Food & nutrition

Sponsored The Real Food Deficit is the gap between our vision for healthy communities and reality. From neighborhoods that don't have access to fresh produce to kids growing up without nutrition education, it's a complex problem that many of us face. This video from the Kashi REAL Project educates

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr. Pepper-Snapple have always been three of the fastest companies at listening to customer feedback (remember how fast they pulled New Coke?). Now it's time they hear your feedback about the climate. Will you contact the beverage giants and ask them to slash oil use in

What do you think about a powerful major corporation like Monsanto writing their own laws and regulations? If you don't think this is right, please sign this petition.   During an important budget crisis in March of 2013 Senator Blunt slipped a provision into a 1000+ bill at the last minute that

Food Revolution Day is a global day of action for people everywhere to celebrate real food, where it comes from and how to cook it. It's a day to come together to keep cooking skills alive, improve our food knowledge and share it with others. Learning how to cook is one of the most valuable

I'll be the first to tell you that I support Dunkin' Donuts. I love their chocolate donuts and iced tea. However, what I don't love is that most of their hot drinks are served in styrofoam cups. Styrofoam cups are used to keep drinks insulated, making them appealing to coffee shops like Dunkin'

When the owners of the Lancy Supermarket were given their eviction notice, they worked for a final three days before vacating the premises. They arranged for a local food bank to pick up their surplus stock of food, but on the day of the pickup the food bank was unable to do so.  As word spread of

We applaud Trader Joes, Whole Foods, PCC Natural Markeys & Aldi for taking action on behalf of consumers who want sustainable, natural seafood for their families. Now, we are asking Safeway, a lead grocery retailer, to follow suit and commit to not offer unlabeled and poorly researched

Nutrition is a hidden killer of nearly 2 million children around the world. Poor nutrition leaves millions more stunted and unable to develop. Leaders from around the world will examine food crises and food security at a "Pre-G8 meeting" before the big G8 Summit on June 17-18. But, they're

Summary Social Development International is teaming up with the department of agriculture biz, university of Buea, to establish a seedling nursery in the community of Buea and help 50 families create home vegetable gardens yearly. The project will help provide diversity to the diets of

China has become an agricultural powerhouse and leading food exporter. Though supermarket labels may not always indicate it, a growing portion of the American diet is now made in China. In 2009, 70 percent of the apple juice, 43 percent of the processed mushrooms, 22 percent of the frozen spinach