Admin note: This is my first attempt at a cross-post. This time it’s with my Silicon Valley-based friend Saket Vora (his blog here). Saket is a multi-talented electrical engineer (currently in Stanford’s Master’s program) and entrepreneur. Some of his recent projects include the new Nano’s at Apple, UV water purification startup WaterPLUS, various startup projects [...]
Archive for the ‘food’ Category
The global water crisis: Frank Rijsberman, google.org [cross-post]
Posted in clean tech, energy, food, sanitation, water on 2009/01/08 | 4 Comments »
top 2 reasons I’ve gone sour on Naked Juice
Posted in consumer products, food, marketing, rational thought, vegetarian on 2008/02/26 | Leave a Comment »
I admit I got fooled by the creative marketing, into thinking these drinks were a) fully natural, b) organic.
I’m surprised at the high calorie content, most of which is from simple carbs. When I’ve experimented with all-fruit shakes myself, I’ve found I can make a 500-calorie shake with a much better balance of [...]
our mindless meat consumption is damaging the earth and ourselves
Posted in books, climate change, diet, fiction, food, vegetarian on 2008/01/30 | 2 Comments »
that’s my conclusion after reading this weekend’s NYT overview of the global meat market, American’s excessive meat consumption (110 grams daily, 75 being animal-derived, when approx 30g is recommended daily intake). Perhaps obvious to some of you, though it’s news to me as I slowly carve more time daily to get smart on what’s happening [...]



