Everyday Hero in Action
Vegetables Meet Cupcakes And Have A Baby
The company is called Petit Pois Cakes and they make cupcakes out of vegetables such as courgette, pumpkin and beetroot. They cakes are both gluten and lactose free and come in the flavours Chocolate & Vanilla and Lemon & Orange. Instead of being all Supersized a la America and covered completely in frosting that will make you teeth rot just by looking at it, these cupcakes are covered with a thin layer of icing and topped with a little green pea. Aw.
Check out the cupcakes of the future here.
Oink at the wedding
A pork pie wedding cake. No, wait, I just remembered: they're not a super gross couple.
The IQ of a celery stick
"children whose mothers are exposed to high amounts of certain pesticides while pregnant appear to have lower IQs than their peers when they reach school age, according to three recent government-funded studies."
So if you don't want to pass on the "stupid gene", you better eat them organic bio-dynamic tomatoes. That is if you can afford them of course - if not, there's always Hollywood.
Suspicious Strawberries
Ask And I'll Tell #1 - Banana Dilemmas
Dear CC,
Are bananas really evil? I have read that they are just full of sugar and if I want diabetes, I should keep on peeling and eating. Could you shed some light?
Thanks, Manish.
Are bananas really evil? I have read that they are just full of sugar and if I want diabetes, I should keep on peeling and eating. Could you shed some light?
Thanks, Manish.
Answer:
Dear Manish,
When I was a crazy teenager with a worrying Britney Spears-obsession, I'll admit I use to believe that bananas were evil. I mean think about it; they're all creamy, taste so sweet and have around 110 calories each. I used to fear them and only eat banana chips (as I said, I was a big Britney fan back then, I didn't really care about my body or my ears), until I started working out. In the gym I saw a lot of hot and ripped guys running around in sexy speedos, eating bananas. I thought it was crazy. How could they look so good and eat the most fattening thing in the world?
Well my dear reader. I read up a lot and found out that bananas actually restore your electrolytes, which is crucial after you've had a hard work-out. Bananas also helps against high blood pressure and is a good source of vitamin B6 as well as potassium (you know, the thing that makes your heart smile). Not to mention they are quite filling, yellow, and above all - they're funky. Though bananas do have an amount of fruit sugar in them, they are not bad for people with diabetes and should just be consumed in moderation - like everything else that mother earth gives us. (I'm looking at you cattle ranchers).
My advice to you dear reader is to keep eating your bananas and thank mother earth for her yellow fatty beans.
Yours truly, C.C aka. The Banana Bunny
No Calorie Noodles
Today when I was browsing an online health store I came across these noodles which have virtually no calories and no carbs, or protein or...well basically no food energy at all. The noodles are called Shirataki noodles and are made up of water and a root plant called Konjac, which grows in various places in Asia. According to people on various online forums, these noodles are quite filling, and that's crazy when you think about that one serving contains around 5 calories.
Now they only need to invent calorie free cake and the world will blossom again.
Finally Confirmed: Vegans Are Non-Humans
It's what I've always secretly known: Vegans are not human. In a copy of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol.1 from 1983, vegans are portrayed as cool and strange-looking "humanoids" with weird fingers. We dig that.
Aussi Drank
What Will and Wont Kill You
The article starts with the author's wish to "illustrate the extreme vegetarianism can do".
Let's get one thing straight here people. You. Will. Not. Die. Nor. Kill. By. Eating. Greener.
The first couple's baby died because his parents took him out of the children's hospital and decided to treat him with their own herbal remedies - not because he wasn't fed corpses. The other baby girl died because her parents were fruitarians: she was living on a diet based on fruit and some nuts. And as we all know, fruit mostly consist out of water and sugar so you don't have to be a genius to understand that it's unsuitable for a baby to live on that. These tragic stories has nothing to do with the absence of meat in these people's diet. These are unfortunate stories where something has gone wrong, but to blame it on people who refuse to be a part of today's meat industry is not just a little bit absurd but totally deranged.
I would like to present alternative stories.
I can make the list a lot longer but it makes me sad googling up stories about babies dying from eating a diet which is not only accepted but encouraged by our society. Nobody blames the parents of these kids of being unhealthy meat-eaters, but vegetarians get all kinds of shit thrown at them for feeding their babies greener stuff and helping the planet at the same time.
The world is funny.
Meet The New Godzilla
The Meat Monster is made up of two hamburgers, a chicken breast fillet, two slices of processed cheese and three rashes of bacon, along with all the trimmings. So it's basically a dead farm and a heart attack between two buns. Oh, and if that's not enough, you can order it with the side trimmings of a fish patty, an egg and some teriyaki sauce. Just to make it a bit healthier you know.
