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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.

Marcus Samuelsson: How American Farm Policy Affects People Worldwide

Marcus Samuelsson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Marcus Samuelsson

Our current model is unsustainable, from growth of the kernels to the price on the stock ticker. And it doesn't just affect U.S. farming and policy, it affects farmers throughout the world.

Meatless Monday: Fun With Farro

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Ellen Kanner

What is "natural flavoring?" Quite often it's a marketing gimmick designed to get you to believe a product is pure and healthful. The truth is, accor...

Organic Whole Wheat Pasta Taste Test Results!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Maria Rodale

One of the most important things I try to do here at Maria's Farm Country Kitchen is to make things like cooking--and organic living--simple and easy,...

9 Most Misleading Food Labels (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

We believe in helping consumers make good choices about what they are eating, for themselves and the environment. Unfortunately, many food companies u...

Recipe! Farro with Sausage

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Mary Ann Esposito

Crossposted from: The Ciao Italia Blog Have you tried farro? Lots of people are just discovering the wholesomeness of this ancient grain as it makes ...

Forget 'Stone-Ground' and 'Multi-Grain': For Health and Taste, the Right Answer Is 'Whole Grain'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Jesse Kornbluth

What do you gain when all three parts of a grain -- bran, germ and endosperm -- are present in a bread, cereal, cake or muffin?

Go For The Grains

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mary Ann Esposito

As Olympic fever has captured our attention and beautifully distracted us from the woes of winter, I got to thinking about what these super athletes e...

Eat Your Way To Better Sleep

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Christina Pirello

If not sleeping is becoming more the norm; it's time to take a look at your food. Yes, you heard me, your food. More and more evidence is showing that eating habits are linked to sleep habits.

7 Food Groups That Will Help Boost Your Mood

dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is no laughing matter because these dark-gray-rainy days have a huge impact on your mood and energy level. The good ...

Egg McMuffin Topples Whole Foods Boycott

Anne Z. Boxer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Anne Z. Boxer

I am boycotting Whole Foods to remind myself that we each need to make sacrifices to remember what is important. But who knew that an English muffin would require me to temporarily end my boycott?

The Top 10 Foods for Great Sex

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Christina Pirello

Wining and dining a date will more likely result in a great night's sleep rather than a great romp in the sack. To really get things going, you need to stimulate your 'circuitry,' your nervous and circulatory systems.

Constipated? Top 5 Green Ways to Start Crapping Again

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Guest post by Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing (www.chelseagreen.com) There's never a good time to be constipated. It's not fun. Not fun at...

Pushing Produce into Urban Food Deserts

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Wendy Gordon

New York City has approved 1,000 new mobile food carts for neighborhoods in the five boroughs that have long been isolated from traditional supermarkets, grocery stores and farmers' markets.

Crops Could Get Toxic In Warmer Climate

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Staples such as cassava on which millions of people depend become more toxic and produce much smaller yields in a world with higher carbon dioxide lev...

Whole Grains: Putting White Flour Power On The Run?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kerry Trueman

The book Whole Grains For Busy People may be an innocently titled paperback with a cheery, wholesome-looking cover, but don't be fooled; the recipes inside are out to subvert the way Americans eat.

Becoming the Essential Green You! A Resolution To Live By

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Deirdre Imus

In the past, the presumption was that if it's on the store shelves, it must be safe. But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Need proof? Cigarettes are sold everywhere.

Running To Catch Up: Health in Our Times

Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Anne Dunev

At a holiday party a friend told me he's now working three times harder for half the pay. Welcome to 2009. People need affordable health insurance. But more desperately, they need good health.