There’s something about fall that just makes you want to toss sage, pumpkin, and apples into everything, and honestly, who could blame you? This Pumpkin & Sage Ravioli with Apple & Pecans is like wrapping up all the cozy sweater-weather vibes into one dreamy...
Trick or Treat! These States Give Out the Best Candy on Halloween
Halloween brings out the kid in all of us, the costumes, the decorations, and of course, the candy! But have you ever wondered which states hand out the best treats on Halloween night? Are there places where trick-or-treaters are more likely to score full-size candy...
Turning Fruit And Veggie Scraps Into Solutions: Four New Scientific Discoveries For Food Waste
Food waste is more than just the starting material for compost. From dried-up beet pulp to millipede-digested coconut fibers, scientists are finding treasure in our trash. Four recent papers published in ACS journals detail how food waste contains sustainable...
Protect Your Child’s Smile This Halloween: Candy Tips From A Pediatric Dentist
A Dentist’s Guide to Halloween Candy Halloween is a time for costumes, fun, and - of course - candy. But not all treats are created equal when it comes to your child’s dental health. Cheen Loo, DMD, chair and professor of pediatric dentistry at Tufts University...
FDA Moves Toward Safer Food Oversight: Closing The GRAS Loophole For Greater Transparency
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy,...
Fall Flavors, Perfected: Salt, Fat, Acid, And Heat For Seasonal Cooking
Written by: Julie Andrews, MS, RDN, CD, FAND, The Healty Epicurean Fall is one of my favorite times of year to celebrate nature’s bounty. Whether it’s roasting a whole butternut squash, pureeing a creamy cauliflower soup or sautéing apples with cinnamon, there is so...
Ultra-Processed Foods: The Hidden Addiction Affecting Older Adults
Many Older Adults – Especially Gen X Women – Show Signs of Addiction to Ultra-Processed Foods Adults age 50 to 80 who meet criteria for an addiction to ultra-processed foods are far more likely to report being overweight, or being in fair or poor mental or physical...
Uncorking Science: Four Fresh Findings On Beer And Wine
Scientists regularly uncork fresh insights into beer and wine — even though they were invented thousands of years ago. Four recent discoveries go beyond buzz and bouquet, diving into the haziness and gluten content of beer as well as the astringent taste and potential...
The High-Stakes Journey From Farm To Bowl: Keeping America’s Cereal On Your Table
Keeping America’s cereal bowl full ASU researcher charts the best routes for our grains​ If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then cereal grains are America’s morning MVPs. Corn, wheat, rice, oats, barley and rye aren’t just pantry staples. They’re the...
What’s For Dinner? Easy One-Pot Sweetpotato Chili
Recipe Courtesy of Have A Plant and Lauren Tulig, Skogen's Festival Foods This chili with ground turkey, black beans and, of course, sweet potatoes is a quick and satisfying meal. It’s also an easy recipe to double or triple for feeding a crowd! Ingredients 1 lb....










