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Nuke at Your Own Risk
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on whether it’s wrong to cringe every time a coworker microwaves a favorite plastic-packaged meal.
Cultivating a Better Food System
We think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system — real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world.
Back to the Future: ’80s Food Trends Debunked
Your neon tights, parachute pants and leg warmers are long gone, so why are you eating like it’s 1985?
Money, Politics and Health Care: A Disease-Creation Economy
Dr. Mark Hyman examines the connections of politics, money, and our healthcare system — and what we can do about it.
Practical Tips To Avoid GM Foods
Frank Lipman, MD gives you 8 tips to avoid GM foods.
What’s in Your Rice Milk?
Rice milk contains much more than simply water and rice. Learn more.
The Secret Behind Naming Less-Than-Healthy Foods
How the name of a food product can make it seem healthier.
Food Fighter: Deb Lewison Grant
How FoodFight’s cofounder is changing the way kids think about food.
Trapped by Food Tradition
The way we eat today is shaped by legacies from long ago. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl thinks it’s time we took a fresh look at our food.
20 Tips to Curb Sugar Cravings and Kick the Addiction
Practical tips from Dr. Frank Lipman to kick your sugar habit.
6 Common Industrial Ingredients to Watch Out for in Processed Foods
See where else these common ingredients in processed foods are used.
"Intuitivarian:" The New Eating Style
There are many different eating preferences due to food sensitivities, morals, or other variables. Many people ask me what type…
Pinterest + Sugar Addiction = Trouble
Digital initiatives manager Jamie Martin wonders if Pinterest is feeding her sugar addiction.
How to Know If You’re an Emotional Eater
But the thing is, food only temporarily fills that void. You will never be truly satisfied until you learn that what you really need is to fill the void with what you really want, not with food.
Happiness on the Half Shell: Oysters
As exotic appetizers for a celebratory repast, or the centerpiece for an aphrodisiac feast, oysters offer a bonanza of unexpected health benefits.
3 Tips to Avoid Mislabeled Fish
Mislabeled fish in restaurants and supermarkets has become something of an epidemic in the United States.
What Is “Honey Laundering”?
Tainted honey could be making its way into your pantry through a practice known as “honey laundering.” Here’s what you need to know.
Hidden Agenda
Some popular cookbooks suggest hoodwinking our kids into eating veggies by hiding them in their favorite foods. But like all subterfuge, this comes with serious liabilities.
My Unfavorite Things
Looking back on the year’s food trends, a food writer names a few that she hopes will quickly fade into history.
13 Ingredients to Watch Out for in Processed Foods
Most of the processed foods we eat are studded with mysterious additives. They extend shelf life. They create exciting flavors, colors and textures. But they don’t do great things for our health. Find out which ones to avoid, and why.
What You Need to Know About Essential Fatty Acids
Some dietary fats we should avoid, others we must embrace. Knowing the difference could change — or even save — your life.