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Monday, October 20, 2008
Monday Musings
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Scattered thoughts today about lots of unrelated stuff. First, I’m behind on dining out … this job is tough to keep up with.
Second, I tried a new yogurt (I am a yogurt freak) over the weekend and was very impressed. Chobani is a Greek yogurt sold at Whole Foods, but what makes it different from Fage (another brand of Greek yogurt sold in the USA) is that in addition to being fat free (Fage offers fat free, too), it’s got 14 grams of protein — which is, like, TWICE what most yogurts contain. And it’s got that uber creamy texture Greek yogurt is so famous for. So for those of us trying to beef up on protein, these eight ounces are pure goodness.
Another thing you might want to check out is this week’s two showings of documentary filmmaker Darryl Roberts’ “America the Beautiful,” a docu that focuses on America’s obsession with beauty. This from the press release:
“In 2004, America spent $12.4 billion on cosmetic surgery, but the true cost of America’s obsession with youth, beauty and a slender physique is tallied in an epidemic of eating disorders, complications and death from unnecessary surgeries, exposure to dangerous toxins in cosmetics, and most disturbingly, the equally toxic effects on generation after generation of young people.
How did we get this way? Who is harmed by our quest for perfection? And who is profiting from encouraging the insecurities that fuel that quest?”
Experts from the fashion industry, advertising executives, plastic surgeons and ordinary men, women and teens all speak about their experiences with an obsession with thinness and beauty. As someone who suffers from anorexia nervosa, this film is one I’d like to see. Ironically, I’ll be on dine outs for the AJC on both nights.
Here’s the 411:
LANDMARK MIDTOWN ART CINEMA 931 Monroe Dr NE Atlanta, GA 30308 (678) 495-1424
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 7 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 7 p.m.
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