If your New Year’s resolution was to eat healthier in 2025, it can feel overwhelming sifting through the myriad tips and opinions offered online. One easy, nutrition expert-backed choice you can start to make at the grocery store is to move toward eating more whole grains. Whole grains are grains that keep intact the bran…
Donald Trump’s first trade war hurt American soybean farmers to the tune of $11 billion. A sequel is set to be even worse. The humble bean was the poster child of Trump’s first tariff spat with China, with American shipments to the world’s top buyer of the commodity tumbling 79% in the first two years…
Food recalls have recently hit major brands, from Boar’s Head to McDonald’s, but experts say don’t panic ‒ at least not yet. While some food recalls don’t get much publicity, several recent high-profile outbreaks involving organic carrots, slivered onions and liverwurst have raised concern about U.S. food safety. However, data from the Food and Drug Administration…
ASHEVILLE — A collaboration between governmental agencies and nonprofit and faith-based organizations is repurposing some of the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene’s destruction into use for local residents. As part of a project developed by FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination, thousands of trees damaged by Helene will be repurposed under a state project, FEMA announced in…
President-elect Donald Trump is making his Cabinet picks and raising eyebrows on both sides of the aisle with choices looking very different compared to his first White House administration. Trump most recently tapped environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of the late Democratic U.S. President John F. Kennedy for the Health and Human Services…
With food prices on the rise, many struggle to budget their grocery trips or eat healthy meals. Grocery store prices were 2.2 percent higher in July 2024 compared to July 2023 and restaurant prices increased 4.1 percent, and are expected to increase, according to the United States Department of Agriculture food price outlook summary. Ohio…
You’ve likely heard health and nutrition experts highlight the benefits of eating a healthy, well-balanced breakfast — it’s not called the most important meal of the day for nothing. But when you’re on the go, it can be difficult to find the time and motivation to plan and put together a meal that offers balanced…
YORK, Maine — The York School Department was recently honored with the Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for significantly improving the nutritional quality of their school meals. The award, presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids, recognizes York’s efforts in reducing sodium levels by…