Photo: Grow Your Greens print by Stay Calm Gallery

Food News, Things I Crave, Green Your Eats, Tips, Tools & Techniques, and the Weekly Roundtable (a roundup of the most recent ChowMama posts).

Food News

• A recent study suggests that eating a diet high in processed foods increases the risk of depression (via BBC)
• A thoughtful op ed by Nicolette Hahn Niman, lawyer and livestock rancher, on the trouble with linking meat production, consumption and global warming (via NY Times)
• Tests find a wide range of Bisphenol-A in canned soups, juices, and more (via Civil Eats)
• Sad: Gourmet closure, in photos (via Eat Me Daily)
• The White House garden on Iron Chef! (via NY Times)
• Meet Sam Kass, a new breed of White House chef and activist (via NY Times)

Things I Crave

• Adorable foodie themed onesies! Go get ‘em! (via Cool Mom Picks)
• Food-themed limited edition prints by London’s Keep Calm Gallery to benefit Garden Organic (via Eat Me Daily)

Green Your Eats

• …by quitting industrialized red meat. In addition to E. Coli, it turns out we should be concerned about cattle being fed (possibly arsenic laced!) chicken poop. EWWW! (via LA Times)
• 8 sustainable sources of farmed fish and seafood (via Tree Hugger)

Tips, Tools & Techniques

• A clever hack for storing bibs right on the highchair so that they are always close at hand (via Parent Hacks)
• Easy homemade microwave popcorn! (via Makes and Takes)
• Gussy up your rice with this simple tip for quick added flavor (via The Kitchn)

Weekly Roundtable

• I shared a delicious Autumn cake—that’s perfect for cooking with the kiddos—made in just one bowl: One Bowl Apple Cake
• I had more fun with apples, this time making a practically no work spreadable fruit butter: Slow Cooker Apple Butter
• I brought together unexpected flavors to perfect a roasted veggie side dish: Vanilla Cumin Roasted Carrots