Eat Better
Food, food systems, recipes — the centre of gravity.
Nixtamalization and pellagra: Goldberger traced the Southern epidemic to diet, and the NIH history notes niacin is absent from untreated corn
Cooking rice in 6 to 10 parts water and draining it can cut inorganic arsenic by 40 to 60 percent, the FDA says, and enriched folate, iron, niacin and thiamine by 50 to 70 percent
In 1621 the Dutch conquered the Banda Islands to enforce a nutmeg monopoly, and US Poison Control advises recipe amounts only
Turkey, ham or a plant-based roast: where the Thanksgiving main lands in Poore and Nemecek's emissions data
Live Lighter
Sustainability, sustainable fashion, lighter travel.
Run, the Banda island the Dutch kept in 1667 while England kept New York, is reached by local boat from Banda Neira
Thanksgiving leftovers in plastic tubs: in lab tests, some food containers shed millions of microplastic particles when microwaved
The only vegan at Thanksgiving: what to bring and when to tell the host
I used to think I needed to travel to feel alive. What I actually needed was harder to admit
VegOut on YouTube
Food-systems video essays.
What we eat, the industries behind it, and the cultural conversations around eating — on video.
Where to eat plant-based
Open the VegOut Map — every plant-based spot we have covered, pinned on a navigable world map. Filter by city to find what we have written.
