Nutrition & Wellness
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This super simple household item gets pesticides off apples, study says
When it comes to fruits, apples have some of the highest levels of pesticide residue. And while washing apples off with tap water is the simplest way to rid of these pesticides, it is not very effective. Research shows adding a little baking soda to water leads to the most-effective cleaning. Read More...
Tesco to sell green oranges in order to cut down on food waste
Just like you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can’t always judge a fruit by its color. That’s why retail giant Tesco will start selling green oranges, which it claims are “perfectly ripe” and will be as sweet as orange-colored ones. Oranges grow green to begin with and turn orange Read More...
Argentina’s vegan Mondays, other attempts to persuade people to stop eating meat
Five percent of the world’s cows live in Argentina and, for years, the Argentinians were the world’s biggest beefeaters (a title they have lost to neighboring Uruguay). However, in response to an obesity crisis, life is changing in Argentina and the presidential palace has instituted meat-free Read More...
These foods tell your brain to stop snacking
When we start to feel a tinge of hunger, we become suckers to the temptation of snacking. Luckily, scientists have found a list of foods that trick the brain into making us feel full. These foods, which include avocados, chicken, and lentils, have two key amino acids that tell your brain that Read More...
California to store carbon in soil to fight climate change, boost agriculture
Sunshine and rain aren’t the only key ingredients for having a good harvest. What you really need is carbon. By adding organic matter such as decaying plants and animal material that increase carbon in soil, farmers can improve crop yields, reduce erosion, improve water efficiency, and support Read More...
Impossible Foods wants to replace all animal-based food by 2035
We know that Silicon Valley can make traditional industries tremble. Impossible Foods is an unusual startup in the Valley, but not just because of its location we may take its mission seriously. The company, that has already introduced a “bleeding” veggie burger that many can't differentiate Read More...
Cheese without the dairy: How chefs are producing cheeses that vegans can eat
With an aftertaste compared to pencil erasers or Play-Doh, vegan cheese has never stood a chance to the real thing. That was, until now. A new generation of vegan chefs and food entrepreneurs has figured out what was missing: fermentation. Using traditional techniques, tastier plant-based cheeses Read More...
Farmers in India are on a mission to conserve indigenous rice from extinction
India was once home to 100,000 rice varieties, but that number has shrunken drastically as the government continues to push farmers to grow high-yield, less hardy hybrid strains of rice to feed the population. But these varieties are not always the best for the local circumstances. That's why Read More...
This man is on a mission to change the way we grow, eat and think about food
Everything about the way vegetables are produced and eaten nowadays is completely contradictive. We eat vegetables to be healthy, and yet, we grow vegetables using chemicals that make us sick. If we want to stop harming the environment and ourselves, author Charles Massy says we must change the way Read More...
Interactive chatbots are helping the UN fight world hunger
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) has been experimenting with text and Facebook messenger chatbots to monitor food insecurity in hard-to-reach areas, turning smartphones and social media into lifelines for those in need. The WFP’s “Food Bot,” rolled out earlier this year, works on apps like Read More...