Nutrition

School Meals Can Nourish Children—and Regenerate the Food System

Regenerative school meals can nourish children, support farmers, and fight climate change—but they urgently need investment, panelists say at Climate Week NYC 2025.

Join Food Tank at Climate Week NYC 2025: 300+ Leaders, Farmers, and Chefs Unite to Tackle the Climate Crisis Through Food

“The urgency of the climate crisis demands that we not only talk about solutions but also bring together the people who can make them happen.”

Food Is Medicine: Healing Communities at Climate Week NYC

The Food is Medicine Summit at Climate Week NYC will spotlight how food can strengthen communities and support a healthier future.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: MAHA Strategy Report, USDA Delays, and Pesticide Progress

This week’s news roundup explores new pesticide restrictions in Mexico and France, unspent USDA farm funds, the MAHA strategy, and more.

Steady Work, Lasting Change: How Maine is Leveraging Federal Nutrition Programs to End Childhood Food Insecurity

Maine understands that hungry kids can’t learn—and that the solutions to end childhood food insecurity are a win for families, farmers, and local economies.

Food for All: Addressing the Allergy Crisis to Build a Better Food System

Food allergies are on the rise. By turning awareness into action and funding new science, we can build a safer food system.

‘It’s On Us’: Dion’s Chicago Dream Fights Hunger and Builds Wealth

Food is Medicine is a $25 billion market, and the Founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream wants it to serve communities first.

Draft MAHA Report Favors Research, Not Rules

A leaked draft MAHA Strategy to address childhood chronic disease highlights education and research but avoids tougher restrictions on industry.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Agri-Communities, Soil Science Research Gaps, and Sargassum Solutions

Explore how farming communities, chemical policy, and global aid cuts are shaping the week’s most important food stories.

From Capitol Hill to the School Cafeteria: Q&A with Dan Glickman on Fixing Our Food System

former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman reflects on the evolving politics of food and agriculture, calling for science-driven, bipartisan solutions to meet today’s climate, health, and nutrition challenges.

Rooted in Health: How FreshRx Oklahoma Is Redefining Healthcare through Food and Community

FreshRx wants to transform healthcare outcomes by prescribing healthy food to improve patient outcomes and reduce chronic disease.

Food Desert Metrics Miss the Full Picture, Says Escoffier

Common metrics like LILA and RFEI fall short in capturing the full scope of food insecurity, according to a new analysis from the Auguste Escoffier School.

Food Is Medicine and the Future of Care Delivery

Food Is Medicine is changing how future doctors are trained, encouraging healthcare providers to center nutrition as they work with patients to address diet-related diseases.

Hunger Is a Choice—Brazil Just Proved It

The U.N. confirms Brazil’s removal from the Hunger Map after lifting millions out of food insecurity in just two years.

Dr. Mariangela Hungria Is Driving an Agricultural Revolution for People and Planet

The research from this year’s World Food Prize laureate, Dr. Mariangela Hungria, has helped farmers reduce their reliance on fertilizers, cut costs, and boost yields.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A New Platform for Farmers in Tanzania, the Future of the EPA, and New Data on Global Malnutrition

This week, Food Tank’s round up is covering food policy changes, tech-driven agriculture in Africa, and growing concerns about global nutrition progress.

A Blueprint for Change: Food Security Leadership Council Charts New Path Forward

The new council seeks transformation, “not a return to the status quo.”

FAO Report Calls for System-Wide Action on Food and Agriculture

A new report offers a clear guide to transform global food systems before the U.N. Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Immigration Raids, Syrian Wildfires, and Tomato Tariffs

A roundup of this week’s biggest food stories, from ICE raids on farmworkers to missed targets on regenerative agriculture.