, convenience, my father’s jacket—and COVID impacts in Washington state and elsewhere

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, Our Personal World of Food, about what we are buying when we buy “convenience.” Stories tonight include pandemic impacts close to home (Blaine, WA), as reported in the New York Times, here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/coronavirus-canada-border-washington.html And those hitting very close to home—faculty layoffs, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/us/coronavirus-college-faculty-layoffs.html, with University of Akron reporting one of the largest…