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News Articles: Food

GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Global Health

Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.

The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.

January 09, 2024
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Five U.S. cities which imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and sales fall by 33%, according to a new study.

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  • Your Health

Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds

Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.

January 06, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin with no carved-out face next to the open wrapper with a jack-o'-lantern design.

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  • Business

Hershey sued for $5M over missing 'cute' face on Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins

The lawsuit claims the packaging shows "explicit carved out artistic designs" that the chocolate inside doesn't have.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Megan Lim
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Author Interviews

Restaurateur Rose Previte shares recipes she learned from women around the world

Previte's restaurants serve food inspired by her extensive travels and the home-cooked Lebanese dishes of her childhood. Her new cookbook is Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Every day, 19,000 workers ferry produce around the Central de Abastos on dollies and wheelbarrows.

Tagged as: 

  • World

How Mexico City's biggest wholesale market is combating food waste

Since 2020, the 800-acre Central de Abastos market has reduced daily food waste by 24% and delivered almost 800 tons of unsold food to soup kitchens.

January 02, 2024
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By:
  • James Fredrick
The Pop-Tarts mascot is lowered into a toaster following the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl between the Kansas State Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack at Camping World Stadium on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

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  • Sports

First edible mascot in sports history stars in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Kansas State beat NC State, 28-19, after which the winning team devoured the giant pastry that emerged from an even more giant toaster in what was a clever marketing move.

December 29, 2023
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people.

Tagged as: 

  • Food

Foragers build a community of plants and people while connecting with the past

James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people.

December 29, 2023
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By:
  • Alice Woelfle
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 8, in Des Moines. Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out.

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  • National

Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer

The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."

December 25, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Gear Heads, Lisa McManus and Hannah Crowley are on the lookout for the best kitchen tools.

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  • Food

Nothing to fear with kitchen gear: 'America's Test Kitchen' guide to tools, gadgets

One way to keep the chef in your home happy is to make sure their kitchen is stocked with the right kitchen gear. A guide to kitchen tools and gadgets for the favorite chef in your life.

December 25, 2023
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer

Tagged as: 

  • Health

Who cooks the most in your home? NPR readers weigh in

While a recent survey says women around the world cook at home about twice as often as men do, a good number of our readers said: "Not in my house!" We've got a feast of stories and opinions.

December 23, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Muraskin
Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Activists marked 60 years since the march in 2023.

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  • History

2023 was a year of big anniversaries

In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.

December 23, 2023
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By:
  • James Doubek
"I always compare dishes from our childhood as like a warm blanket," says Polish food writer Michał Korkosz of gogl-mogl. "They remind you when you were the happiest in your life."

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  • Food

Gogl-mogl: old world home remedy that may comfort — even if it doesn't cure

Consisting of eggs, milk and honey, the drink was alternately reviled and beloved by those who remember being given it in childhood.

December 19, 2023
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By:
  • Deena Prichep
food bank supply

Tagged as: 

  • Food

Possible shortfalls for federal food assistance have stakeholders on edge

Some nutrition programs are at risk of funding shortfalls as politicians spar over federal spending. Supplemental nutrition programs help millions of people every year who otherwise could not afford food.

December 18, 2023
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows three recalled applesauce products:  WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, Schnucks-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack, and Weis-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches.

Tagged as: 

  • Business

The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added

The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
The Nisei Lounge in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago produces a candy cane Malört for the holidays.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: In Chicago, Malört is a tradition

NPR's Scott Simon talks about Malört, a subjectively foul-tasting spirit beloved by Chicagoans who like to prove how impervious they are to good taste.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
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