It’s All About Food

It's All About Food - Hartglass & De Mattei, Protein and Lectins and Summer Grilling

Hartglass & De Mattei, Protein and Lectins and Summer GrillingTune in to Hartglass & De Mattei, The Swingin’ Gourmets, for another fun-filled episode of It’s All About Food. Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei return to the age-old question, “Where do you get your protein?” along with new ones like, “What about lectins?” They talk about global warming and how to prepare yummy end of summer dishes like grilled veggies on the griddle. Today’s show is dedicated to the people of Northern California who are braving some of the worst wildfires in that glorious state’s history. Our hearts and minds are with you all.

It's All About Food - Richard H, Schwartz, PhD, New Year for Animals - 08.18.20

Richard H. Schwartz is the author of Judaism and Vegetarianism, Judaism and Global Survival, Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal our Imperiled Planet, and Mathematics and Global Survival, and over 250 articles and 25 podcasts at JewishVeg.com/schwartz. He is president emeritus of Jewish Veg, formerly known as Jewish Vegetarians of North America and president of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians. In 1987, he was selected as Jewish Vegetarian of the Year by JVNA. In 2005, he was inaugurated into the North American Vegetarian Society’s Hall of Fame. He is a patron of the International Jewish Vegetarian Society. He was married in 1960 and has 3 children and ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.  In the second part of the program, Hartglass & De Mattei reflect on the idea of re-imagining holidays and events to bring sense and purpose in today’s world.

It's All About Food - Joel Dee & Alison Cox, No Monkey Business Here!

Joel Dee & Alison Cox, No Monkey Business Here!
 
Joel Dee is CEO of Edward & Sons Trading Co. Inc., a vegetarian natural food company he founded in 1978. The youngest of three sons, Joel named his fledgling business after his father, Edward, the manufacturer of iconic Smarties candy. At a time when “natural convenience” food was an oxymoron, Joel was driven to create wholesome groceries for busy lifestyles, hoping he was not alone in craving such products. He wasn’t. He traveled the country, from health food store to buying club, serving Baked Brown Rice Snaps® and instant Miso-Cup® soup for everyone who crossed his path in the late 1970s, sleeping in the Airstream trailer he towed behind him. Step by step and town by city, he built an extensive and enduring distribution network for his innovative products. From instant miso soup to instant coconut milk powder, from organic hearts of palm to organic ice cream cones, Joel’s numerous grocery “firsts” have remained true to his slogan, Convenience Without Compromise® for over four decades… and counting.
Alison Cox is VP of Sales & Marketing at Edward & Sons Trading Co. Inc., where she has proudly lead the company’s sales initiatives for over 20 years. She began her professional career at the age of 17, wearing many hats in a local food coop in Montreal QC, Canada. She later became provincial sales manager for a natural food distributor, then a founding partner in a brokerage company serving the same industry. A vegan for 37 years and a certified fitness instructor, Alison continues to wear many hats at Edward & Sons, augmenting her contributions by formulating recipes, supporting product development and strengthening supplier relationships.
They talk about the values behind the company Edward & Sons Trading Co. and cover a variety of topics including sourcing the finest ingredients and partnering with reliable, ethical farmers, packers and food artisans to create their unique range of organic vegetarian specialties. They discuss the PETA investigation of monkeys being chained and abused to pick coconuts from trees in Thailand. Edward & Sons’ suppliers do not participate in this cruel system. Read the Joel Dee’s message confirming no monkey business.

It's All About Food - Seth Tibbott, In Search of the Wild Tofurky

Seth Tibbott, In Search of the Wild Tofurky: How a Business Misfit Pioneered Plant-Based Foods Before They Were CoolSuccess doesn’t happen overnight. Except for Seth Tibbott, to whom it does—but only after fifteen years of intrepid failure. In Search of the Wild Tofurky tells the triumphant tale of how a self-described hippie with no business training but plenty of enterprising goals grew a $2,500 startup into a global brand and ushered in a plant-based foods renaissance along the way.
 
Tibbott took home a grand total of $31,000 in his first nine years of striving to bring to the people a nearly unknown soy product—tempeh—he knew in his gut was revolutionarily tasty. He eschewed a buttoned-up lifestyle and resided in tipis, trailers, and a treehouse; rented workspace to piano-repairing circus clowns; and even briefly counted the infamous Rajneeshees as clients. Tibbott was never one to chase the money or try to fit in. Instead, he built a business that fit him.
Thus Tibbott discovered the “secret sauce” ingredients that took his now-international brand from fameless to fame-ish to famous: bootstrapping, building business intuition, and staying true to his belief in eco-friendly practices. In Search of the Wild Tofurky proves that a good idea can change the world and make money, no matter the naysayers or the sometimes harsh twists and turns of the unconventional path. Look no further for a delightfully unexpected $100 million story of hope and hustle.

