William Robb spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Kirksville Farmer’s Market in May. He spoke about his passion for food equity and his work with a local non profit called Take Root. Missouri on Mic is an oral history and journalism project documenting stories from around the state in its 200th year. Will Robb: I was looking for work. I was working in New York City, I had moved down to help take care of my father. […]
Food & Drinks
Plant-based diets refer to diets that are based on foods made from plants, and include vegetarian and vegan diets. While vegan diets exclude all animal products, vegetarian options — which exclude just meat and fish — are more diverse and may include dairy and eggs. Pescatarian diets exclude meat, but not fish. Plant-based diets continue to grow in popularity worldwide owing to decades of scientific research and the mounting evidence of their potential health benefits, not limited to improved blood […]
Two of the biggest (and brightest) summer food trends are in the soup. Chef Pii’s Pink Sauce which caused a frenzy across social media for its chic, millennial pink base is being called out for being potentially hazardous. Cowboy caviar has made Twitter mad because apparently, the Instagram-approved salad appropriates a popular Mexican salad. Here’s breaking down the two debates that are taking the food world by storm at the moment. Pink Sauce = Barbiecore pepto Bismol? When Veronica Shaw […]
FOOD PRICES are coming off their highs. Earlier in the year Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent prices soaring as a blockade of Ukraine’s southern ports choked off grain exports. In mid-July a UN-brokered agreement saw the resumption of grain shipments from Ukraine, easing global prices. But as one crisis abates, another emerges. Hot, dry summers in Europe and America are crimping the supply of some grains. In July the UN’s Food Price Index, which measures international prices across a basket […]
By TAYLOR SHOOK, The Fayetteville Observer SANFORD, N.C. (AP) — While some can only dream of swapping their weekly grocery trip for growing their own food, Alexandria and David Rye made it their reality about two years ago when they purchased an abandoned horse farm in Sanford. They bought the eight-acre property in pursuit of better-quality food for themselves and their five children. The self-proclaimed “homesteaders in training” raise poultry and goats, grow gardens, keep beehives, bake sourdough and teach […]
Share on PinterestThe Nutr-Score label, widely used on food products throughout Europe, can help people make more health-conscious choices. Image credit: Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images. Nutritional marketing claims on food packaging can lead to misconceptions about the overall health value of food. A survey of more than 1,000 people suggests that Nutri-Score – a nutritional score added to products across Europe – can prevent misconceptions about the health of foods caused by claims about sugar. The authors suggest […]
While you sit in the comfort of your home or elsewhere and order food online, there is a delivery executive who braves all odds to get it delivered to you on time. And this is what this heartwarming video captures. The video features a Swiggy delivery executive riding a wheelchair to deliver food. The clip was shared on Twitter by Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women. “Of course life is difficult, but we have not learned to […]
Pickling, salting, fermenting and curing are just a few of the many ways humankind has learned to extend a food’s shelf life. I’m not one for goodbyes at the best of times, so happily this means I never really have to part with my favourite fruit and vegetables; instead, I get to enjoy them in a different guise. Whereas fresh produce needs very little doing to it, the art of preserving lends itself to bigger, louder, funkier flavours. The ingredients […]
I was always interested about how-what-why people are eating certain foods. But no matter how hard they try to eat right, good diets are often neglected and people just consume what it is in front of them. I am often in the same place! But keeping in mind that this should not be the ‘usual’ is the key to getting back into balance. No matter your age, a healthy and balanced diet gives you enough energy and controls your weight. […]
If you’re a parent, you know that the school year and all the extracurricular activities that come along with it can make weekdays extra busy—not to mention the weekends full of sports, playdates, and parties to attend. In a perfect world, you’d have the time, energy, and resources to prepare healthy food for your kids at every meal, but when life gets busy that may not always be possible. For the busiest days when you’re in a bind, fast food […]
