Do Not Fail To Plan: Saying No To Sugar
As busy parents, it is not always easy to create healthy meals that our kids will eat, but removing the sugar is an important step in raising healthy kids.
View ArticleFlorida Freezes Hamper Tomato Production
Unusually cold temperatures in Florida this winter have lead to a 30% decrease of tomato production, leaving farmers and consumers at a loss.
View ArticleThe Big O: Creating An Organic Strategy For Your Family
Earth Eats contributor Nicole Henderson writes about steps her family is taking to bring more organic food into their kitchen and onto their plates.
View ArticleFarmers’ Markets Help Bring Life To Pittsburgh’s Food Deserts
Not all of the earth’s deserts are sandy, arid landscapes - there are also food deserts in cities where residents have difficulty accessing fresh, healthy food.
View ArticleMarion Nestle (Part 2): Food Policy, Local Food & Food Labeling
Earth Eats recently spoke with Marion Nestle, in the second part of our interview, she talks about food policy, the local food movement and food labeling
View ArticleGovernator To CA Green Foes: ‘I’ll Be Back’
After a dramatic season of campaigning and lobbying, three major green measures fell flat when California's legislative session came to an end Tuesday night.
View ArticleWondering What To Eat? This Machine Will Tell You
Kraft's newest advertising vehicle, the Meal Planning Kiosk, uses video analytics to tell you what you should buy.
View ArticleStates Propose Fee For Paper And Plastic
Paper and plastic bags may now cost five cents each.
View ArticleTracking Food Deserts: Where Do You Live?
The map shows that the number of food deserts increase in the west and southwest part of the country. New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah have some of the largest food deserts, while other states...
View ArticleMeals On Wheels: Food Trucks, Mobile Grocers, Truck Farms
In Los Angeles, the birthplace of the food trucks craze, hundreds of trucks roam the streets selling everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to Indian food to Korean tacos.
View ArticleAmerica’s First Packaging-Free Grocery Store Coming Soon
Americans throw away 1.4 billion pounds of trash every day, 40 percent of which is packaging that's only used once. One grocery store is hoping to change that.
View ArticleUrbanites Cry Foul On USDA Definition Of Food Deserts
City dwellers are arguing that the USDA's definition of urban food deserts undervalues locally-owned corner stores as viable alternatives to supermarkets.
View ArticleGrocery Stores Have Fat Chance Of Helping Fight Obesity
A new study has found that a nearby grocer doesn't mean better eating habits.
View ArticleF As In Fat: What Americans Can Do To Be Healthier
The comprehensive study shows that many factors affect the obesity crisis, notably restrictions individuals face in their access to exercise and healthy food.
View ArticleNew Initiative Increases Funding For Grocery Stores
The Partnership for a Healthier America has worked with several leading banks and national grocery retailers to increase stores in food deserts.
View ArticleThe Obesity Battle: Fast Food Vs. Supermarkets
Two studies come to conflicting conclusions about the social changes needed to reverse the obesity epidemic.
View ArticleAvailability Or Price: Bigger Hurdle To Healthy Meals?
A new report finds low-income families are likely to cook at home -- meaning the real quest for healthier meals is more complicated than one might think.
View ArticleSelling Healthy Eating In The Aisles
In the last ten years, using health claims and nutrition ratings to sell food is more popular than tempting consumers with descriptions of indulgent flavors.
View ArticleBloomingfoods Considers Opening Fourth Location
Bloomingfoods says it is in the early stages of its proposal, but it hopes to buy a building near Fess Avenue and 2nd Street.
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Hurts Small Farms, Halts Food Distribution
A year after Hurricane Irene devastated northeastern food distribution networks, Hurricane Sandy redoubled the damage.
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