Oh No. OH NO.
What I find interesting is that a couple of sips of alcohol is enough for parents to take their children to the hospital, but an Applebee's Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger for a 10-year old would probably be a-okey. The kid would probably even get a little treat if he finished it all.
The repercussions of the beast below wont be as immediate as the alcohol for a toddler, but I promise you they will come. And it wont be as pretty as the Macarena Dance.
A little bird told me...
To go and get Twittered up. So I did - I've always had a soft spot for blue things with feathers. You can find me here! Tweet tweet.
Only in Waco, Texas
It's A Matcha
So, what's so great about this weird green powder? Matcha Green Tea has around 70 times more antioxidants than fresh orange juice and it is said to increase your sharpness and mental alertness. It's possessed with antibiotic properties and has nine times the beta carotene of spinach. It is said that Japanese Monks drink Matcha tea for their 12-hour meditation sessions in order to stay super focused. Woaw.
So all in all, it seems like a good way to kickstart spring! I'll let you know how I feel in a week - that is if I'm still human and not part of a higher power by then. Toodles.
Not Really Doing The British School Food-Reputation Any Favour...
I saw this ad on a bus in London 2 days ago. It says: "This is no ordinary food. This is great value, go-getting, goal-scoring, high-performance school food." And then there's a picture of sheer rubbish. I love England.
When English Food Turns Scary
We All Knew This Day Would Come
...when they started to make cupcakes with bacon and chocolate creme eggs. Why choose between backfat and pimples when you can have both? Tihi.
Top 5 Disgusting Food
As you all know by now, I'm super fascinated by gross food. Not in the sense of eating it (well, a little), but in the sense of pointing and laughing while I'm poking it with a stick. So here comes yet another list with super gross food that will make you feel superior.
1. The Taco Bell Cheesy Double Beef wrapped up in a Pork Sausage
With 146 g of fat and 1790 calories, this beef baby ain't going nowhere but straight to your heart.
2. The Original Bacon Explosion
Made up of several different animals and jars of BBQ sauce, this weird 5000 calorie "thing" will take out anybody.
3. The Bacon Mug
Oh come on. This "cup" consist of biscuits for moulding the cup, a mixture of cream and Swiss cheese, as well as an obscene amount of bacon. It kind of freaks me out that a human being actually came up with this, and that somebody has probably consumed it by now. What is happening to humanity?
4. The Morning Glory
This should really be called the Morning Gory: it's a sausage, egg and cheese roll - wrapped in a glazed cinnamon roll. Uhm. I just...no. Too simple.
5. Deep Fried Coke
Made up in Texas (where else?), this little treat is covered with whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry on top. Just when we thought you couldn't fry anymore stuff. What's next, a fried mars bar? Ooops, it's been done.
Vegan Comfort Food
The Wanton Debauchery of a Nampa Pharmacist and the Idaho Pharmacy Act
A nurse in Idaho calls in a prescription at the local Walgreens pharmacy for Methergine, an uterotonic drug commonly used in obstetrics and gynecology to prevent/control uterine bleeding.
The pharmacist allegedly asked if the medication was to be used in post-abortion care, which the nurse practitioner refused to answer citing patient confidentiality requirements. The pharmacist said the prescription would not be filled unless the question was answered. When the nurse asked to be referred to another pharmacy, the pharmacist hung up....
A complaint is made against the pharmacist, the Idaho Board of Pharmacy investigates and takes no action because:
1) You say a duty to fill Rx, I say a gentle, whispered suggestion
Turns out the privilege of being granted a state monopoly on dispensing/selling drugs does not come with a responsibility to actually, you know, fill prescriptions.
Seriously, I'm not kidding. According to the Board, the Idaho Pharmacy Act does not require a pharmacist to fill a prescription.
2) HIPAA violation, SHMIPAA violation
No word yet from the Idaho Board of Pharmacy on whether imposing arbitrary conditions, like forcing the patient to bark like a seal, or the need for the pharmacist's blessing on matters unrelated to a drug's indication, as a prerequisite to filling out a prescription is, in fact, considered professional conduct in Idaho.
3) No organ failure and the patient is still alive, so what's the problem?
Ah, yes, that most scientific, professional, and beloved pharmacy standard of all times, the "SSS Grave Danger", the one that applies exclusively to prescriptions for female patients of reproductive age.
In case you've been fortunate enough not to be subjected to this standard yet, best to become familiar with it. When your ability to fill prescriptions depends on the mercy and sunny disposition of your local pharmacist you never know when your time is up. So here are the "SSS Grave Danger" pharmacy standard basics.
