Shelly Wilkinson's blog

I smiled upon reading the quote from the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG)
that "Vegetarianism is definitely a more mainstream choice than ever before." This came in response to a poll taken earlier this year. Keep Reading →

It's Monday again and time to start another healthy week! Going meatless today is a great way to accomplish that as more bad news for meat surfaces.

You may have caught wind of the big health news recently as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported for the first time the amount of antibiotics that were injected into or fed to U.S. animals destined for slaughter: 29 million pounds in the year 2009. That's 70% of the antibiotics used in the U.S. that year. Keep Reading →

More people are joining the Meatless Monday Movement around the globe. In a recent poll 30% of people surveyed had heard of Meatless Monday, while 16% said that they had reduced or were considering reducing their meat intake after learning about Meatless Monday. Keep Reading →

Eat more veggies and live longer. Now a new study demonstrates this fact. The Archives of Internal Medicine reported "that people with high blood levels of the antioxidant alpha-carotene — found in a variety of vegetables — were less likely to die during a 14-year longitudinal study, compared with people with low levels of the carotenoid." Keep Reading →

Just in, the Food Safety Modernization Act, SB 510, was passed by the Senate this morning along with the critical Manager's Amendment which protects small farms.

The bill marks the most sweeping overhaul of food safety regulations in nearly a century. It will require improved planning and record-keeping by food producers and processors and will allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make mandatory recalls of contaminated food. The bill exempts small farms from the regulation. Keep Reading →