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Are You a Rachael or a Martha?

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.30.2012

Natalie Thomas

"I'm a better baker than cook." That was my go-to party line while dating when asked about my kitchen prowess. I imagined myself a Martha: all cakes and confections. Talk about delusions of grandeur!

Startling New Stats About Homelessness And Obesity

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.24.2012

Joel John Roberts

How can people struggling with an impoverished life on the streets, not even knowing when or where their next meal will be, also battle with obesity? How can hungry homeless people be fat?

Whole Foods Breaks Ground In Detroit

Posted 05.15.2012

After two years, the day Detroit's endive and escargot enthusiasts have waited for is finally here: a construction crew broke ground on the city's new...

LOOK: Sneak Peek At National Zoo's New Otters

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.11.2012

WASHINGTON -- Where there was once two there are now 11. They're still really tiny. The Smithsonian's National Zoo is unveiling its 11 new Asian sm...

Location Of New Trader Joe's Clears Out, Makes Room

Posted 05.04.2012

The Boulder Applebee's restaurant at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall has officially closed this week making room for the new Trader Joe's grocery store t...

The 9 Types Of Fish Now Banned By Whole Foods

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.23.2012

As Of Earth Day 2012, the organic and natural food superstore Whole Foods no longer carries fish considered unsustainable. In a post on its compan...

The Reluctant Chef

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Rhiana Maidenberg

As a reluctant chef, I use numerous shortcuts to make the idea of preparing a family meal seem less intimidating. Here are a few of my favorites...

Muhammad Yunus One Of '12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time'

Posted 04.05.2012

Professor Muhammad Yunus is no stranger to special honors -- having won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to alleviate global poverty through microlo...

Whole Foods Market Bans 'Red'-Coded Seafood

Carl Safina | Posted 04.01.2012

Carl Safina

Starting on Earth Day (April 22), Whole Foods won't be selling any more red-rated seafood. They'll be the first (and so far only, but we hope that will change) national grocer to do so.

Whole Foods To Stop Unsustainable Seafood Sales

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 03.30.2012

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Whole Foods Market said Friday that it will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods, a ...

How to Travel Naturally Gluten-Free

Amie Valpone | Posted 05.27.2012

Amie Valpone

The next time you're headed out of town, try these simple snacks that are sure to keep you energized and feeling your best because when the jet lag sets in and you're exhausted without any healthy options in sight.

Md. Woman Entices Walmart With Century-Old Ice Cream Recipe

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2012

WASHINGTON -- A Gaithersburg, Md., woman may soon have her family's more than 100-year-old ice cream recipe on Walmart stores nationwide if she garner...

Whole Foods To Definitely Open In Williamsburg

Posted 03.14.2012

Fresh off the heels of winning a crucial vote allowing Whole Foods to proceed with long-stalled plans to open a location in Gowanus, the grocery store...

Taste Test: The Best Natural Peanut Butter

Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.24.2012

"Natural" peanut butter is loosely defined as a product that does not contain partially hydrogenated oil, the trans fat-laden ingredient that makes cl...

CONFIRMED

Posted 02.15.2012

Well, it's official -- on Tuesday afternoon Trader Joe's confirmed the rumors that the California-based grocery store chain would open its first Color...

In Organic We Trust

Kip Pastor | Posted 04.10.2012

Kip Pastor

The organic food movement is a great cause and it has become big business. Now the question is whether we will allow this well-intentioned movement, started by farmers who strived to be stewards of the land, to completely degenerate into a meaningless food trend.

Super Bowl: Microbrews Make A Run At Big-Time Beer Makers

Reuters | Posted 04.06.2012

By David K. Randall Feb 3 (Reuters) - Beer and football: it's one of those perfect combinations, like peanut butter and chocolate. ...

10 CEOs Making A Dollar Or Less

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.02.2012

Along with official launch of Facebook's IPO Wednesday came the news that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be reducing his annual salary to just one dollar b...

Steer Clear of Refined Sugar and White Flour

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 03.24.2012

Carolyn Anderson

There is evidence that we can help strengthen the body's defenses against cancer by diet and exercise changes. The problem is that the things we should omit from our diets are often things that we enjoy, things that taste good and things that we have on a regular basis.

If They Build It, They Will Come

Posted 03.02.2012

Word on the street is that California grocer Trader Joe's is coming to Colorado in April. The Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery chain filed documents...

Easy Transitions To Healthier Eating

Pooja R. Mottl | Posted 03.17.2012

Pooja R. Mottl

Now is the perfect time to reset yourself when it comes to food and start making simple changes to our eating habits to make healthy eating less of a "resolution," a "sacrifice" or a "burden," and more of an easy, natural part of everyday life.

Fashion Police or Racial Profiling?

Malcolm Harris | Posted 03.13.2012

Malcolm Harris

So there I was -- "strut interrupted" and being pulled over by the NYPD's Fashion Police. Luckily I've seen enough marathons of COPS to know exactly what was going on here.

Earth Seeks Clean Air, Organic Food and Green Living Inhabitants

Margaret Cochran, Ph.D. | Posted 03.10.2012

Margaret Cochran, Ph.D.

There are a few basic and powerful steps that can improve your life, your health and the health of our planet more rapidly than you might think:

The Best Instant Oatmeal: Apple-Cinnamon Taste Test

Kitchen Daily | Posted 01.06.2012

Instant oatmeal is the poor-man's oats -- it's a little heavy on the sugar and doesn't deliver the same health benefits that steel-cut oats do -- but ...

Gowanus Cleanup Gonna Take At Least 10 Years

Posted 01.04.2012

For anyone waiting to put on their Speedo and go swimming in the Gowanus Canal: it's gonna be a while. According to a new outline conducted by the...