nutrition

Can flexitarianism bridge the fundamental divide between plant-eaters and dedicated omnivores? There's reason to believe so.

Earlier this week, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a proclamation that relaxes the nutritional guidelines for schools set during the Obama Administration. According to a statement from Perdue on the USDA website (complete with a photo of him enjoying a traditional noontime tray of chicken nuggets), kids hate the whole grain buns, bread, pizza crust and pasta that have been…

According to a recent study performed by the Pew Research Center, Americans' eating habits have changed, but not in the nutritional sense.

You've heard it a million times in real life as well as the long-perpetuated cliché: Eat your peas. You'd think the Holy Grail were filled with peas. And now that you're all grown up and can make your own vegetable decisions (ALL RIGHT?), you may be told to steer clear. Why? For those who adhere to low-carb…

The Silicon Valley–based company launched in November 2015, and while there's no date set for release, former White House chef and senior nutrition policy advisor Sam Kass recently took on the role of chief consumer experience officer to help shape Innit's impact on the future of home cooking. We spoke with Kass after the recent International Association…

If you had any lingering doubts that we are now living in the Golden Age of the Doughnut, well, this should settle that. All week, we've been seeing the reports about this absurd fried round offered at Brooklyn, New York’s Manila Social Club, which is decorated with champagne frosting and, as if the bubbly infusion…

Thanks to the European Union–funded PERFORMANCE project, people with trouble chewing and swallowing (dysphagia) may no longer be relegated to the unpalatable mush and fortified nutrition shakes that can lead to malnutrition. Specially textured food created by 3-D printers made its debut at a conference in Brussels last week and could be the answer to improving senior citizens'…

We all remember the questionable food we were served at school. Today’s kids have it way better — they're given a variety of options of fruits and vegetables (instead of, you know, canned whatever).According to a recent USDA survey evaluating “Farm to School” initiatives, more than 10,000 school districts purchased nearly $600 million in food produced locally in the 2013-14…

[embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tumblr_nexkdpMAAo1sc7gnzo1_r2_1280.jpg] [embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tumblr_nexkdpMAAo1sc7gnzo6_r1_1280.jpg] Leave it to SweetGreen, every salad lover's personal heaven, to highlight the faults in American public-school lunch. It's not hard to actually be kind of jealous of the typical French third-grader's cafeteria tray, as I've mentioned before. While the chain's foray into school lunch around the world is most definitely styled for the camera, it's…

It's nice to charge up with good, healthy food in between holiday feasts, so we've gathered up 15 nutrition-packed, fiber-filled, healthy and delicious meals for everyone taking a mashed potato break (however briefly). And no it's not all kale salads. Fine, there is one kale salad, but it has other redeeming qualities, like sliced apples…

The Center For Disease Control is not only tasked with preventing Ebola outbreaks, and serving as a backdrop for The Walking Dead episodes. The federal agency is tasked with teaching us about healthy living, including defining so-called Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables. PFVs are attributed with preventing all kinds of diseases and broadly defined as “green leafy,…

A few days ago, UK newspaper The Guardian ran a piece that had us questioning if antioxidant-and-nutrition-packed foods — or “superfoods” — are essential building blocks to good health, or just so much marketing fluff. A recent review of scientific studies failed to find a clear link between vitamin supplements and lower breast cancer risk.…

I feel your pain. In fact, yesterday, I felt it quite literally, as I started my first workday of 2014 with a breakfast of cottage cheese over a poached pear. Yes, there were some hazelnuts sprinkled on top to ease that pain, but this wasn't exactly my beloved egg sandwich with bacon and cheese on…

Searching for a simple way to categorize fruits and vegetables based on various nutrients? Maybe not, but spring is in the air, which means that a nice selection (and colorful array) of fruits and vegetables is starting to arrive at your local farmers market. In this infographic, the good folks at Chasing Delicious have detailed…

There's A Place At The Table for fans of 2009 Oscar-nominated food documentary trailblazer Food, Inc., opening in theaters and available on iTunes and On Demand this Friday, March 1. Produced by the same Participant Media/Magnolia Pictures team as its predecessor, this full-length documentary tackles the next issue after giant food corporations' effects on American…

In the modern era, the notion of what makes a good soccer player is down to a lot more than his ability with the ball at his feet. In times gone by some stars were able to get by on talent alone, but with science now playing a key role across all sports, soccer players…

Last Thursday, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-KS) unveiled their 900-page revision of the farm bill for the Senate Ag committee’s vote. At least $23 billion in cuts are expected in this year's farm bill and at stake is funding for local food programs, nutrition…

[caption id="attachment_62183" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Stuart Holden plays for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League.[/caption][caption id="attachment_62184" align="alignnone" width="700" ] While rehabbing his knee, Holden showed off his kitchen skills in his show for YouTube's Kick channel, No Holden Back.[/caption] Stuart Holden would rather you know him from his effortless moves on the soccer pitch,…

At 39, Grant Hill is the second oldest player* in the NBA, but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Or by watching SportsCenter. As starting forward for the Phoenix Suns this year he and fellow ageless wonder, 38-year-old guard Steve Nash, are representing for the well-over-30 set in a young man's league where…

It kinda makes sense that Kelly Slater eats well and cares about what he puts in his body. After all, the 39-year-old pro surfing champion hurtles at high speeds through giant ocean swells with just his two feet and a surfboard — not exactly the sort of activity suited for a Dorito-munching dude with a…

This school year Stephanie Lip is trying to achieve the impossible — to get students in the Tohono O’odham tribe to eat tepary beans (a traditional tribal staple) rather than Doritos. “I get some attitude from middle schoolers,” says Lip, one of the food movement’s newest activists, “but we try to empower them and not…