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Vegetarian Butchers?
Across the U.S., people who once shunned meat are helping push the livestock industry in a more sustainable direction.
04.02.09
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- sustainability,
- meat,
- farm-to-table,
- rebecca marx
food politics
Red Meat and Mortality
A major new study links consumption of red meat to premature death. But is beef really to blame?
03.27.09
- Keywords
- health + science,
- beef,
- nutrition/diet,
- sam hurst
food + cooking
This Spring’s Specialty Cookbooks
A whole crop of new cookbooks focuses on dietary restrictions and food allergies. Here are two worth checking out, even if you can eat whatever you want.
03.27.09
- Keywords
- cookbooks,
- nutrition/diet,
- culinary culture,
- dessert,
- genevieve ko
magazine
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
For generations, the students at Red Cloud Indian School raised their own food—then the federal government got into the act.
April 2009
- Keywords
- nutrition/diet,
- health + science,
- sam hurst,
- chris dudley,
- kids
food politics
Politics of the Plate: More Good News for Food Safety
The USDA finally bans the slaughter of “downer” cows, and two new leaders at the FDA are expected to restore the agency’s tarnished reputation.
03.17.09
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- beef,
- nutrition/diet,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Minnesota School Food Survey
The re-authorization of the School Lunch Programs promises to benefit both students and farmers, but the devil is in the details.
03.13.09
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/diet,
- kids,
- joanne berkenkamp,
- sam hurst
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Beeting the System
Sugar from GM beets could soon be finding its way into our foods—but 73 grocers and food manufacturers have pledged to avoid it.
02.24.09
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- nutrition/diet,
- farming
magazine
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes
If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery.
March 2009
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- barry estabrook,
- farming
food politics
Into the Mouths of Babes
Sure, the U.S. provides half of all global food aid. But while that food may be fine for adults, it does nearly nothing to alleviate childhood malnutrition.
02.18.09
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- food policy,
- nutrition/diet,
- kids
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Ban to Dye For
Artificial food colorings are so ubiquitous that they’re nearly impossible to avoid, but legislators in Maryland are pushing to change that.
02.17.09