By Ben Tinker, CNN The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved America’s first genetically modified apples. Their appeal: They don’t turn brown when bruised or sliced. “This is really huge. It’s what we’ve waited almost five years for with regulatory approval,” says Neal Carter, founder and president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the Canadian company […]
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By Maddie Oatman, Mother Jones Every five years, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services get together to revise their recommendations about what Americans should eat. These guidelines influence doctors’ health advice, food labels, the ever evolving food pyramid-turned-plate, and what goes into school lunches. In 2010, a time when more than half […]
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By Kathryn Reed When it comes to making lasagna, it’s easy for me to get in a rut. It’s because there is one recipe I like so much. Now I have another recipe to add to the repertoire. It was such a treat to not only have a delicious meal with friends, but to leave […]
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By Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post If the soft drink industry thought its fight with health reformers ended in the San Francisco Bay Area last election season, a new bill in the California legislature may be a rude awakening, reviving the movement to cut the state’s sugary beverage consumption. “I don’t think this issue is going […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Long wooden tables elegantly adorned with place settings, each with four wine glasses, three forks and three knives. This was no ordinary dinner at a ski lodge. Foie gras is coming out of the kitchen, bubbly is being poured. Helena Kletch and JT Chevalier are providing background music. There is […]
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By Sharokina Shams, KCRA-TV A group of U.S. senators, including Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., are pushing for a law that would require labels for genetically engineered foods, but efforts to make similar laws in California have failed. Some lawmakers want all foods that are genetically engineered to be labeled in order to alert consumers. “Consumers […]
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By Natalie Parletta, Washington Post Hippocrates said, circa 400 B.C., that “food should be our medicine and medicine should be our food.” He would probably turn in his grave if he saw the amount of highly processed, sugary food and drinks marketed to children today. This food can be as addictive as cocaine or heroin. […]
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By Ashley Cullins, KRNV-TV It’s currently illegal for commercial wineries to run in Washoe and Clark counties, but an Assembly bill could change that this session. “There’s already a small wine industry with Churchill Vineyards and Tahoe Ridge in the North and then there’s some wineries in Pahrump,” said Dennis Eckmeyer, president of the Nevada […]
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By Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg About once a week the phone rings at the Dill Pickle Food Co-op in Chicago’s artsy Logan Square neighborhood with the same question: Got milk? Organic, to be exact. “I’ll have people call up and say, hey, I know the truck’s coming on Tuesday, can you put aside three half-gallons?” said […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lately I’ve been having a hankering for fresh spinach. Anyone who grew up watching “Popeye” knows it will make you stronger. While I haven’t noticed any bulging biceps, I do know this green leaf is good for me. It is full of iron, which in turn gives me energy. It has a […]
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