The Mass Attack is a weight loss group effort and/or an individual competition held at Gramercy Tavern. The contest began on Wednesday, January 23rd (initial weigh-in required) and ends 8 weeks later on Wednesday, March 20th (final weigh-in required). Weekly weigh-ins will take place every Wednesday through out the contest, but are not required. The winners (1 female and 1 male) will be determined by the percentage of weight lost over the eight-week period and will each receive $400! Tune in for an update from HRN to see how the contestants are doing! This segment has been sponsored by Tekserve.

"When you're working out, you need to make sure you have enough protein so you can you can continue burning off fat... protein helps you stay fuller, longer." [3:50] -- Jessica Morelli on Mass Attack

Sunny Jain is the band leader of Red Baraat, a party-music ensemble influenced by hip hop, jazz, bhangra, and baraat. Nathaniel Coburn invites Sunny into the studio to talk about his Indian-American upbringing, and how Jainism affects his diet and philosophy. Learn more about Red Baraat; what type of traditional instrumentation does the band implement? How do the ideas surrounding pluralism change the way that Sunny composes? Catch Red Baraat at The Great Googa Mooga on May 18th on the Joe's Pub Stage! This program has been brought to you by BluePrint.

"Jainism is not just about non-violence in terms of people, but also in terms of food. It's about what you eat- not eating any animal products." [11:35]

-- Sunny Jain, Red Baraat

Fast food on The Farm Report? On this week's episode, Erin Fairbanks is joined in the studio by Joshua Brau of Chipotle to talk about 'Food with Integrity'. Tune in to learn about the restaurant chain's stance on GMO crops, and how they are working to remove them from their menu. Why did founder and CEO Steve Ells decide to source his pork sustainably? Find out how availability and price dictate the amount of organic beans and vegetables that Chipotle can purchase. Find out how the consistency of certain products proves to be a problem for an alternative fast food company like Chipotle. What is Chipotle's stance on animal genetics? Find out on this week's episode of The Farm Report! Thanks to our sponsor S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, and thanks to Pamela Royal for today's musical break.

"90% of the corn produced in this country is a GMO crop." [8:05]

"If we can't find pork that was raised without sub-therapeutic antibiotics and in humane conditions, we just won't serve pork." [11:55]

"Fast food is an important component of the food landscape, and I don't think it's going anywhere... We're proving that fast food can be cooked in the restaurant, and that you can use good ingredients." [25:10] -- Joshua Brau on The Farm Report