5 Foods Americans Eat that Are Banned Around the World - Yahoo News

Growing up in India I recall the huge furore about BVO or Brominated Vegetable Oil being used in soft drinks, chocolate, etc. Consumer groups hounded these corporations and the government to ban products using BVO and the campaign was quite successful back then in the 1980s. Now I hope the ban continues. I am shocked to know that American corporations continue to spew out products with BVO quite regularly and not to mention growth hormones which makes the children and adults here grow to gigantic proportions. Wonder how it would be in India with so many multinational brands fighting for their share of the billion plus market.

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18 percent Americans don't have enough for food!!!

America continues to dominate the world militarily, economically, and politically, but a significant percentage of its citizens are finding it difficult to afford two square meals a day. On one hand there are super rich multi-billion dollar wealthy Americans and then there are those who work(ed) for these people who are literally living a hand-to-mouth existence. When I was in India, all that was mentioned about America was that everyone in this country was rich and there was hardly any poverty. Since I moved to the US in 2007 I have seen with my own eyes the state of this country. Yes there is a lot of riches in this country, there are extremely rich people and even the poorer people own cars. The overall level of comfort these people enjoy is far superior to most lower-middle-class folk elsewhere in the developing world. There is the weak underbelly of America which fades under the glaring brightness of its wealth. This is a small but growing population of people who are finding it difficult to make ends meet, not just that... they are finding it difficult to put food on the table. Reference: Yahoo News

Teenage Boy Finds Finger in Arby's Sandwich

Yesterday, McDonalds served a cockroach in Hashbrowns and today it gets even worse. Fastfood chain Arby's served a sandwich with a human finger. Quality control seems to be a dead trait among these corporations that focus on bottomlines more than service.

Appended below is an excerpt from the news report I read online. It is certainly shocking to me that such news is getting published day after day and these are not related to some seedy eatery but to national fast food chains. Teenage Boy Finds Finger in Arby's Sandwich http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/teenage-boy-finds-finger-arby-8217-sandwich-133500879.html;_ylc=X3oDMTNtMjVodmIzBF9TAzk2NzE0MzAwNwRhY3QDbWFpbF9jYgRjdANhBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi1VUwRwa2cDZTBiMzhlN2YtMDViNS0zYzQwLWI0OWItNzViYjBiOGMxNDk4BHNlYwNtaXRfc2hhcmUEc2xrA21haWwEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3
Ryan Hart, a 14-year-old boy from Michigan, had a rude surprise when he bit into his Arby's roast beef sandwich. "I was like, 'that's got to be a finger,'" he told the website Michigan Live. "It was just nasty."

No respect for animals!

I have lived in the US during the past 4 years and one thing I have noticed is that being a vegetarian is quite a challenge in this country. When I was in India it was common saying "there is no value for human life in India", here it is the opposite, "there is absolute disregard for anything that is not human." This became evident during a conversation I had with someone I met. We were talking about the depleting Tiger population and he commented that the Sunderbans in India would be a good place to hunt. I replied saying that the tigers are a highly protected species in India and that there are only about 1,500 left in the wild. Pat came the reply: "There is only one me!". What I infer from this statement is that an individual is more important than everything else in this country.

Another pet peeve I have about this country is the way they price food products. A lb (454 gm) of tomatoes is around $1.99-3.99 while the cost of a lb of beef is about $1.41-2.51. Isn't that amazing? A living animal is valued far less than a plant, it would probably take many lbs of tomato plants to feed one meal to a cow. While a gallon of water is more than enough to feed several tomato plants. Hence whichever restaurant one visits, it is very difficult to get a decent vegetarian meal.

Holidays are here, are you ready to make tantalizing Gravy?

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Every year during Christmas season many women and men get stressed out on a seemingly inconspicuous part of the festivities. These people are worried about making good gravy which is a very integral and tasty part of the traditional Christmas meal. What is the big deal about making Gravy? It is a big deal because making gravy from a scratch is a very time consuming and tedious process. Sourcing the right quality ingredients in the correct quantity can be quite stressful.

I was watching a gravy tips video which provides amazing hints about how to save time and still make the best possible gravy for this festival season. For all those who are worried about their Christmas feast I recommend you watch this educative and entertaining video before you start your cooking. I am sure you will feel relieved at the end of it.

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Seeking a career in Culinary Arts???

The economic downturn has seen thousands seeking out schools in the quest for a career switch. One of the careers that will never go out of fashion is in the food and beverage industry. Popularly known as culinary arts, this will remain in trend till people are eating and drinking. To make it big in this glamorous industry one has to attend a good culinary institute.

One of the highly regarded schools in this field would be the Northwest Culinary Institute, a division of International Air and Hospitality Academy, Vancouver, Washington. The 15,000 sq ft facility recruits 20 new students every quarter and the best part about it is that they offer culinary scholarships, financial aid and housing to all their students. An education at Northwest Culinary Institute is a sureshot passport to a successful career in the hospitality industry.