Saturday, February 23, 2013
Food Columnist Bob Leo tackles the controversial topic of horse meat as a food source.
I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the big horse meat scandal sweeping " the continent". It makes you wonder how long this has been going on and just what's in that Whopper you ate last week. And just why aren't horses eaten anyway? Our illustrious President Obama recently lifted a ban on FDA inspections of horse meat. This would now make butchering horses legal in the good ol' U.S. of A. In fact in many Asian and European countries horse is widely accepted as a food source. The top 8 horse meat producing countries butchered 4.7 million pounds last year. I'm not talking third world nations here, although certainly developing nations like Mexico, Mongolia and Kazakhastan make the list, so do Brazil, Canada, Poland, Italy, France …
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Columnist Bob Leo takes a look at some healthy foods to help you keep your resolution to eat healthier.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
I certainly hope you all had a holiday as wonderful as mine, but now that the eat, drink, and be merry is winding down, it's time to think of those New Year resolutions. If you're anything like me, you will resolve to lose those extra pounds and live a healthier lifestyle. This would be my 32nd year in a row and one of these years might actually get it right. Seriously, my waste line has fluctuated more than the Dow Jones over the years. In my business losing weight is a very difficult endeavor. Not that it can't be done. Two summers ago I lost over 40 pounds, of course I found them and a few of their friends and they have definitely over stayed their welcome. So here are a few fat burning tricks that knock off pounds with out you …
Mike Roberts
10:58 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
V.R. - You and ASPCA seem to take the same stand "Horse slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. Due to the historic role that horses have played in the development of our country and culture, the ASPCA is opposed to the slaughter of horses for human consumption." So does this mean that if Paul Revere was instead on 'Bessie the cow' we would be leading the horse meat production rates instead of China … more ›