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Nestlé Products Taking a Bite Out of Rainforests

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  • Posted on March 24, 2010
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Nestle products takes a bite out of rainforests

When you’re biting into some of Nestlé’s most popular products – like PowerBar, Butterfinger, and Nestlé Crunch Crisp you could be taking a bite out of precious rainforests. A new report , click here to view, we released shows that Nestlé has purchased palm oil linked to Paradise Forest destruction in Southeast Asia.

Growing global demand for palm oil is fueling the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia to make way for expanding palm plantations. Fire is often used to clear forests, causing massive, polluting blazes. Illegal canals are cut into ancient peatlands, draining water and releasing methane and other potent greenhouse gases.

We need your help to tell Nestlé to stop destroying rainforests for palm oil! You can do so by clicking on this link from greenpeace.org.


More on why you should NOT eat Fast Food

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  • Posted on February 28, 2010
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Check out this article found in Men’s Health by David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding (the authors of “Eat This, Not That!) They share the nutritional info on America’s worst french fries and provide a bit healthier alternatives if you must eat there.

America’s Worst French Fries (and What You Should Eat Instead!)

Our suggestion: Go Green! Instead of buying french fries, have fun making your own! It’s easy to fry some up and for a healthier alternative use extra virgin olive oil to fry them! Keep in mind portion control as well. Try to only make what you can/should eat!


The Many Miles of a Fast Food Meal in Seattle

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  • Posted on February 22, 2010
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1. The cow moved from a Texas range to a Colorado feedlot to be fattened.

2. Corn from Nebraska goes to the feedlot to feed the cow.

3. Water from the Ogalalla aquifer is used to water the cow.

4. The cow is slaughtered and the parts shipped to Seattle.

5. Milk from a dairy in Washington is turned into cheese.

6. Tomatoes and lettuce from California become garnish.

7. Wheat from Idaho becomes the hamburger bun.

8. Potatoes from Idaho become the fries.

9. Corn oil from Nebraska is used to fry the French fries.

10. Salt from Louisiana is added.

11. Florida tomatoes are shipped to Pittsburgh to make ketchup.

12. Ketchup is shipped to Ohio, where ketchup pouches are made.

13. Ketchup is shipped from Ohio to Seattle.

14. The box of fries is made of pulp from an Arkansas mill.

15. Bauxite from Australia is imported to make aluminum.

16. Calcium oxide from Japan is used to process the bauxite.

17. Aluminum goes from smelter to canner to make cans.

18. Corn from Iowa becomes the corn syrup to sweeten the coal.

Source: Stuff: The Secret Life of Everyday Things by John Ryan and Alan Durning

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