Does Monsanto Man Mitt Romney Secretly Eat Organic?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

So, do you think Whipsaw Willard, the peanut butter and honey pita lover, eats the food he supports with his policies? Well, the missus does; atleast according to this 2002 profile of Ann Romney from the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette:

“Mrs. Romney was introduced to several practitioners of holistic medicine, who persuaded her to adopt alternative therapies. She now eats organic foods and very little meat. She practices reflexology and undergoes acupuncture treatments. She credits the lifestyle with turning her health around.” Continue reading →

Fake meat: Is science fiction on the verge of becoming fact?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

Synthesized meat and dairy products would solve a lot of the problems facing an over populated and seemingly overheated world. Or is that just too gross to contemplate, even without dreaming up nightmarish side affects? Is this the stuff of science fiction novels, or will your next rib-eye steak be cultured in a laboratory in Europe or San Francisco? Continue reading →

Pink Slime 2.0, Meat Glue

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

Just when you thought had heard the grossest way big beef companies try to squeeze every penny out of their product by way of ‘pink slime’, there’s a another dirty secret connected to beef. Continue reading →

Pink Slime, good enough for Governors to eat

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

Guess who thinks that the carcass leavings that used to go to pet food is fit for you? Once again highlighting the fact there are no lengths that our elected officials won’t go to to keep the cash flowing to big business, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, South Dakota Lt. Gov. Matt Michels and Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy Continue reading →

Alternatives to Eating Pink Slime Ground Beef

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

Since no one running for political office this year is going to touch this issue of food safety and inaccurate labeling of meat with a ten foot pole, I will be the one to tell you: You do not have to rely on the USDA to rubber stamp the safety of your food. Those of us who relied on the USDA for consumer protection and accurate information, were shocked at the recent news stories regarding the widespread practice of adding pink slime, or lean finely textured beef, as a filler to ground beef in the meat industry. With the chummy way USDA inspectors and high level officials behave with the very people they are supposed to keep a close eye on, one wonders what the next nasty discovery will be? Continue reading →

USDA approved Pink Slime in your burger

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Cecelia Morgan

Yes, even before the story broke this week, I knew about the pink slime, heard about it the first time while screening ‘Food, Inc’, an Oscar nominated documentary that takes you to look inside America’s huge corporate food industry and its practices. The pink slime phenomenon was addressed while the filmmakers toured an enormous meat packing plant, explaining how it is actually made from what’s left of a cow carcass after all the muscular cuts of meat have been removed (gristle and sinew), cooked and pulverized into slurry, then sprayed with ammonia to kill pathogens, so it is ‘safe’ for human consumption. Continue reading →

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