Fake olive oil on store shelves

http://www.naturalnews.com/035124_olive_oil_adulterated_canola.html



As someone who tries to spread the word about eating right and reading ingredient labels, I find this highly troubling. There have been many similar cloakings of ingredients in the past, such as the legality of labeling an item "trans fat free" if it contains less than half a gram per serving (which is still bad for you). But... but... companies like Newman's Own and Whole Foods are selling fake olive oil? What the hell is going on in the food industry?? This disturbs me on an entirely new level.

This is a very good time to note that canola oil is not good for you. That's the stuff of a future post, but Natural News probably covers it extensively if you want to see for yourself.

I'll bet you didn't know most of these

Gah, I love stuff like this. So many useful little tips to help us get through our days...

The one that absolutely blows my mind is the fact that the plastic tabs on bread loaves are color-coded by date. I mean, it totally makes sense, but how many of us even stop to notice that every day the tabs are different colors? Crazy stuff, man.



http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/2011/10/did-you-know.html

Foods that will actually improve your mood

A lot of crappy things happened to me today. I did my best to stay calm, but by 3pm I was eating cookies, and after dinner, I had ice cream... twice. Woops.

While many of the foods on this list might not strike you as appealing or happiness-inducing, give it some thought. Grocery store shelves are overflowing with products that the human body never ingested before 1940 or so. Without jumping atop the Always-Eat-Healthy soap box, I just want to point out that our systems would probably feel better if we ate other things now and then.

(And in case you're still not convinced, dark chocolate is on this list.)

Have a look, and have a happy day!



http://www.organicgardening.com/cook/11-instant-mood-boosting-foods?cm_mmc=GardentoTableNL-_-793888-_-01312012-_-11_instant_mood_boosting_foods



PS- If you like this article, click on the other links within it. I got so hooked that I ended up reading articles for at least an hour!

Why let them think this is okay?

health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/3-shocking-soda-facts



Anyone who knows me would probably roll their eyes rather than just read this short article. But to be honest, I actually did not know a couple of the things stated here, so I think that it's worth your time. If you're looking to kick your soda habit, or looking to persuade a friend to do so, please read this!

Miss Representation, a movie actually worth watching

Cuba, China, Iraq and Afganistan have more women in government than the United States does.

Think about that.



Miss representation Trailer
By MrSamy1600

http://youtu.be/JFh5F8cFb3g

Dean goes nom nom nom

I actually find the entire "om nom nom" spectacle to be kind of dumb and very annoying, but this is pretty cute.



Dean Winchester - NomNomNom
By ILoveThesePeople

http://youtu.be/qDmH6K4zT88

Have you tried the Purina diet?

Got this in an e-mail recently...



Yesterday I was at my local SAM'S CLUB buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog, and was in the checkout line when the woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

What did she think I had, an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter's ass and a car hit us both.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

Sam's Club won't let me shop there anymore.

Better watch what you ask retired people! They have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say. Forward this (especially) to all your retired friends........it will be their "laugh for the day"!

Why would you throw bananas on the floor?

If you like bananas, weird things, vloggers, or any combination thereof, you should watch these videos. I got to listen to my friend sing the song dozens of times before I finally saw the original version(s) for myself.




http://youtu.be/N43qs79He2U





http://youtu.be/N7hkNsmNNRM

Scottish construction workers

Huh, I never see them anywhere. I wonder why?...




http://youtu.be/v_OQWIi7g9s

Chick-fil-A is homophobic?

http://equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201111010001



Just found out about this. It irritates me to no end that, no matter what product you buy, you're supporting the entire infrastructure and belief system of the company, rather than just the damn product.

Not that I'd ever want to buy that poor excuse of a food substitute.

Make badass cupcakes with ponies!

http://youtu.be/tJLL-DNu3P4



I barely remember watching My Little Pony when I was little, but this is pretty freaking hilarious. Like... I really want that rainbow stuff now.

Cheese cubes full of nails found in dog parks?!

The photo above appeared in my Facebook news feed today, and as an animal lover, I was very concerned. Thankfully, someone looked into the story and now we know that this is not a widely-occurring crime.

NO MATTER WHAT, ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR DOG WHEN HE OR SHE IS OUTSIDE-- THERE ARE PLENTY OF DANGERS TO BE FOUND. But please do read through this short report to understand where the nailed cheese-cube story came from.



http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cheese.asp

This makes me want to smoke a hot dog

...well... not really, but it's terrible news!



http://www.christianpost.com/news/eating-hot-dogs-as-risky-as-smoking-cigarettes-53068/



I love organic food and saving the planet, but hot dogs are one of my favorite foods ever. God, there has got to be a way around this! (Although I will add, they should also be talking about cold cuts in this article. Hot dogs are not entirely to blame.)

Bent Objects creator takes on a world of art

I believe I may have directed you to the Bent Objects blog before. Artist Terry Border uses food, wire, and other little things to create humorous characters and scenes, and released a book a while back. (Anyway, in case you've forgotten-- bentobjects.blogspot.com.)

He's just started on a new project in which he interprets other pieces of art in his own, epically twisted way. Oh I am so looking forward to all his future posts!



http://myresponseproject.blogspot.com/



And actually, I wouldn't mind trying my own version of this, too. Hmmm...

How do Pastafarians feel about rice?

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Can I meet this guy???



http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/15/137824732/austrian-man-wins-right-to-wear-pasta-strainer-in-license-photo

Dollar stores aren't a bargain?

http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113117-10316-1-why-youre-overpaying-at-the-dollar-store?ywaad=ad0035&nc



To this I'd like to add a couple of things. First off, doesn't it take a ton of effort to dig up all those coupons to begin with? But hey, that's fine if you're short on money, and who isn't in today's market anyhow. Second, what with everything costing "only" a dollar, it's easy to buy a ton more useless things that you never needed anyway. Those places can be good to avoid. I'm not... the biggest fan. I usually feel as though I'm making myself morally unclean every time I set foot in a dollar store. Heh.

Cute German cupcakes!

Okay, so if you're ever in Germany and want a cupcake... try this place. I've never even been to Germany, but these things are super cute.

Enjoy!



http://jennys-cupcakes.de/cupcakes.html

Polish Festival in Toledo?!

Ahhh, I wish I could go! Sounds like fun. I'd love to try some pierogies and if their "Dancing with the Stars" is open to the public, show off my polka skills. Anyway, the place is sounding more and more interesting than I used to give it credit for. Toledo, I mean. Or well, Ohio in general. Heh.



http://www.polishfestival.org/

Nothing says "thank you" like alcohol

You know, this is actually a pretty cool idea. I'm sure it's not new by any means, but I like that this guy has mapped out a ranking system for the amount of thanks (or beer) that a friend deserves.

And this makes Iowa look kinda awesome. Or well, I think it does.



http://www.adventure-journal.com/2011/06/the-beer-based-gratitude-scale-for-outdoor-people/

Elderberry champagne??

Oooo, sounds tasty. I have not gotten to try this out, but it sounds fairly simple, with delicious results.

If anyone else has tried it or is planning to, please leave a comment and let me know what you think!



http://www.garden.org/ediblelandscaping/?page=july_elderChampagne