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Sometimes a novelty becomes a necessity. Take New York’s farmers markets. A visit to one of the city’s outdoor food extravaganzas was once an entertaining field trip on an autumn Saturday, an excuse to sip apple cider and run my fingers across bright orange carrots with their thick green tops (so different from the shiny, leafless tubes wrapped in plastic in the produce aisle) and beets and potatoes still spotty with dirt. Complete Story...
Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition advocacy group claims.
Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry.
The director of a U.N. food agency questioned Wednesday how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry.
If I had to pick one well-known white wine variety that I could go back to time after time for a broad range of food pairings as well as everyday drinking, it would be sauvignon blanc hands down.
New York officials say they've reached an $875,000 settlement with CVS Pharmacy Inc. to stop sales of expired products — including food, medicine and baby formula.
What goes well with Slim Jims and Slurpees? 7-Eleven wine, naturally.
The president of the National Pork Producers Council — the person who represents the people who represent the nation's pigs — appeared recently before Congress to talk about sales in the swine flu era.
Jimmy Russell and Fred Noe aren't household names, but they're stars when it comes to fine sippin' spirits made in bourbon country.
The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" — farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices. But food stalls overflow with abundance not seen elsewhere on the shortage-plagued island.
Unilever PLC said late Monday it has decided to phase out use of the Smart Choices logo on its food and beverage products now that the Food and Drug Administration plans to standardize criteria for food nutrition labels.
All-natural may be all the rage in the food world, but will candy lovers have a sweet tooth for beet juice and purple cabbage?
Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash?
Shares of Dole Food Co. edged below their starting point Friday after the fruit and vegetable producer's initial public offering priced below what it had previously expected.
As a growing number of manufacturers compete to meet consumer demand for thick, tangy Greek-style yogurt, it's not only the yogurt that's getting strained.
A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.
Quick, what pairs well with feminism, guns and The New York Times?
Ashley Trainer, 22, the recent college graduate from Maple Grove, Minn., was voted out of "Survivor Samoa" after Foa Foa lost yet again. While the tribe said they didn't know who they'd vote for going into Tribal Council, because it was raining and they couldn't strategize individually, everyone ended up voting for Ashley. That's probably because she didn't help at all in the immunity challenge and single-handedly lost the reward challenge for them. Oops.
Oregon health officials are launching a public awareness campaign for parents to counter what they call "a barrage" of junk-food TV commercials aimed at children.
Everyone likes a wine with character. How about one with 140 of them?
Agricultural investment in developing countries will have to increase more than fivefold to ensure that by 2050 the world has enough to eat, a U.N. food agency said Monday.
A Massachusetts couple are accused of hurling coins and safety cones at McDonald's cashiers in Quincy when they didn't get enough french fries.
Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities say a Detroit liquor store supplied them during a series of illegal deals.
Don't tell former Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl this week's closing of the venerable food magazine reflects any sort of judgment on the food elite.
Back to School: Meal Planning It's an older article, but I got hooked because it's close to what I talked about in my last article (about meal planning and using leftovers to save money):
UN official decries lack of bailout for hungry - thestar.comROME–The director of a UN food agency questions how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry.
PBS Newshour: Hunger in America (With Video)One in seven American households had a hard time putting enough food on the table last year, that from a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- 14.6 percent of U.S.
Kate Moss criticised over 'skinny is best' mottoModel Kate Moss has been criticised by campaigners after saying she lives by a slogan which encourages people with anorexia not to eat.
Unintended Consequences of the New York City Terrorist TrialNew York City experienced Muslim Day in 2008. Then there was the pro-Hamas demonstration in Florida.
McDonalds scoops Shame AwardsFast food giant McDonald's has received three servings of shame from parents in the annual children's food marketing awards.
Well we made it through appetizers. Why don't we go on to soups and salads. Personally, I think that there is nothing better in the fall or winter than a nice hot pot of soup or stew.
Thanksgiving, an American mealWhen Thanksgiving spread around the country in the mid-19th century, it was in the hope that holiday good feelings would heal the rift between North and South. So, the Thanksgiving menu had a certain amount of can't-we-all-get-together culinary nationalism to it.
Is that Right? Is Decreasing your salt intake really for the best?So maybe salt isn't as bad for you as many think...
The All-Inclusive All-You-Can-Eat Buffet GuideThis is the definitive guide to becoming a seasoned all-you-can-eat buffeter. If you would like to gain knowledge of each and every aspect that lay between you and getting the most fulfilling meal possible you have come to the right place.
Hunger 'kills 17,000 children per day'Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all. Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. secretary-general, . "Today, more than 1 billion people are hungry," he told the assembled leaders.
America's economic pain brings hunger pangs"The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according to a new federal report, which shows that nearly 50 million people -- including almost one child in four -- strugg …
When I got my first wristwatch for Christmas in (I believe) 1969 I automatically put it on my left wrist with the face on the top of my wrist. I guess because that's how my dad wore his. However it wasn't long before I noticed that different people wear them differently.
NYT: Hunger in U.S. at a 14 year highWASHINGTON - The number of Americans who lacked reliable access to sufficient food shot up last year to its highest point since the government began surveying in 1995, the Agriculture Department reported on Monday.
Poor child health LIKE the rest of the world, Pakistan will observe Universal Children's Day on Nov 20. Sadly, it will have little to show for any progress on the state of the country's children.
The Feeding of the Nine Billion: Global Food Security for the 21st CenturyBetween mid-2007 and mid-2008, the issue of rising global food prices moved to the very forefront of the international political agenda.
Blogging moms wooed by food firmsReporting from Los Angeles and Fort Wayne, Ind. - On most days, Andrea Deckard can be found in her home office, digging through stacks of coupons and grocery receipts for money saving tips and recipes that she can share with readers of her Mommy Snacks blog.
When I was a kid growing up in rural Michigan we referred to flavored carbonated beverages as soda pop or just pop.
Scientists develop apple that won't rotEver since somebody suggested that eating one a day kept the doctor away, the health benefits of the apple have been trumpeted by grandmothers and government ministers alike.
'Body sold' to kebab shopRussian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man they had butchered and selling other bits of the corpse to a local kebab house.
Key ingredient in new 'love dessert'? ViagraA Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit - and Viagra. One of the creators says the idea was to reinterpret the blue pill into a new kind of aphrodisiac.
1 Billion Hungry People in WorldThe World Food Program says for the first time in history, the number of hungry people worldwide will exceed one billion this year. The huge amount of people facing food insecurity has prompted the U.N. organization to appeal to individuals for the first time.
Key ingredient in new 'love dessert'? ViagraA Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit - and Viagra. One of the creators says the idea was to reinterpret the blue pill into a new kind of aphrodisiac.
2nd Lt. Brooke Brzozowske of the U.S. Army reported last week that an agricultural training event took place in the Paktika province of Afghanistan.
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