It's All About Food - Chase Purdy, Billion Dollar Burger

Chase Purdy, Billion Dollar BurgerChase Purdy is a New York-based writer and author of Billion Dollar Burger, a narrative non-fiction book published by Penguin Random House that documents the rise of cell-cultured meat and the global race to get it to market. He’s also the voice behind Pluripotent, a newsletter on future foods and cellular agriculture.
 
He’s written about the business and technology of food for Quartz, and the politics of food for Politico. His stories have appeared in The New York Times and in newspapers across the United States — collected from courtrooms, crime scenes, laboratories, and the halls of government. He is a New America fellow. Connect with him: Twitter

It's All About Food - Susan Hargreaves, Animal Hero Kids

Susan Hargreaves, Animal Hero Kids
 
Susan Hargreaves, Animal Hero Kids Author/Founder, travels the world celebrating, courageous and compassionate action by kids and teens. She infuses Animal Hero Kids with the passion, wisdom and determination acquired during a lifetime devoted to animal activism. By zeroing in on kindness education, Susan plays an essential role supporting, encouraging and empowering youth to build a more compassionate world for all animals.
As Animal Hero Kids’ dynamic volunteer executive director, Susan creates and presents interactive humane education programs around the globe. Each exciting presentation concludes with cruelty-free vegan fare. Her programs, which often showcase stories of outstanding acts of kindness by youth, have been featured extensively in national and international media.
Help the “Animal Hero Kids Voices for the Voiceless” book be gifted to every school library at AnimalHeroKids.orghttp://www.formidablewomanmag.com/susan-hargreaves-kids-are-heroes-in-the-eyes-of-animals/
”Animal Hero Kids Rock. The good news is we can all help animals in need” – Paul McCartney  Recipes mentioned at the end of the program: Verdura Mista Al Forno Pesto RecipesCreamy Vegan Pesto, Oil-FreeCreamy Kale PestoSunny Pesto Paste Hummus RecipesPlain HummusRed Pepper Hummus La Baguette, Gluten-Free

It's All About Food - Hartglass & De Mattei, Bananaversary, Celebrating 14 years of Talking

Hartglass & De Mattei, Bananaversary, Celebrating 14 years of TalkingCaryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei cover a variety of topics include banana tea, new plant-based products made from banana skins, grapes and pineapple, new vegan chocolates, the demise of the dairy industry, banning glyphosate. They also share their celebration of 14 years together which they call their Bananaversary.
Hartglass & De Mattei 14th Bananaversary Dinner
Recipe discussed in program:1. Our Pancake House Vegan Buttermilk Pancakes2. Cooked Whole Grain Mix
Links discussed in the program:1. Startup Creates Plant-Based Deli Meats Using Bananas And Discarded Grapes From Winemaking2. Banana leaf packaging and pineapple powder: How Dole plans to eliminate food waste by 20253. Chocolate Company Lindt Announces New Vegan Range in Germany4. Dairy Farmers Worldwide Are On the Brink of Crisis5. Mexico Announces Phase-Out and Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides 

It's All About Food - Chef Ramses Bravo, Bravo Express

Part I: Chef Ramses Bravo, Bravo Express
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Part I: Chef Ramses Bravo, Bravo ExpressChef Ramses Bravo is the executive Chef for True North Health in Santa Rosa California.  He is the creator of Bravopb.com where you can find his online plant based cooking courses.  He is the author of Bravo and Bravo Express cookbooks. Although he trained as a regular chef, with a little intervention from the universe, he found himself working as a plant based chef, and has been doing it for 12+ years now.

It's All About Food - Joel K. Kahn, MD, Lipoprotein(a), The Heart’s Quiet Killer: A Diet & Lifestyle Guide

Joel K. Kahn, MD, Lipoprotein(a), The Heart’s Quiet Killer: A Diet & Lifestyle GuideJoel K. Kahn, MD, is a clinical professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Known as America’s Healthy Heart Doc, he is a contributor to many online sites, has written for Huffington Post, and has appeared several times on The Doctors and Dr. Phil television shows. At his core, Dr. Joel Kahn believes that plant-based nutrition is the most powerful source of preventative medicine on the planet. Having practiced traditional cardiology since 1983, it was only after his own commitment to a plant-based vegan diet that he truly began to delve into the realm of non-traditional diagnostic tools, prevention tactics and nutrition-based recovery protocols. These ideologies led him to change his approach and focus on being a holistic cardiologist. He passionately lectures throughout the country about the health benefits of a plant-based anti-aging diet inspiring a new generation of thought leaders to think scientifically and critically about the body’s ability to heal itself through proper nutrition.One of the world’s top cardiologists, Dr. Joel Kahn has treated thousands of acute heart attacks during his career. He’d like all that to stop. He’d like to prevent ALL future heart attacks by breaking through to the public to educate and inspire a new holistic lifestyle. Now is the time to focus on educating the public to eat clean, sweat clean and apply cutting edge science to their lifestyle.Dr. Kahn founded the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity, and owns GreenSpace & Go Cafe in Royal Oak, Michigan. He is also the author of Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses, The Plant-Based Solution, and Vegan Sex (coauthored with Ellen Jaffe Jones).
 
