Does anyone else think of the musical Carousel every June 1st? June
Is Busting Out All Over becomes an annual ear worm for me.
I am eager to find some soap plants flowering in the coming weeks.
I hope you also have fulfilling adventures this month. Happy June!
Happy Summer!
I'm Sorry
Apologies to those of you who received last month's newsletter as
part of a list that wasn't blind copied. I will try my best to not
do that again. (Note to self: Do not hit the send button whenin
a hurry!) Two good reasons to visit Petaluma this weekend:
Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3
Sjaak's Chocolate Warehouse Sale These chocolates are among my favorites, and the once a year
warehouse sales offers significant savings. Friday the hours are 10
to 6. Saturday 9 to 3.
1340 Commerce Street, Suite D
Vegan Restaurant in Petaluma Even though it's been around for more than a year, I just
discovered Magdelena's vegan restaurant in Petaluma (5306 Old
Redwood Highway). Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, it's open from 8AM
to 8PM Wednesday through Saturday an 8 to 3 on Sundays. Yummy
sweets and savories. https://www.magdelenas.com/
But Peta's Ingrid Newkirk was not celebrating. Here's what she
wrote:
"Why were we there to protest when nearly every other
group was popping the champagne corks? Because
Prop 12 isn’t the victory that it appears to be. Our members should be under NO illusions that meat, dairy,
or eggs purchased in California or any other state that has
similar meager minimum space laws is in any way humane.
And yet, after all these years, the pigs getting a few miserly
more feet of space in their wretched lives will lull people into
thinking they can now buy “humanely produced” meat."
Eating Vegan On a Budget Also from The Food Empowerment Project comes a recently updated
report on how to save money choosing vegan foods and ingredients.
What I found most useful were the egg substitutes and their
quantities. It's good to know, for example, how many tablespoons of
aquafaba substitute for one egg yolk, one egg white, or one whole
egg (1, 2, and 3 respectively). https://foodispower.org/eating-on-a-budget-draft/
Follow Up on Toxic Metals Found In Chocolate When Judith read the piece in last month's newsletter about the
cadmium levels in chocolate, she wrote to Beyond Good, her favorite
chocolate company. Below is the response she received. Call me
cynical, but I trust Consumer Reports more than I trust a company
defending its own product. The truth may lie somewhere in between.
As my mother often said, There are three sides to every story: his,
hers, and the truth.
Hi Judith,
Thank you for reaching out to Beyond Good! We
test all of our chocolate bars for heavy metals annually and are
confident in their safety.
Cadmium is a natural element that is present
in three main environmental compartments, air, water, and soil.
Trace levels of minerals like lead and cadmium are naturally
occurring in our product because they are naturally occurring in
the organic soil from in which our organic cocoa grows. Cocoa
plants take up cadmium from soils via their roots and deposit it
in the nibs (center) of cocoa beans.
Dark chocolate with naturally occurring trace
elements of cadmium is safe to eat. Many other foods contain
naturally occurring cadmium, including cereals and bread, leafy
vegetables, potatoes, legumes and nuts, and stem/root vegetables.
These foods, like dark chocolate, are of course all safe to eat.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO)
recommends a cadmium intake level of 406 μg per kg per week for a
155 lb. person. A 155 lb. individual has to consume roughly 32
Beyond Good chocolate bars per week to exceed the recommended
weekly intake of cadmium.
Our products mentioned in the Consumer Reports
article are in compliance with strict quality and safety
requirements of the U.S. FDA and California’s Proposition 65.
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