By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post It might be time to reconsider the lunchbox. A study carried out by researchers at Virginia Tech concluded that preschoolers and kindergartners tend to eat healthier lunches when the food is chosen by their school, not their parents. The study, which surveyed more than 1,300 lunches at three schools […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Got milk? If you’re drinking it to prevent bone fractures or to boost your overall health, you might want to go back to the fridge and opt for a yogurt or a slice of cheese instead. A study in the journal BMJ casts doubt on the widely held view […]
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By AC Shilton, Outside As Americans, we’re used to certain infringements on our liberty, like having the NSA creep on our phone records and the TSA examine our shoes. But there’s a limit to our patience. When the government comes for our cheese, people get pissed. Earlier this summer, FDA inspectors in New York cited […]
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By Maura Judkis, Washington Post All that was left of Julia Washington’s seared-scallop entree were the baby artichokes. The 10-year-old speared one with a fork, eyeing it with curiosity and contempt. “I don’t know about new things. I don’t know how they taste,” the fifth-grader from Upper Marlboro said at the restaurant Equinox. “It looks […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg California farmers who grow a third of the world’s processing tomatoes, the kind used for pasta sauce and soups, nurtured a record crop this year even as the state’s drought damped production of other vegetables. An estimated 14 million tons of processing tomatoes were harvested in California this year, the […]
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By Harry Bradford, Huffington Post Whether it’s newcomers like Seamless and grubHub or veterans like Apple and Starbucks, companies of all sorts are making it easier than ever to order and pay with as little human interaction as possible. That might be convenient and faster, but it’s not great for our health. Ordering food online […]
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Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards is hosting a bottle-your-own wine experience Nov. 8-11. The free event will take place from 11am-5pm. Participants will have a chance to learn the process of winemaking in a hands-on experience from winemaker Charles B. Mitchell, including filling, sealing and labeling the finished product. Varietals to be bottled are the 2013 Delfino Vineyards Malbec, […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR If your little ghosts and goblins dump their candy on the living room floor tonight, go ahead: Let them at it. They can sort, then trade, and gorge on their favorites. But if you’re like many parents, by tomorrow morning you may want to get rid of some of this candy […]
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By Western Farm Press California vintners and growers across the state are grateful for another excellent vintage, despite an ongoing drought and earthquake that rocked south Napa in late August as crush was getting underway. A mild winter and spring caused early bud break, although the overall length of the growing season was similar to […]
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By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times Shauna Ahern, better known in the online world as Gluten-Free Girl, will tell you upfront: You can make gluten-free and grain-free flour blends yourself. She has this DIY starter guide on her website. But, um, unless you’re an experienced baker with plenty of time for trial-and-error-type experimentation, it looks […]
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