On May 1, 11:26*am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> *blake *wrote *on Fri, 01 May 2009 16:09:07 GMT:
>
> >> *Terry *wrote *on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:45:39 -0500:
>
> >>>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> >>>> Thanks go to Terry ("Prfesser") for this survey.
>
> >>> I looked in the pantry and realized that most of what I buy
> >>> is Kroger brand. *Flour, sugar, most staples, canned goods,
> >>> snacks, most cereals...except for Post Raisin Bran
> >>> and Cheerios. *Real Cheerios. Tried and tried, but I've
> >>> never found a store brand that could match 'em.
>
> >> I often buy herbs and spices from the local health-foodco-op
> >> but I buy store brands if at all possible.
> > where is this co-op, james? *do they have bulk bin spices?
>
> Hi Blake,
> I think they are called the Cabin John Co-op these days. They used to be
> in Bethesda but are now just off Seven Locks, near the intersection with
> MacArthur, really in Cabin John. They have large containers of herbs,
> spices, cereals and dried fruits. You take as much as you wish and they
> weigh it at the register. Their vegs areorganicand don't look too
> pretty but are probably healthy.

Trust Former president George Bush = They may not look good; they they
are more healthy!:


http://www.newsweek.com/id/180097

No White House Food Fight
By Holly Bailey | NEWSWEEK
Published Jan 17, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Jan 26, 2009

When Barack Obama was elected, foodies rejoiced. Finally, they
thought, a president who enjoys the pleasures of fine dining and the
virtues of healthy eating! A leader who feels our pain about the
skyrocketing price of arugula! In November, San Francisco chef Alice
Waters, a pioneer of the organic-food movement, wrote an open letter
to the president-elect, suggesting that his eating habits could set an
example for the rest of the country. Waters, along with Gourmet
magazine's Ruth Reichl and New York restaurateur Danny Meyer, offered
to serve as Obama's informal "kitchen cabinet." Their first
suggestion: Obama should hire a new White House chef who would cook
local, seasonal, organic meals for the first family, preferably with
items grown in a presidential garden. Soon enough, big-name candidates
for the job began to circulate, including Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey's
personal chef, and Rick Bayless, the man behind Chicago's Topolobampo,
one of the Obamas' favorite haunts. But then Michelle Obama announced
that the family would stick with Cristeta Comerford, President Bush's
chef since 2005 and the first woman to hold the job. A minor kerfuffle
erupted. They kept Bush's chef? Had Obama offended the foodies?

It turns out the gastronomers didn't have their facts straight, so
they ended up with egg on their faces. While Bush never hid his love
for hot dogs and burgers, Comerford had actually been serving organic
meals to the outgoing family for years. "It's too bad we didn't know
that," says Reichl, though she insists that she and her comrades were
never calling for Comerford's head. That said, Reichl hopes that the
Obamas will be more forthcoming about what's on their plates than the
Bushes were.

If so, it'll probably have to come from the horse's mouth. The White
House residence staff is vigilant about the first family's privacy;
Comerford, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines, declined to
speak with NEWSWEEK. Reichl, though, is undaunted. She dreams of a day
when the White House kitchen has its own press office and regularly
publishes its menu. "Food choices matter," she says. "If you have
wholesome food being served at the most visible address in the United
States, it means something to the rest of us."