Heirloom tomatoes had their moment, so now it’s the beans’ turn.
Diet & Fitness
Why Your Brain Isn’t Fooled By Sugar Stand-Ins
It knows when you try to pass off artificial sweeteners as the real thing.
Health Risks of Fried Foods May Be Overblown
Whatever diet you follow — Akins or Ornish, Dukan or DASH — here’s one piece of advice they’ll likely have in common: skip the French fries. Fried potatoes – and other fried foods – are widely regarded as among the most …
Have it the Healthier Way: Burger King Reveals Low-Fat Satisfries
We tasted them, and you may not miss the 40% fat and 30% calories stripped from the spuds.
Store Selling Expired Food Set to Open Next Year
Because most food is still edible after its “sell by” date
Hungry Planet: What The World Eats
What’s on family dinner tables around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book “Hungry Planet”
Fiber for Food Assistance: More Whole Grains in Government Food Programs
Food assistance programs are getting healthier, thanks to nutritional requirements that boost whole grains.
Foods You Are Probably Throwing Away Too Early
Is Your Food Expired? Don’t Be So Quick to Toss It
Use-by dates are contributing to millions of pounds of wasted food each year.
Eat Better and Stress Less: It’ll Make Your Cells (and Maybe You) Live Longer
For the first time, researchers show how a plant-based diet, stress management and other lifestyle changes may lead to longevity.
Let’s Move: But Not With Shaq and Beyonce
There is no denying the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign is an historic effort to improve the health of America’s youth with unprecedented collaborations between families, schools, food companies and legislators. But while the …
First Lady: Americans Need to Drink More Water
First Lady Michelle Obama is launching an initiative to get people drinking more water.
How Cutting Physical Education in Schools Could Hurt Grades
While gym class may seem like an extraneous part of an academic program, getting aerobic exercise can help students to learn and remember more.