Nutrition

Ten Food Apps that Educate, Inspire, and Empower Eaters

These apps make shopping for food faster, cheaper, and healthier.

How Vegetables Can Save the World

Vegetables play an essential role in healing the global food system. Investing in vegetables means investing in a healthy future!

Community College Graduates Will Bring Nutritional Awareness to the Bronx

Hostos Community College students in the Bronx will soon be able to earn a degree in Food Studies.

Young Agricultural Professionals Are Driving Agricultural Development

Rebeca Souza, YPARD Representative in Brazil, gives her opinion about what will engage more young people in agriculture.

Ten Young People Who Are Changing the Food System

These 10 young entrepreneurs from around the world are changing the way we grow, prepare, consume, and think about food.

Local Food, Local Places Initiative Aids Rural Communities

USDA’s Local Food, Local Places initiative will help improve rural community’s economy, food system and built environment through donations.

Trees: Allies of Urban Gardeners

Although air pollution has adverse effects on urban agriculture, the capacity of trees to remove major air pollutants guarantees healthier crops growing nearby.

Take Extinction Off Your Plate: Eat Less Meat

The Center for Biological Diversity has launched a new campaign to encourage reduced meat consumption.

Extrusion Cooking Can Process Basic Ingredients and Improve Nutritional Content

Extrusion cooking, when applied to grains that form a large part of Africans’ diets, has the potential to create greater food security.

10 Indigenous Foods You Should Start Eating Today

Is your diet too processed or lacking in nutrients? Try out some of these 10 indigenous foods from around the world!

Smallholders’ Access to Markets for Certified Sustainable Products-Interview with David Cuming

Food Tank interviews David Cuming,of SAMCERT on his views of the success and struggles of the certification project, coffee and cocoa growers, and ‘cupping’.

China’s Meat, Processed Food Consumption is Rising. What Does That Mean for China?

Meat is on the rise and the changes in diet occurring in China carry rippling effects around the world.

Rebuilding the International Nutrition System So it’s Fit-for-Purpose

The outcome of the International Conference of Nutrition in November 2014 will reflect governments’ ambitions, commitments and plans for advancing nutrition.

Food Hero: Robert Egger-Founder and President of L.A. Kitchen

“In the fight against hunger, we need less Sara Lee and more cerebellum,” said Robert Egger, Founder of DC Central Kitchen and L.A. Kitchen.

Young Foresters for Food

Young foresters, are taking the lead in studying how forests can improve food and nutrition in communities.

Literacy Program Empowers Farmers in Mozambique

A literacy program in Mozambique helps smallholder farmers achieve basic literacy.

Do You Want Flies With That? 10 Insects You Should Consider Adding to Your Diet

Insects are a nutritious source of energy, and adding them to your diet could reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 18 percent.

Soapberries: A Not-So-Sweet Dessert

While most berries are sweet, soapberries are actually the opposite. Sour soapberries make a unique dessert.

Is Sustainable Farm-Raised Salmon Possible?

Verlasso has developed a way to farm-raise salmon with more sustainable methods.

Feeding America When School Is Out: School Meals Disappear During Summer Break

School’s out for summer, but what does that mean for low-income children reliant on free or subsidized school meals?

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