Today was a cloudy day in NY (many of them have been) so it felt like a good day to take the Kindle2 to Starbucks and enjoy some warm tea. I haven't used my Kindle2 since I arrived so I was excited about checking out the new books I recently added to it. However, once we arrived at Starbucks and I was all nestled in my chair, warm tea in hand, I opened my Kindle cover and was met with: "Your battery is empty." See in the photo to the right... the picture of the batter is EMPTY! Bummer. And, I hadn't even been using it, so I'm not sure how this happened. Oh well. I just drank my tea and we "people watched" through the window. Good times. -A new Organic Trade Association report reveals sales of organic products in 2008 grew 17.1% over the previous year. Organic food sales grew more than three times the rate of nonorganic food sales.
-According to the Journal of Applied Nutrition, organically grown fruits and vegetables have significantly higher nutritional content than conventional produce: "Organically grown apples, wheat, sweet corn, potatoes and pears were examined over a 2 year period and were 63% higher in calcium, 73% higher in iron, 118% higher in magnesium, 178% higher in molybdenum, 91% higher in phosphorus, 125% higher in potassium and 60% higher in zinc than conventionally grown produce." In addition, organic meats were not only found to be leaner, but also have about five times the omega-3s.
-In a conventional diet, we are exposed to over 70 pesticide-related pollutants on a daily basis. A recent 2009 report found that switching to an organic diet reduces pesticide exposure by over 95%.
-The Environmental Working Group published a list of the 12 most pesticide ridden foods based on 87,000 tests. Nectarines, peaches, apples, strawberries and imported grapes topped the list. The most pesticide-free non-organic produce includes onions, avocados, and sweet corn.
And... last but not least... a recipe of mine was featured in VegNews Recipe Club email newsletter today (my recipe for Teriyaki Noodles). Go to VegNews.com to subscribe.
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I saw your recipe in the newsletter and I was sooo excited for you! :) How great!
Sorry about the weather, it's been that way here as well (NJ and NY usually have the same weather). It's become so depressing, when the sun comes out again I am going to spend as much time soaking it up as possible! June is never like this here! Boooo!
Hi Kristen, just a quick comment about your Kindle 2- if you leave the wireless on it will drain the battery fairly quickly even if you aren't using the unit (and especially if you are in an area with poor cell coverage). Good luck, you'll love it!
Ha! That was the problem! Doh! Thanks. :)
Also, you have to charge the Kindles (both 2 and 1) fairly regularly even if you don't use them. My hubby has me charge mine up even if I haven't used it in weeks, "just in case." He's so good about those things. :)
sorry for the not so nice weather we've had.
love reading about your adventures in nyc.
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