By Marvin G. Perez and Luzi Ann Javier, Bloomberg Like many coffee growers, Nils Solorzano Villareal figured it made sense to expand output as prices surged to a 14-year high in 2011. Now, the 71-year-old Costa Rican farmer is harvesting at a loss. Record crops from Brazil to Vietnam are compounding a global surplus that […]
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By Amanda L. Chan, Huffington Post If you’re trying to resist the mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and bacon at the buffet, you might want to try filling your plate with fruits and vegetables first, a study suggests. Researchers at Cornell University found that when people ate healthy foods first at a buffet, they consumed […]
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Thanksgiving dinner — always the Monday of the holiday week — marks Bread & Broth’s 25th year of serving the community meal. The Nov. 25 feast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe is from 4-5:30pm in Grace Hall. Everyone is welcome. Food donations are being sought. Needed items include: celery, carrots, onions, […]
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By Mike Esterl, Wall Street Journal Now you see them. Now you don’t. Food products labeled as “natural” are starting to disappear. A growing number of food and drink companies are quietly removing “all natural” claims from packages amid lawsuits challenging the “naturalness” of everything. Mike Esterl reports on the News Hub. Photo: Naked Juice. […]
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By Eli Saslow, Washington Post McALLEN, Texas — They were already running late for a doctor’s appointment, but first the Salas family hurried into their kitchen for another breakfast paid for by the federal government. The 4-year-old grabbed a bag of cheddar-flavored potato chips and a granola bar. The 9-year-old filled a bowl with sugary […]
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By Access Hollywood Olympic champ Julia Mancuso is going for gold at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi. “I can feel the difference between winning silver and gold. I really want to win gold, so I put a lot of pressure on myself to do that. I’m in a better position [than the last Winter […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau STATELINE – Chef Robert Irvine’s down-to-business attitude on “Restaurant: Impossible” can make him seem intimidating and unapproachable. In person, he is just the opposite. An intimate dinner of less than 150 people gave guests an opportunity to interact personally with the chef. Irvine called the experience “bonding time” as he made it […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times The Food and Drug Administration last week proposed measures that would all but eliminate artificial trans fats, the artery clogging substance that is a major contributor to heart disease in the United States, from the food supply. Under the proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR For all of us nearing middle age, or slogging through it, yes, there is a benefit in eating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in fish, nuts, vegetables and fruit. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that women who followed this pattern of eating in their 50s were […]
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Tahoe Wellness Center and Hot Gossip are teaming together to offer a free community meal to everyone. Donations will be accepted. The meals are every Sunday from 1:30-3pm at 3445 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
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