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10 Secrets Snack Companies Don’t Want You to Know

10 Secrets Snack Companies Don’t Want You to Know

Snacking has a pretty bad rap, but it need not be so. In fact, unless you’re eating meals that pack in between 600 and 700 calories, you might not even be getting enough food to provide the energy and nutrients you need without a snack here or there. Just make sure said snack consists of things like fruits, vegetables, nuts, unsweetened yogurt, and low-fat proteins…


Never Do These 12 Things at an Italian Restaurant

Food is a hugely important aspect of Italian culture, and eating in the bel paese has its own set of customs. Deviate, if you dare, but you risk being called out online or accosted by a wildly gesturing torch and pitchfork bearing mob (okay, maybe not quite, but you’ll probably be judged, teased, or even refused by your server)…


Here’s How to Eat Without Spending a Fortune on Groceries

If your recent trip to the grocery store seems like it cost more than it used to, it’s not in your head. Grocery costs are 7.9% higher than they were a year ago, according to the Consumer Price Index. And with the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicting prices will rise another 3% to 4% by the end of the year, this problem doesn’t show signs of going away anytime soon…


What’s the Most Climate-Friendly Way to Eat? It’s Tricky

There are not a lot of nice things to say about the destructive, exploitative, sadistic, oligopolistic chicken industry…


The History of Chick-Fil-A: From Small Diner to Fast-Food Giant Closed on Sunday

Long before Chick-fil-A became known for its solid customer service and closed-on-Sunday stance, the restaurant rose from humble beginnings as a small diner outside of Atlanta, Georgia…


Why the Global Soil Shortage Threatens Food, Medicine and the Climate

Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years…


Grubhub Launches MasterChef Table Virtual Restaurant Nationwide

Grubhub on Wednesday launched MasterChef Table, a delivery-only restaurant featuring cuisine from MasterChef winners Kelsey Murphy, Dorian Hunter, Gerron Hurt and Michael Silverstein…