LINKS mentioned in the program:The End of Heart Disease by Joel Fuhrman
The Widowmaker Documentary
Lipoprotein(a) test kitHere is what the Life Extension company says about this test kit (please see the restrictions noted below regarding New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland):Life Extension is partnered with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) for the majority of our lab testing services. LabCorp performs all of our blood draws at no extra charge to you. The lab tests can be purchased via our website or by calling our customer service helpline. Generally, once you buy a laboratory test from Life Extension, you will receive a requisition form via the method of your choosing (e-mail, mail, or fax) that you must take to a local LabCorp facility to have your blood drawn. You can expect to get the requisition paperwork via e-mail or fax in 24 hours and up to 48 hours on the weekend after ordering. You can expect to get the requisition paperwork via mail in 3-5 business days after ordering. The requisition form is documentation containing all of the relevant information the phlebotomist at LabCorp will need to draw and process your blood. Along with the requisition form is a list of the addresses and phone numbers of three separate LabCorp’s located near the address you provide when you place your order.
Once LabCorp processes the blood, the results can be sent to you as you prefer via fax, e-mail, or mail. Furthermore, you can discuss the results of your test with Life Extension’s specially trained lab review wellness specialists and receive nutritional suggestions based on these results. Please keep in mind, LabCorp requisitions cannot be used in the states of New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland due to state laws. If you live in one of these restricted states, please let us know, and we will provide you with more information. In the meantime, here are links that provide additional information about our blood testing procedures and assist with locating a LabCorp near you:
https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing
http://www.lifeextension.com/Vitamins-Supplements/Blood-Tests/FAQ
https://www.labcorp.com/wps/portal/findalab/
Additionally, LabCorp requisitions cannot be used in the states of New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maryland due to state laws. In these restricted states, you can only receive a blood test kit, which is delivered to your house. The blood test kit includes blood draw tubes, specimen processing instructions, a signed script for the blood draw (requisition for phlebotomy), and a prepaid shipping label. However, you cannot have the blood drawn and processed directly through LabCorp.
Customers in these regions must find a location to have their blood drawn by a professional. For instance, a local hospital, laboratory facility (except LabCorp), or personal doctor’s office. You may be responsible for paying a blood draw fee, which can range from $15-$50. Bear in mind that some locations may cost less, while others are more expensive. We would advise calling the location ahead of your scheduled appointment for verification.
You would take the kit to the facility that is able to perform the outpatient blood draw for you. The facility must centrifuge the samples. You will then package the kit to be sent to the lab for analysis per the instructions you will receive with the kit. Use the prepaid packaging information provided to send the kit to the lab for analysis. We will then send you your results via the method you selected at the time of purchase.
Some customers will opt to go to a nearby state without the restrictions of the states listed above. If visiting one of these states, one can purchase a requisition and have the lab work done in a LabCorp in the non-restricted state.
Once the lab receives the sample, they will process it, and we will provide the results to you in the method(s) selected when you purchased the test.
You can use the kit option when not in a restricted state, but the procedures above must be followed.
It can take up to 5-7 business days for all the lab blood lab results to be received via e-mail, fax, and viewable online. If requesting your results via mail, it can take up to 12 business days to receive them.
We also offer a free lab review service over the phone where our agents can assist with interpretation of the results and provide suggestions to support your health.
If there is anything else that we can help you with, please e-mail us or call the wellness specialist helpline at (800) 226-2370; international customers dial 001-954-202-7660. We will be glad to assist you. 

It's All About Food - Vesanto Melina, The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

Vesanto Melina, The Kick Diabetes CookbookVesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian is and co-author of books that have won awards in the U.S. and Canada and received star rating by the American Library Association as “the go-to books” on plant-based nutrition. Most recent is The Kick Diabetes Cookbook, (with dietitian Brenda Davis); see https://kickdiabetescookbook.com/  Vesanto has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia and at Seattle’s Bastyr University, is a government consultant, and is lead author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Paper on Vegetarian Diets. She is an internationally known speaker. Website:  https://nutrispeak.ca