food

A lunch served by the Yarmouth, Maine, School Department on Sept. 26, 2014, featured Sloppy Joe's made with Maine beef and local beets, carrots, apples and potato salad. More than 80 percent of Maine schools said they served local foods in a survey conduc

Why Some Schools Serve Local Food And Others Can't (Or Won't)

4:23pm March 12, 2015

by Tracie McMillan

A survey found that 36 percent of U.S. public schools bought food from local farmers during two recent school years. But a slightly greater number of schools served no local food at all.

Toasting or roasting brings nut oils to the surface, and pecans are practically overflowing: 75 percent of the nut is pure oil.

Southerners Are Getting Creative With Their Favorite Nut: Pecan

3:46pm March 12, 2015

by Jill Neimark

The pecan has become the latest obsession of Southern farmers, chefs and craft breweries. They're giving the buttery nut new opportunities to shine in the form of oil, flour and even beer.

How Big Sugar Steered Research On A 'Tooth Decay Vaccine'

3:18pm March 11, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Though it never panned out, the sugar industry backed research to develop a vaccine to fight tooth decay, old industry documents reveal. Researchers say the goal was to deflect efforts to limit sugar.

Artist Nicolle Schatborn at The Kitchen Of The Unwanted Animals food truck in Amsterdam.

Pigeon, Parakeet And Pony: Amsterdam Food Truck Serves Maligned Meat

5:18pm March 10, 2015

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The Kitchen Of The Unwanted Animal, a food truck and specialty food provider, is trying to change attitudes toward "edible" animals in Holland. They're doing it one My Little Pony Burger at a time.

Health & Safety

Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines

5:18pm March 10, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

We have different clocks in virtually every organ of our bodies. But living against the clock — eating late at night or working overnight — may set the stage for weight gain and chronic disease.

Queue Listen Now

Jeff Potter feeds roadkill pheasant to his kids, Lucy and Henry.

National

The Accidental Hunter: For One Outdoorsman, Roadkill Is His Only Red Meat

5:16pm March 10, 2015

by Mike Sula

When a car hits and kills a deer or other creature, Jeff Potter swoops in and recovers the meat, then feeds it to friends and family. No one has ever gotten sick, he says.

The White Russian (from left), margarita, bloody mary and Moscow mule are some of the most searched cocktails of 2015.

Google Thinks We're Clueless About Cocktails, And It Wants To Help

2:52pm March 10, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

The world has been Googling up a storm on how to make cocktails like the Moscow mule, mojito and whiskey sour, according to the tech giant. So it created a new feature to bring you that info faster.

Funagrette combines "funag" with "vinaigrette."

Sandwich Monday: Pizza-Flavored Salad Dressing

4:50pm March 09, 2015

by Ian Chillag

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try Funagrette "Cheesy Pizza" flavored salad dressing. We never thought a salad could make us feel so bad about our eating habits.

FDA tests have turned up residues suggesting a few dairy farmers are illegally using antibiotics.

National

FDA Tests Turn Up Dairy Farmers Breaking The Law On Antibiotics

12:00pm March 09, 2015

by Dan Charles

Random tests of milk reveal that a few farmers are treating dairy cows with antibiotics that aren't supposed to be used on them. The FDA is now considering tighter controls to prevent such practices.

Gayland Regier carries buckets of feed to his cattle in southeast Nebraska. Imported cattle make up a small portion of the American beef supply, but many American farmers and ranchers are concerned that foreign-sourced meat could distort their markets.

National

Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA? Ranchers, Meatpackers Disagree

10:54pm March 06, 2015

by Grant Gerlock

U.S. ranchers want consumers to know their meat came from cattle "raised in America." Meatpackers argue such labels add cost without much benefit. A trade dispute could soon make the labels disappear.