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A fast-moving future for gene-edited foods
ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- In a gleaming laboratory hidden from the highway by a Hampton Inn and a Denny's restaurant, a researcher with the biotech firm Calyxt works the controls of...
Why farmers only get 7.8 cents of every dollar Americans spend on food
For every dollar consumers spend on food, only 7.8 cents goes to farmers -- a record low that reflects shifts in how Americans eat, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Why E. coli keeps getting into our lettuce
Consumers have grown to love convenience salads, from tubs of pre-washed baby spinach to bags of chopped romaine.
The hidden crisis on college campuses: 36 percent of students don’t have enough to eat
Caleb Torres lost seven pounds his freshman year of college - and not because he didn't like the food in the dining hall. A first-generation college student, barely covering tuition,...
Study: Food stamp benefits are already too low in 99 percent of U.S. counties
The Trump administration recently proposed massive, across-the-board cuts to food stamps. But even without those cuts, a new analysis finds, current benefit amounts don't cover the full cost of meals...
Administration takes its first big step toward stricter work requirements for food stamps
The Trump administration is taking a step toward tightening work requirements in the food-stamp program, with a focus on high-unemployment areas that have been exempted from those rules since the...
Can a Happy Meal ever really be “healthy”? McDonald’s is trying its best
McDonald's Happy Meal is about to get a makeover. On Thursday, the fast-food chain announced new nutrition standards for its kids' meals and a series of upcoming menu swaps designed...
Trump wants to overhaul America’s safety net with giant cuts to housing, food stamps and health care
The budget that President Donald Trump proposed Monday takes a hard whack at the poorest Americans, slashing billions of dollars from food stamps, public health insurance and federal housing vouchers,...
This is the U.S. county that buys the least healthy groceries
The 4,500 people of Musselshell County, Montana, collectively buy the least healthy groceries of any county in the United States. Their baskets are loaded with fat and sugar, Nielsen data...
As NAFTA talks continue, your hamburger hangs in the balance
Few meals are more American than a burger and fries, the combo McDonald's made globally famous. But few Americans probably realize how much the affordability of that classic meal depends...