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Greek Yogurt and Other Drugs

3/8/2018

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Greek yogurt has been praised for years for being a miracle health food. A thick and creamy yogurt with more protein and less carbs than regular yogurt? Sign me up! Unfortunately, there is a dark side to the creamy Greek good-ness. Greek yogurt is actually a pretty wasteful and hazardous product to produce. The reason greek yogurt is so thick and protein rich is that it’s all curds and no whey, which means the curds and whey have to be seperated and the whey disposed of. For every 3 lbs of milk, only 1lb of Greek yogurt is produced. At first glance, this doesn’t seem that harmful, but after a looking into it a little I found that the whey that is separated is what's called “acid whey”. Acid whey can be used in very small amounts to fertilize land, which seems great but if it runs into water ways it is highly toxic, and lowers oxygen levels, which kills fish and other water and sea creatures. Greek yogurt is a $2 billion per year industry, so these companies aren’t just dumping a little bit of acid whey into the earth. Chobani alone dumps about 8,000 gallons, twice a day, 7 days a week (modernfarmer.com).  The issue is with the scale, as it always is with the agricultural industry; supply and demand is what’s killing our environment. When you have so many people wanting greek yogurt, you have to increase dairy farm sizes to produce more milk, which means more resources consumed and more pollution produced (onegreenplanet.org). But it’s ok! Because there is always a solution! If we continue the way we are now, things are only going to get worse and we are straining our planet for resources as it is, but there’s no point in telling anyone about harmful industries or practices like it’s the end of the world, because it’s not. Lucky for us there are a million little sustainable practices we can all implement to keep mother earth alive, and well at that. If you’re an avid greek yogurt lover and consumer reading this, try regular yogurt, or a dairy-free option. Dairy-free options are delicious and require zero cows or dairy farms, which means no acid whey, no methane production, and less pollution! I hope this helped you realize that everything we do has an environmental impact, and how careful we have to be as consumers and (if you are one) omnivores. Stay happy, healthy, and green, everybody!

Sources:
https://modernfarmer.com/2013/05/whey-too-much-greek-yogurts-dark-side/
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/4-ways-greek-yogurt-is-destroying-our-planet/
https://www.dairyfoods.com/ext/resources/White_Papers/Greek_Yogurt-White_Paper-Final.pdf
https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i6/Acid-whey-waste-product-untapped.html


Oona Albertson

Junior. Foods and Nutrition Major.

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Dark Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Frosting// vegan, refined sugar free

3/5/2018

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This amazing, rich dark chocolate cake has been a staple of mine for the past three years, and I have made it for my sister’s birthday, my mom’s birthday, and my birthday throughout the years (yes, I make my own birthday cake)! This cake is by far one of richest, most decadent cakes I’ve ever tried, and all of my friends could not believe that it was vegan and refined sugar free! It also is relatively easy to make, and is healthy enough that in all honesty, you could actually eat cake for breakfast!
 
 
This recipe is also a combination of recipes from Veggie Primer and Wife Mama Foodie, with a few little twists! Okay, now on to the recipe!
 
Cake:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup raw cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp pink hymilanian salt
  • ½ cup melted, cooled coconut oil
  • 1 medium to large hass avocado, mashed
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup almond milk, or plant milk of choice
  • ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice 
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
 
Frosting:
  • 2 large ripe avocados
  • ½ cup raw cacao powder
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • a pinch of salt
 
Toppings:
  • raspberries (my personal favorite)
  • any other berry (like strawberries, blueberries, etc)
  • coconut flakes (also delicious)
  • or anything you like with a whole lotta chocolate
 
Procedure
  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Using two 8 inch, standard cake pans, grease the pans with coconut oil. Layer parchment paper cut to the circumference of pans on top of the oil. Place another layer of coconut oil on top of the parchment to seal the parchment paper down, and really make sure it does not stick. Set aside!
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt)
  4. In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (almond milk, coconut oil, avocado, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract).
Pro-tip: make sure the avocado is really, REALLY mashed, so I would recommend using a blender or food processor, or just being really aggressive (whatever floats you boat), because we don’t want any avocado chunks in our cake!
  1. Make a well in the dry ingredients, and gently fold in the wet ingredients until just combined.
  2. Distribute the batter between two pans evenly.
  3. Bake both cakes on the center rake of your oven for around 20 minutes, or until it is set and a toothpick comes out clean!
  4. Allow cakes to cool in pans on a cooling rack!
Frosting Time!
  1. In a food processor, (highly recommend a food processor, not a blender) add all frosting ingredients (avocado, maple syrup, salt, and cocoa powder).
  2. Blend until smooth and creamy. Make sure to taste it, and adjust sweetness to suit your taste buds, because this makes quite a dark chocolate frosting!
Assembly:
  1.  Once the cakes have cooled, gently flip the first cake onto a plate or your serving piece of choice!
  2. Frost the top of the cake and add whatever fruit, berries, or toppings of you choice!
  3. Flip the second cake layer, and frost that layer on top and add the remaining toppings!
Enjoy!
 
Original Recipes:
Frosting: http://veggieprimer.com/dark-chocolate-avocado-frosting/
Cake: http://www.wifemamafoodie.com/vegan-chocolate-cake-with-whipped-ganache/
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Allison Rasche 

recipe adapted from Veggie Primer & Wife Mama Foodie

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