First Lady’s Nutrition Labeling Announcement Expected To Anger Industry:

First lady Michelle Obama is slated to announce the most sweeping update to nutrition labeling on food packages in more than two decades on Thursday — and Americans are in for a reality check about how many calories and how much sugar they are consuming.

Food policy experts say the bold announcement is expected to anger the food industry. Mandating that food companies list exactly how much sugar they add to products on the nutrition label, for example, is a thorny issue that is likely to rile up fierce food and beverage industry opposition in the coming weeks.

First Lady’s Nutrition Labeling Announcement Expected To Anger Industry: First lady Michelle Obama is slated to announce the most sweeping update to nutrition labeling on food packages in more than two decades on Thursday — and Americans are in for a…

VEGAN DAILY RECIPE: Caramelized Onion And Carrot Soup

“If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.”

– VEGAN DAILY QUOTE: Francis of Assisi

Why Vegans Have Better Blood:

A plant-based diet can lower your blood pressure, according to research released today in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. The meta-analysis confirmed a very promising health benefit of being a vegetarian: an enviably lower blood pressure than your omnivorous friends.

“If you’re eating animal fat, your blood is actually thicker and has a hard time circulating. So the heart has to push harder to get the blood to flow. If you’re not eating meat, your blood viscosity drops and your blood pressure drops. We think that’s the more important reason.”