The pharmacist can jeopardize your medical care by refusing to fill your prescription because your performance on the jumping through hoops requirement s/he imposed on you as a condition for filling the prescription was not satisfactory. That is all good, legal, and professional.
On top of that, the pharmacist has no duty to assist you in rectifying the health problem s/he created for you in the first place.
As long as you Somehow manage to get the medicine, from Someone, Somewhere, at some time before you become incapacitated and/or die, the pharmacist need not bother with a referral to a competent pharmacist.
Of course, in all fairness, a referral to a competent pharmacist in Idaho might be problematic.
Between the reckless disregard for professional standards enshrined in the Idaho Pharmacy Act and the impotence of Executive Director Mark Johnston and the Idaho Board of Pharmacy to do anything about it, it's unclear if there are any competent pharmacists left in Idaho.
The pharmacist allegedly asked if the medication was to be used in post-abortion care, which the nurse practitioner refused to answer citing patient confidentiality requirements. The pharmacist said the prescription would not be filled unless the question was answered. When the nurse asked to be referred to another pharmacy, the pharmacist hung up....
A complaint is made against the pharmacist, the Idaho Board of Pharmacy investigates and takes no action because:
1) You say a duty to fill Rx, I say a gentle, whispered suggestion
Turns out the privilege of being granted a state monopoly on dispensing/selling drugs does not come with a responsibility to actually, you know, fill prescriptions.
Seriously, I'm not kidding. According to the Board, the Idaho Pharmacy Act does not require a pharmacist to fill a prescription.
2) HIPAA violation, SHMIPAA violation
According to the Board of Pharmacy’s response, Planned Parenthood alleged the pharmacist’s inquiry violated privacy provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which the board is not entitled to enforce. Under the Idaho Pharmacy Act, releasing such information would be a violation, but requesting it is not, the response states.
No word yet from the Idaho Board of Pharmacy on whether imposing arbitrary conditions, like forcing the patient to bark like a seal, or the need for the pharmacist's blessing on matters unrelated to a drug's indication, as a prerequisite to filling out a prescription is, in fact, considered professional conduct in Idaho.
3) No organ failure and the patient is still alive, so what's the problem?
[Idaho Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Mark Johnston] stated that the argument that the patient's health could have been jeopardized by the refusal of the pharmacist was inaccurate. Johnston said, "The board's investigation confirmed that the patient received treatment elsewhere and therefore no 'grave danger' was realized." The investigation is closed "without any further action," he said.
Ah, yes, that most scientific, professional, and beloved pharmacy standard of all times, the "SSS Grave Danger", the one that applies exclusively to prescriptions for female patients of reproductive age.
In case you've been fortunate enough not to be subjected to this standard yet, best to become familiar with it. When your ability to fill prescriptions depends on the mercy and sunny disposition of your local pharmacist you never know when your time is up. So here are the "SSS Grave Danger" pharmacy standard basics.
The pharmacist can jeopardize your medical care by refusing to fill your prescription because your performance on the jumping through hoops requirement s/he imposed on you as a condition for filling the prescription was not satisfactory. That is all good, legal, and professional.
On top of that, the pharmacist has no duty to assist you in rectifying the health problem s/he created for you in the first place.
As long as you Somehow manage to get the medicine, from Someone, Somewhere, at some time before you become incapacitated and/or die, the pharmacist need not bother with a referral to a competent pharmacist.
Of course, in all fairness, a referral to a competent pharmacist in Idaho might be problematic.
Between the reckless disregard for professional standards enshrined in the Idaho Pharmacy Act and the impotence of Executive Director Mark Johnston and the Idaho Board of Pharmacy to do anything about it, it's unclear if there are any competent pharmacists left in Idaho.
I Have An Announcement To Make
Dear Readers,
As you all may know by now, I'm a dedicated vegan and a food fascist (?). I don't consume anything artifical or anything that used to have a mom or a Facebook account. But I have decided this week to expand my food philosophy and embrace a somewhat controversial lifestyle: The Amba Yogic Food Philosphy. For those who are not familar with this way of life I can tell you that it is a eastern philosophy which is based on the fact that we people (and listen to this) do not have to eat. At all. The Yogis who practice this philosophy believe that we can survive on meditation, sunshine and early morning dew. I have now practiced this Amba Yogic lifestyle for three days and I feel great! It's like everything is so bright, all the colours look more vivid and vibrant and my body feels so light! I can't even feel the left side of my face anymore and I think it means that my body truly is going through a metamorphosis and turning into what all our bodies should be: a concept.
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