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Health See other Health Articles Title: Former White House chef cooks to combat climate change Former White House chef cooks to combat climate change By Yahoo Finance January 22, 2016 11:32 AM Since leaving the White House in 2014, Sam Kass, former assistant White House chef and senior policy adviser for nutrition for the Obama Administration, has focused on tackling issues relating to food and nutrition to benefit personal health—and the health of our environment. Kass sat down with Yahoo Finance editor-in-chief Andy Serwer at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He explained that there is a disconnect between the way many people view food and agriculture and their impact on climate change. “We talk about climate-smart ag, but we always do that in isolation of climate-smart eating, and in the end, if we really want to change how we’re growing food, consuming food, and eating food, we have to think about it throughout the entire supply chain. Obviously farmers are growing food for people to eat, so eaters have to be real participants,” said Kass. Continuing the policy work he began in the Obama Administration, Kass recently launched TROVE, a startup aimed at changing the landscape of food and agriculture. “We’re seeing a whole new generation of companies starting—and bigger companies trying—to change the way they do business when it comes to health and sustainability. So we’re trying to push that along.” Food waste and pollution are other major hurdles relating to agriculture and climate change. “Food and ag account for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions, second only to energy,” stressed Kass. According to a report by the the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, if food waste were its own country, it would be the third-largest producer of global greenhouse gas emissions—behind only China and the United States. What does more sustainable agriculture look like, and what does it mean for the average consumer? "More diversity of crops, more rotations, better use of integrating livestock. It probably means a little less meat consumption, but [meat] raised in a different way. For the consumer, that results in the same outcome for health … Those things are deeply aligned,” explained Kass. Kass says his dual-role of working in Obama’s residence as well as in the Oval Office allowed him to look at these issues from all angles. As for what goes on the plates of the First Family, Kass spills the proverbial beans. “They practice what they preach; they don’t like fancy food at all ... He likes a good steak, a lot of fish, a lot of whole grains. We always have vegetables. ... [They are] a disciplined family.” Poster Comment: Refined commercial white bread contains "phytates" (from high speed steel rollers in the refining process) which block calcium absorption. The best suggestion is to eat whole grain breads and to stay away from refined foods. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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