Sound Consumer archive
January 2013
Food cravings: the science and lore
by Kelly Morrow, M.S., R.D., and Eli Penberthy
Almost universally we crave foods high in sugar, salt and fat, and our cravings are influenced by biology and cultural cues. What can we do to ease a craving's pull?
PCC Deli offers nutrition info
You asked for it — and now it's here! Information about ingredients, nutrition panels, and notes from PCC nutrition educators for the dishes in the PCC deli now is available in a searchable database on our website.
Recipes from the January issue
Fresh, flavorful ways with avocados
If you're often tempted by the towering display of large, perfectly ripe avocados at PCC, you're not alone. Everyone seems to have a favorite way to use the creamy fruit.
Letters to editor
Thankful for PCC · PCC kids in 4-H · Non-organic is not "conventional" · Water pH · Brands defeating GMO labeling · Support for I-522 · Birds avoid GMO sugar · Self-check registers
News bites
Report: organic benefits · Judge halts GE on wildlife refuges · USDA to require organic tests · Danes roll back "fat tax" · French wine consumption drops · Slaughterhouse fined $500 million · Milk inhibits tea's benefits? · Mexican maize massacre · Hershey sued for slave labor · Early antibiotics linked to obesity · Pediatricians condemn pesticides
In defense of whole-milk dairy
By Nick Rose, M.S.
From 2009 to 2012, whole milk sales at PCC increased from 18 percent of total milk sales to 26 percent. Meanwhile, sales of nonfat milk dropped from 27 percent to 21 percent. Shoppers are catching on to the health advantages of whole-milk dairy.
Producer spotlight: Del Ray Avocado Co.
Del Rey Avocado Co. is a family-owned business in Fallbrook, Calif., that has been in operation since 1969. It packs between 25 to 28 percent of all the organic avocados grown in California.
What's new in store — January 2013
Find organic blood oranges and baby artichokes in our produce departments, plus the global flavors in Oregon-made Mexican queso fresco, Bhutanese red rice in bulk, and Indian simmer sauces to make flavorful dishes in a pinch. Plus: High Country Kombucha, Full Tilt ice cream and more!
Soil & Sea: reports from our producers
Most of us Seattle-area residents don't often follow the cost of hay, or how fishermen in Alaska are faring — even though what happens on farms, fishing boats, and other places our food is harvested and produced affects our choices for what to eat.
PCC Board of Trustees report
PCC board meeting report · Next board meeting · 2013 board slate