Another Point of View

A bit of a counterpoint to the prior post about apples and their pesticide presence:

  Apples Are Not To Be Feared 

 

Apples, apples, everywhere ...

Being published in the Wenatchee World, a newspaper from the Wenatchee, Washington (the "Apple Capital of the World") it's probably not quite impartial. Even the paper's logo has an apple in place of the "O" in "World".  But I suppose biased opinion is what editorial pages are all about and it makes some solid points, so take that, EWG study! 

Also, in my internet travels, I just learned that Wenatchee has a collegiate summer baseball team called the AppleSox.  Awesome.

Top Of The List

Apples generally get honored with all sorts of health benefits but the Environmental Working Group is putting apples on a list with a more dubious honor -- pesticide contamination:

Apples Top List For Pesticide Contamination

I guess we're going to get poisoned from something anyway so I can't say I'm going to lose a ton of sleep over this but perhaps this list stresses the worth in putting some effort forth to buy local/organic.

"C" Is For CookieApple

While not really apple through and through, I thought I would post this photo from a friend and fellow Marist alum's cookie making venture, Jackandy Cookies

Lick the screen. You can taste the Nutley, NJ love.

While the deliciousness of real apples seems to be deteriorating as summer progresses, those apple cookies look pretty great no matter what the season.

Jackandy makes cookies for all occasions, apples or otherwise. Take a gander of some of the creations along with pricing and contact info here: http://jackandycookies.blogspot.com or hook up on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackandy-Cookies/121428731225259

slackers, big time

All I am saying is that a lot of the apple consumption, and blogging, has been suffering. Numbers are stagnant, topics tepid.

I did some random Googling about apple related topics: worst apple to eat - the brand kept appearing, but nothing much about gross tasting apples. Most expensive apple to eat actually yielded a lot, some blog with a few good tips on eating on a budget, a post about Adam & Eve (the cost being our souls I guess). Nothing too exciting in the world of apples per Google and let's face it, who looks past the top links.

Short story even shorter, I've got nothing apple related other than I am traveling to the Big Apple tomorrow for a fun filled weekend stalking the band Beirut (tickets for me, anyone?!?), biking around, eating and drinking. <---see you soon, CL!

Suck on it, diabetes!

http://www.menshealth.com/spotlight/diabetes/12-powerfoods.php

1. Apples
In a Finnish study, men who ate the most apples and other foods high in quercetin had 20 percent less diabetes and heart disease deaths. Other good sources of quercetin are onions, tomatoes, leafy green vegetables, and berries.

Tops

Some Apple production trivia for you on this Friday afternoon:

Can you name the Top 20 Apple Producers by country? http://www.sporcle.com/games/Francisco/apple_production

Can you name the US Apple Production by state? http://www.sporcle.com/games/tomahaha/us_apple_production

Apples As Catchy Pop

I stumbled upon this international apple venture yesterday -- a video by South Korea's T-ara:




I was initially worried that I was missing out on important details of this song with my Korean language skills lacking, but having found the lyrics translated, I have come to realize that even knowing the lyrics I am still fairly lost. I may have been better off without them.

****Translation***

Hey, Apple is A+.

Baby. l love you.

Bring Bring Bring

T A R A Apple

T A R A Apple

You’re so sweet sweet

You’re so thrilling thrilling

You’re so shiny shiny

Can’t you hear my beating heart?

Why do you keep me waiting

Your face is so handsome handsome

Your words are so kind kind

I think I fell in love too deep at first sight

[[Chorus]]

Your lips, your skin

Your smile, your body

Your charms keep me from waking up

You’re so sweet sweet

You’re so thrilling thrilling

You’re so shiny shiny

Can’t you hear my beating heart?

Why do you keep me waiting

Lalalalala Lalalalala

You’re the guy I’ve been waiting for

I fell into your heart

I think I love you

For you, I’m A+
I groom myself confidently A+
Whenever I see you, you’re A+
I fell in love with you A+
Whenever I see you, you’re A+
Your eyes are always A+

When you stare at me like that
My shy heart keeps on beating
I fell into love too deep at first sight

[[Chorus]]

Your lips, your skin
Your smile, your body
Your charms keep me from waking up
You’re so sweet sweet
You’re so thrilling thrilling
You’re so shiny shiny
Can’t you hear my beating heart?
Why do you keep me waiting

Lalalalala Lalalalala

You’re the guy I’ve been waiting for
I fell into your heart
I think I love you
You’re so lovely
You’re so sweet
The prince in my dreams
I realize now that it’s you
Now I’m going to find you

A P P L E <>

oh oh my heart beats beats
My heart is sweet sweet
A A A Apple is A+
You are my boy, boy