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Study: Nutritious Food Costs Thousands a Year, But Fat’s a Bargain
by Jorge Rivas on August 5 2011, 2:50PM
Study finds following USDA’s updated balanced diet guidelines would add hundreds of dollars to the average consumer’s food costs.
Topics: Health
Urban Foodies Look to Their Past and Find Recipes for Healthy Futures
by Rae Gomes on June 22 2011, 10:17AM
Food revolutionaries in immigrant neighborhoods want to reclaim the healthy foods of their ancestors. They just have to find the ingredients.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
Do You Live in a Food Desert? Search Your Area
by Asraa Mustufa on May 24 2011, 3:00PM
A new interactive map by the USDA tracks food access across the United States.
Topics: Health
A Food Crisis Is Coming, But Urban America Already Has It Solved
by Imara Jones on February 16 2011, 11:07AM
Urban farms grew out of crisis in black and brown neighborhoods. Now they’re an innovation all of America desperately needs.
Topics: Environment, How We Eat
Michelle Obama’s Well-Earned Victory Lap on Nutrition
by Kai Wright on February 9 2011, 1:12PM
As the first lady celebrates the year anniversary of her anti-obesity campaign, and keeps pressure on industry.
Topics: Kai Wright
Congress Leaves Kids Hungry in Order to Feed Them
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 17 2010, 9:35AM
It’s been a summer of false choices in Washington—pitting one vital need for struggling families against another.
Topics: Economy
Another Way Neighborhoods Are Creating Real Food Options
by Kai Wright on August 15 2010, 11:50AM
Commenter Gordo chimes in with a smart idea from Minneapolis: Mini-markets
Topics: Health, Kai Wright
5 Ways Neighborhoods Are Taking Control of Their Food Systems
by Juell Stewart on August 13 2010, 3:30PM
We’re glad Michelle Obama’s got our back, but here’s what some folks are doing on their own—and what you can do too.
Topics: Health, How We Eat
House Bill Would Serve Kids Healthier Food at Schools
by Michelle Chen on July 20 2010, 11:28AM
The bill isn’t the comprehensive answer, but it does reflect a broader perspective on the link between children’s health and what we put on their plates.
Topics: Health, On Gender, Schools & Youth
Michelle Obama to Talk Obesity at NAACP Convention
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on June 30 2010, 11:48AM
Michelle Obama will ask for help on her obesity campaign at the NAACP’s gathering this summer.
Topics: Health
NY Dems Say Let Them Eat… Fresh Fruits and Veggies
by Juell Stewart on April 19 2010, 9:00AM
New York Democrats Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Nydia Velazquez are joining Michelle Obama’s campaign to get healthy food options available to the 23.5 million Americans who live in areas lacking fresh fruits and vegetables. Last week, Gillibrand and…
Topics: Health
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