FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD: Picky eating is unhealthy, a big win for organic meat, and why you should eat more collagen

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

This week picky eating is unhealthy, a big win for organic meat, and why you should eat more collagen.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

Want to see all my favorite links? (There’s lots more). Be sure to follow me on Delicious. I also share links on Twitter @summertomato and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you.

Links of the week

• Andrew Zimmern Explains How to Acquire a Taste <<I’ve talked about picky eating a lot, but I’ve always pulled my punches on how dangerous I think it is. Thank you Andrew Zimmern for telling it like it is. (Motto)
• 10 Reasons to Eat More Collagen <<Here’s some of the nutritional reasons to back up what Andrew is talking about. Eat your organ meats, kiddos. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
• Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us. Here’s why. <<Looks like scientists are about as mature as politicians and middle school students. Ugh. (Washington Post)
• A Cluttered Kitchen Can Nudge Us To Overeat, Study Finds <<Oh boy! My New Year’s resolution is also a way to control overeating. Who knew? (NPR)
• Is the “Obesity Paradox” an Illusion? <<When you look more carefully, it appears so. (Whole Health Source)
• Organic Meat and Milk Higher in Healthful Fatty Acids <<Is it surprising that the foods an animal eats impacts the nutrient profiles in its own body? (NY Times)
• U.S. Closing a Loophole on Products Tied to Slaves <<So glad for this. I hope they act swiftly. (NY Times)
• Daily dose of beetroot juice improved endurance and blood pressure <<I’ve said before that all real foods will turn out to be superfoods. I’m actually surprised it took them this long to figure out beets. Anything that turns your urine pink has got to have magic powers, right? (ScienceDaily)
• Happiness Hack: This One Ritual Made Me Much Happier <<Pssst… it also makes you healthier. (Nir and Far)
• what’s for lunch? black-eyed pea salad <<I’m a huge fan of the bean salad lunch. Here’s a new one to add to the repertoire. (crunchy radish)

What inspired you this week?

from Summer Tomato http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-picky-eating-is-unhealthy-a-big-win-for-organic-meat-and-why-you-should-eat-more-collagen/
via Holistic Clients