No Ordinary Apple is an illustrated children’s book designed to teach children about mindful eating (something most of us could benefit from practicing). It tells the story of Elliot, a young boy, who learns about the pleasures of mindful eating when he’s given an apple as a treat.
The author, Sara Marlowe, is also an author of the blog Mindful Parenting and a clinical social worker.
No Ordinary Apple is now available in major bookstores across Canada.
Ever wonder when a food first came into existence? Check-out this cool Food Timeline project. Don’t see what you’re looking for on there? Just send them a message and they’ll find out the origin of your item and add it to the timeline; it’s a work in-progress. Especially neat, is that you can click on any of the entries to get a more in-depth history of the food.
Interesting read by Rob Waters about corporate food and the nanny state in Forbes.
Now you can feel a little less guilty about filling up your followers Instagram feeds with photos of your food. There’s an app for that! The FoodShareFilter edits your photos onto a template that provides information about world hunger and a portion of the proceeds from all sales of the app go to Manos Unidas a charity which supports agricultural programs in El Salvador.
This infographic is pretty neat; especially when it comes to the mind boggling quantity of sugar in those last few items. However, some of their numbers are a little off. For example, a medium apple contains about 14 grams of sugar, not 23 (obviously this will vary somewhat depending on the size and variety of apple). It’s also important to consider that while an apple or baby carrots may contain more sugar than a single oreo cookie they also contain significantly more healthful nutrients.
