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Here’s what 2,000 calories really looks like
What does 2,000 calories look like? It looks like 285 almonds ... or 16 bananas ... or seven bagels ... or two and a half Cinnabons.
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There are even more dead pigs in a Chinese river
The 16,000 dead pigs floating down the Huangpu River might actually mean that China is making progress on food safety.
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Is there any point to buying organic baby food?
Organic baby food costs like twice as much as regular baby food. A recent study raises the question: Is this money you really need to spend?
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Sustainable food loses its biggest champion in Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Merrigan promoted local and organic foods in an agency that has for years been infatuated with big commodity ag.
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Science has spoken: Cookies really do taste better when they’re dunked
If you'd like to defend your dunking, look no further. Science has your back.
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Ice: Makes your drinks cold, contains feces
Do you want ice? It might kill you but it will make your drink cold!
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Vintage McDonald’s menus are kind of amazing (also delightful, tempting, and full-flavor)
Here's a look back into the halcyon days when people had to be talked into eating at McDonald's.
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Farmers markets are growing, but farmers’ incomes are not
The small-scale local food movement isn't paying off for small-scale local food producers.
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A cool new way climate change is killing bivalves
Mussels start losing their ability to attach themselves to rocks when oceans contain more carbon dioxide.
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‘Yogurt for men’ comes with its own abs
Why should women be the only ones who get to sit around listing off stereotypes about their gender while eating oversweetened fat-free yogurt glop?
