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7 great #longreads about the environment from 2015
From California's nut boom to the green guru of professional sports, it's been a great year for longreads about the environment here at Mother Jones. In case you missed them (or you just want to read...
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Black Culinary History Year in Review 2015
When I thought about what I wanted to contribute to this year’s Kwanzaa Culinarians collection I knew immediately that I wanted to talk about Ujima. Its a favorite principal of mine because it suggests...
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Why the egg industry is scrambling to set hens free
Americans eat about 265 eggs per person per year, according to the American Egg Board, and roughly nine in 10 are laid by hens confined in cages with little room to move. That’s changing. McDonald’s,...
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Chipotle’s food safety problems: an update
I’m fascinated by reports of Chipotle’s ongoing problems with foodborne illness. The most recent CDC report (December 21) counts 53 cases of E. coli 026 from 9 states, with 20 hospitalizations. The FDA...
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To Some, Lahore's Food Safety Director Is A Queen. For Others, A Tyrant
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. Ayesha Mumtaz inspects food during a raid on a backyard sweets factory in Lahore, Pakistan. Her campaign...
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Toss Those Take-Out Menus: New Study Says Cooking Makes us Healthier
There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence to suggest that cooking at home is better for our health. It’s also well known that eating convenience food is associated with poorer nutrition, obesity, and...
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Why You Should Give to Civil Eats This Season
This is such an exciting time for the food movement. And, if you’re like me, Civil Eats is an important part of your daily food media diet. It’s my go-to source for food movement news. Civil Eats not...
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In Defense of Food: A Look Behind the Scenes of the New Michael Pollan Film
It’s been a few years since Food, Inc. came out and author Michael Pollan last graced the big screen. On Wednesday December 30, Americans will again be privy to Pollan’s wisdom—this time about eating,...
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The State of Rural America in 2015
The phrase “rural America” might conjure up bucolic scenes of small town life where salt-of-the-earth folks breathe fresh air and live a life free of the hustle-and-bustle of big cities. (You know, the...
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Millet: How A Trendy Ancient Grain Turned Nomads Into Farmers
Millet isn't just one grain but, rather, a ragbag group of small-seeded grasses. Hardy, gluten-free and nutritious, millet has become an "it" grain in recent years. billy1125/Flickr hide caption Like...
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What is Hillary Clinton’s Stance on GMOs?
Hillary Clinton told a town hall meeting in Fairfield, Iowa on Tuesday, December 22 that consumers have the right to know if they are eating GMOs and that more independent scientific evaluation of them...
View ArticleWhy Food Poisoning Outbreaks Appear To Be On The Rise
Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Saturday will be available at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. A second E.coli outbreak at the Chipotle has food safety experts perplexed. NPR's Linda Wertheimer...
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How to Turn Quick Bread into French Toast
You were the recipient of many neatly-wrapped quick breads this holiday season, and now you're faced with the burden of eating them all. It's not a bad problem to have—except when the breads are...
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Why we’re losing foods we love, why it matters, and how we can stop it
Here is an edited excerpt from “Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love” (HarperOne, 2015). The following is about food, but it’s really about love. It’s about that moment when you find...
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An Irresistible Chocolate S'mores Cookie
Posie Harwood, who finds the best back-of-the-box recipes in the grocery store, turns s'mores into an epic cookie. In the dead of winter, s'mores aren't a popular choice for dessert. The snow is...
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28 Dishes to Make for Good Luck in 2016
It's difficult not to feel a little superstitious at the start of a new year—once the Champagne has been popped and the ball has dropped, there's an entire year to face! While this is exciting, it's...
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Weight-loss resolution? Watch 'In Defense of Food' first
LOS ANGELES (AP) — January is looming, and we all know what that means: A resolution to lose weight and get healthy. Just like the 2015 declaration. And the one before that. What diet to choose this...
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Freak storm in North Atlantic to lash UK, may push temperatures 70 degrees...
The vigorous low pressure system that helped spawn devastating tornadoes in the Dallas area on Saturday is forecast to explode into a monstrous storm over Iceland by Wednesday. [Nature’s startling...
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Bright, Young, Undocumented: Migrant Farm Life, Through A Child's Eyes
José Anzaldo is a bright, cheerful third grader in Salinas, Calif. He loves school, he's a whiz at math, and, like lots of little boys his age, he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. He's also...
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More Nutrients, Less Nutrition: The Truth About Fortified Foods
Cheerios with protein. Jif with omega-3s. Tropicana orange juice with "3X the vitamin C." Walk through any supermarket and you'll find hundreds of products packed with added vitamins and minerals,...
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