Potatoes Come Under Scrutiny For Dominating Unhealthy School Lunches

Despite the fact that our nation's potato consumption is at its lowest point in 30 years — down 20% since 1996, in fact — our kids are consuming so much of the vegetable in school lunches that it's become a topic of debate in the Senate. The government would like to see potatoes in school lunches limited to only two…
A Year Of Barely Edible School Lunches
Schools used to dish out putrid pasta dishes, burned french fries, and mystery meats with few complaints from parents, but the childhood obesity epidemic has drawn more attention to what kids are being served at school. For years advocates have been saying children need to have healthier lunch options, but now one…
Ronald McDonald Loses #1 Spot To Jared The Subway Guy
This is hard to believe, but Subway has surpassed McDonald's as the world's largest restaurant chain, according to the Wall Street Journal. Subway now has 33,749 restaurants worldwide, while McDonald's has 32,737.
Diet Junk Food Guru Brings Her Act To Television
Hungry Girl, who one can only describe Alice Waters' greatest nightmare, is getting her own TV show.
Sarah Palin Defends Innocent Cookies From Alleged Liberal Onslaught
Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are positioning themselves against the anti-junk-food zealotry of people like MeMe Roth. Does that mean every time I eat a cookie I'm supporting the Tea Party?
The Hierarchy Of Food Needs
Responding to critics who argue that poor people do not eat healthy food choose to eat healthy food because they're ignorant or prefer unhealthy food, Ellyn Satter wrote a hierarchy of food needs.
The Sarah Palin Of Chef-Dudes
The era of the macho-chef may be waning, but is his heir apparent any better?
Brainwashing Is The New Weapon Against Childhood Obesity
Most parents want their kids to eat healthy, but one memory expert had a somewhat disturbing solution.
Dude Predictably Disappointed By Expensive Home-Delivery Diets
We usually think of home delivery diets as being for female celebrities (at least those not A-list enough to merit a full-time chef). So when a Brooklyn dad taste-tested them for the Times, we were somewhat curious.
Fat-Shamer MeMe Roth To Opponent: "Don't Be An Ass"
MeMe Roth is pretty excited about Santa Clara County's proposed ban on toys in Happy Meals, and disagreeing with her apparently makes commentator Mike Gallagher "an ass."
Farmers Squawk Back At Chicken Cruelty Videos
The Humane Society of the United States has released some damning footage of egg farms, but farmers' organizations are firing back, claiming the group wants "to remove meat from our dinner tables [...] and eventually — pets from our families."
The (Supposed) Scourge Of Snacktime
A recent study says kids are snacking more — and parents and scientists alike are up in arms. But are chips and pretzels really kids' worst enemies?
Sugar Is Not The Enemy: Against The Demonization Of Food
Those of us with large amounts of Valentine's candy to polish off will be glad to know that food expert Brian Wansink thinks a little sugar won't kill you. However, his words on sweetness touched off a bitter battle.
Women & Children First: Targeting Women In Earthquake's Aftermath
''Bringing food into a situation where people are desperate is always chaotic,'' says Chris Weber of World Vision, one of the organizations tasked with distributing the wave of donated supplies. Is handing aid over to women the answer?
