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Come Party With Me: Movie Club Meeting — Invite
Recently my friend Kirin told me about her decision to start a documentary film club. The club will be similar to a book club, but instead of reading and discussing a book, guests will watch and chat about a documentary. I was excited by the idea and volunteered to create a menu for the first meeting, where King Corn will be the featured movie.
What Is Your Favorite Foodie Film of 2007?
Now that we've covered all the little screen options — fave foodie reality shows, fave foodie shows, and fave cooking show — we thought we'd turn our Best of 2007 coverage to the big screen. Which of these foodie films is your favorite of 2007?
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What Is Your Favorite Foodie Film of 2007?
King Corn: A Food Documentary to Watch
"Everything on your plate is corn." That line, uttered by an interviewee in King Corn, is essentially the premise behind this new food-focused documentary. Much the way that Super Size Me uses a clever gimmick to take on the fast-food industry, King Corn follows two friends, Ian Cheney and Kurt Ellis, who move to Iowa to find out how this unassuming crop has made its way into so many grocery-store staples in the form of corn syrup, malodextrin, and other not-so-healthy ingredients.
King Corn Coming to Theaters Near You
Corn, it is an ingredient in just about everything. The cob is manufactured into fillers, oils and sweeteners. Many have theorized that the rise in obesity is due to the increased use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener.
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The Skinny On: High Fructose Corn Syrup
When I started reading food labels, way back when, I must admit that I thought high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was made out of fruit, because of the "fructose," as well as corn. Now that I have been schooled over the years, I know that this sweetener is made from cornstarch that goes through a serious amount of processing.
The Corn Refiners Association has started the sweet surprise ad campaign to try to reclaim consumers' hearts and dollars.
Come Party With Me: Movie Club Meeting
The foodie documentary King Corn will be shown at my movie club meeting, so the menu features a variety of vegetarian corn dishes. During the screening, let guests nibble on corn cakes and pizzettas with corn and zucchini.
After the movie is finished, invite everyone around the table for a light meal of cheddar corn chowder with an arugula fresh corn salad on the side.
Heart-healthy diet
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Dietary Changes
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- In 2006, the American Heart Association (AHA) revised its dietary and lifestyle recommendations. The new guidelines specifically recommend limiting daily saturated fat intake to less than 7% and trans fats to less than 1% of total daily calories.
- The AHA recommends consuming plenty of deep-colored vegetables and fruits, eating oily fish at least twice a week, and including whole grains in your daily diet.
- Women with existing heart disease may consider taking fish oil supplements, suggests 2007 AHA guidelines. Women should include a variety of low-mercury fish in their diet.
Live Snake Massage to Lower Stress
Sometimes it seems that the beauty world is a little cuckoo. Recently we've had viper poison in face creams for anti-ageing effects, Victoria Beckham's belief that bird poo is good for the complexion and botox for feet. Now the spa world is getting in on the act and offering live snake massages to lower stress.
Larry King in the Key of Fruity Pebbles
So San Francisco hipsters are doing something besides walkin' around too cool for school in their hoodies and ultra-tight jeans: They're creating art out of Fruity Pebbles. You heard me right! I know you thought that was just a screen shot up there of ol' Larry King, but it's hottie artist Ryan Alexiev's rendition of the television icon in the unique medium of breakfast cereal.
Elvis Cutting Board: Love It or Hate It?
This King of cutting boards ($20) had me cracking up at first sight. I'm not an avid Elvis fan, but the whole concept — his eggplant hair, his bell pepper ear, his carrot-and-corn collar — makes me laugh. I love the vibrant colors, too.
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