Content tagged with “Food & health news” (Page 2)

Which salmon should I buy?
I went to two dinner parties recently and guess what was served at both? Salmon. It made me wonder: is salmon the new...

4 nutrients you might not be getting enough of
When the USDA came out with its Dietary Guidelines last year, it also published information on the so-called “...

Is mercury in fish as harmful as you thought?
I’m sure you’ve heard you should be eating seafood twice a week because it’s low in calories and fat...

New study: high-fructose corn syrup may be worse for you than sugar
The debate over whether high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is really worse for you than sugar is always popular and heated...

USDA gets solid "A" for school meal fixes
Will pizza and French fries soon disappear from school cafeterias? In a word, no. More on that later. But thanks to new...

Top 15 healthy, trendy foods for 2012
By Jessie Price, Deputy Food Editor for EatingWell Magazine and Cassidy Tawse-Garcia

The top 5 food stories of 2011
It's been a big year in food news. Here's a look, in no particular order, at 5 of the food trends of 2011, the stories...

Food Feud: Why Chick-fil-A is trying to squash kale
The media has been buzzing this week since popular chicken-sandwich chain Chick-fil-A threatened to shut down a small-...

Fighting to Sell Junk Food to Kids
Really, grocery manufacturers? That’s your highest priority? Think of all the things that food manufacturers...

McDonald's Makes Happy Meals Healthier: Does It Go Far Enough?
When 19 restaurant chains (including Burger King and IHOP) pledged on July 13th to tighten up their nutrition standards...

Michelle Obama's Push to Transform Food Deserts
This week, First Lady Michelle Obama met with executives from Walmart, SuperValu, Walgreens and smaller grocery stores...

What's your favorite fast food chain for healthier options?
I was struck by this article on Yahoo linking to a Consumer Reports feature on the best and worst fast food (I'm sorry...

EatingWell Sweeps the James Beard Awards
Top chefs. Gorgeous dresses and smart suits. Larger-than-life personalities Melt-in-your mouth dishes. Colorful...

Is Sugar the New Salt?
Right in time for the candy-pedaling Easter Bunny, Gary Taube wrote a doomsday report on sugar for the New York Times...

Do you cook with coconut oil? Find out what the buzz is about.
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about coconut oil recently. I had seen it in raw chocolate truffles and heard of people...

Jamie Oliver's efforts to improve school food: bless him or ban him?
I've been following celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's efforts to improve school lunches since before I wrote about his TV...

What to eat to beat the blues
Since I'm always interested in learning how food can help to prevent and manage different health conditions, a...

Should you go gluten-free even if you don’t have celiac disease?
Going gluten-free might not be as commonplace as going peanut-free—but you wouldn’t know it when you’...

3 health reasons to cook with cast-iron
Cast-iron skillets may seem like an old-fashioned choice in the kitchen. But this dependable cookware is a must in the...

What is listeria? 8 ways to avoid listeria and more foodborne bacteria

9 foods to eat for better breast health

8 hidden food dangers and how to avoid them

What to eat for breakfast? Find out what Michelle Obama and 5 health experts eat

Gulf Seafood: Finally Safe to Eat?
Scientists are still years away from determining the full impact of the BP oil disaster. Are fears of tainted fish and...