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The Case For Taxing Soda And Subsidizing Produce

NYTimes.com | by MARK BITTMAN | Posted 09.24.2011 | Home

What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large pa...

13 New Things To Grill

Food52 | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
Food52

If you're like us, you're firing up the grill a lot these days. Here are 13 new ideas for filling out your summer grilling repertoire, from hearty gri...

Beyond Guacamole: How To Prepare Avocados

Daniel Brooks | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
Daniel Brooks

Last night I had dinner with some chef friends and posed a simple question: What dishes do you think of when you think of avocados? They all had the s...

Michelle Obama's Food Desert Crusade

AP | By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home

WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retaile...

Could Onion Skins Be The Next Superfood?

Posted 09.17.2011 | Home

The fruits and vegetables that have been dubbed "superfoods" over the past few years have a few things in common. They're almost all dark-colored. Man...

Brown Baggin' It: Crunchy Spicy Hummus Wraps

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.11.2011 | College
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

We're big believers in bringing your lunch to work: whether you love it or hate it, you know that come noon, instead of hungrily browsing SeamlessWeb or roaming the streets of the Midtown food desert.

The 10 Easiest Vegetables To Grow

KitchenDaily | Joseph Erdos | Posted 08.13.2011 | Home

Whether your reason for starting a vegetable garden is for saving money, self-sustainability, growing organically or simply a new hobby, growing your ...

8 Summer Cocktails

Imbibe | Posted 08.08.2011 | Home
Imbibe

Summer has finally arrived, and this year instead of relying on the same old drinks to cool you off, why not mix it up with one of these easy-to-make ...

Foods for Ageless Beauty

Renée Loux | Posted 08.07.2011 | Healthy Living
Renée Loux

Here is a look at foods that fortify and foster healthy cells to renew, repair and rejuvenate skin for lasting beauty.

Aspen, CO: The Nation's First Meatless Monday Community

Chris Elam | Posted 08.06.2011 | Home
Chris Elam

Cities such as San Francisco and Washington D.C. have made symbolic MM proclamations, but Aspen, Colorado is doing something much more exciting and comprehensive.

A Plate From the USDA With a Tastier Way to See More Nutritious Eating

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.06.2011 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week officially and finally scrapped its food pyramid -- an explanation for nutrition that could be as elusive to decipher as the riddle of the Sphinx.

Meatless Monday Reaches 50% National Awareness

Chris Elam | Posted 07.31.2011 | Home
Chris Elam

Yes, the news has been good of late, but I think the entire Meatless Monday team was dumbfounded when the data came back.

Which Country Is To Blame For European E.Coli Outbreak?

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN and DON MELVIN | Posted 07.30.2011 | Home

BRUSSELS — Europeans traded blame Monday over the source of a mysterious bacterial outbreak that has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds acro...

10 Cook-Out Hits for Memorial Day

Food52 | Posted 07.27.2011 | Home
Food52

Throw a party (or two). 10 drinks, burgers, sweets & other ways to make the most of the long sunny weekend. Hit up food52.com for more on all things...

How To: Detox After Senior Week

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 07.24.2011 | College
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College Senior Week was probably the only time in my life when I didn't feel the need to do...anything. I slept through ...

10 Vegetarian Athletes

The Daily Meal | Posted 07.23.2011 | Home
The Daily Meal

More current and former professional athletes than you would think have given up animal proteins and turned to a variety of alternative veggie-based diets instead.

Keeping It Simple: Three-Ingredient Veggie Dishes

Susie Middleton | Posted 07.19.2011 | Home
Susie Middleton

2011-05-19-veggiefood.jpgWhat can I cook on a Tuesday night that everyone will like that doesn't involve an emergency run to the specialty grocer? Now that I've arrived safely in the land of Simple, I feel like I should pass on some tips.

7 Delicious Desserts Made From Vegetables (Yes, It's True)

The Stir | Posted 07.16.2011 | Home
The Stir

For most of us, vegetables are something we reluctantly scarf down before dessert. But imagine what would happen if the two courses were combined into one?

Urban Spring Foraging: Harvesting Wild Greens in NYC Parks w/Leda Meredith, Part 1

Liza de Guia | Posted 06.21.2011 | Home
Liza de Guia

Meet Leda Meredith, author of The Locavore's Handbook and one of New York City's most well-known urban foragers. We visited Prospect Park in Brooklyn ...

Run On Ramps Sparks Overharvest Concerns

Posted 06.20.2011 | Home

UPDATE: The New York Times explores ramps fever, both among chefs and consumers, and questions if the green is getting overharvested. “I think we’...

If Only You Knew

Robin Quivers | Posted 06.12.2011 | Home
Robin Quivers

All of us process food differently. Just because the food doesn't make you fat doesn't mean you're getting the nutrients you need or expelling the things in food that will make you sick.

End-Of-Winter Salads

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Our friends at Food52.com, whose weekly recipe contests we feature on HuffPost Food, bring us this original collection of beautiful end-of-winter sala...

Health and Vitality -- It's About Community

Joe Cross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Joe Cross

Along with eating right and exercise, Web-based communities are emerging as a third prong in a plan to not only reclaim but maintain health and vitality.

Always Wear A Rubber! How To Clean, Prepare & Cook An Artichoke

Daniel Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Daniel Brooks

One morning, while working as a chef in Barcelona, Spain, I walked into work and heard what sounded like the snap of rubber against bare skin. As I tu...

The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Danielle Nierenberg

From 1975 to 1985, maize, wheat and rice production grew twice as fast as the global population. But the green revolution had little impact in sub-Saharan Africa -- the region most crippled by hunger.