Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, beginning the section on diets, and mentions an article on France and its very decisive and all-inclusive actions to control the spread of coronavirus—a lesson in what it takes for the USA to do the same—Does France have it figured out?
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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, “health,” and, more is not necessarily better—& two wise universities in my own WA state
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on “advertising health,” and explains how “more” is not necessarily better. meanwhile, two universities in WA state doing the right thing for the fall: universities doing the right thing. Bravo to WSU and Seattle U! Image: Gigi with her cheeses—a feast for weeks—just a little goes a long way!
FoodWISE and health—if we can cure scurvy in the 1700s we can beat coronavirus now—the WISE way
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, grateful on her birthday for good health and good food, interesting work and writing as a creative outlet. Here is the world: coronavirus update Here is the world rejecting us from the USA: No thank you, to the USA Times will be better, when we are all on board—everyone does better…
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 and convenience “bliss points”—and six months of coronavirus, what we have learned
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE and talks about convenience foods and bliss points—and also what we have learned in the six months of coronavirus pandemic, see: What we know about the virus (maybe) From the article, here are some things we think we know about coronavirus: We’ll have to live with this for a long time….
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…