Nutrition

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 23: Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy announced today that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting former President Trump. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Can Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ‘Make America Healthy Again’?

October 9, 2024

In this week’s Field Report, MAHA lands on Capitol Hill, climate-friendly farm funding, and more.

Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to the US Nutrition Safety Net

August 28, 2024

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City. Earlier that week, the Trump administration announced stricter requirements for food stamps benefits that would have cut support for nearly 700,000 poor Americans. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

On TikTok, A Revival of Black Herbalism

By Lacey Herbert

August 13, 2024

Carmen Adams is a registered herbalist, community health nurse, and founder of Innergy Med Group, a practice that provides wellness plans that integrate holistic and herbal solutions. (Photo courtesy of Carmen Adams)

Can Cooking in Community Slow Dementia and Diabetes?

By Nicole J. Caruth

July 1, 2024

Look What Nicola Twilley Found in the Fridge

June 24, 2024

Nicola Twilley and the cover her new book, Frostbite. (Author photo credit: Rebecca Fishman)

Far From Home, the Curry Leaf Tree Thrives

By Mary-Rose Abraham

May 8, 2024

Zee Lilani of Kula Nursery stands among her curry leaf tree starts in Oakland, California. (Photo credit: Melati Citrawireja)

For This Alaska Town, Whaling Is a Way of Life

April 22, 2024

Parting the ice as they tow the whale back home. (Photo credit: Jim Wickens)

We Are in the Golden Age of Dorm-Room Cooking

April 16, 2024

screenshots of an instagram reel of a dorm-room cooking event of coconut tofu curry

Op-ed: My Family Struggled With Hunger. If Congress Won’t Fully Fund WIC, Millions More Will, Too

February 28, 2024

a parent feeds a small baby because they receive WIC funding and Congress has passed a funding bill in the past

Op-ed: Meals Made With Fresh, Whole Foods Could Transform Our Health Care System

By James McGovern

February 13, 2024

a volunteer delivers a healthy medically tailored meal to a senior citizen

Listen to Plants, Says Indigenous Forager and Activist Linda Black Elk

February 6, 2024

Linda Black Elk (Photo courtesy of NATIFS)

WIC Shortfall Could Leave 2 Million Women And Children Hungry

January 24, 2024

Can Prescriptions for Produce-Focused Meal Kits Fight Diabetes?

January 22, 2024

A participant in the Healthy Food Rx program gets ready to prepare a recipe. (Photo credit: Abbott Fund)

Op-ed: Solutions to Address Food Insecurity Facing Black Seniors

December 20, 2023

a Black senior cooks food in his kitchen to fight food insecurity.

Without Federal School-Meal Support, Lunch Shaming May Be Back on the Menu

September 25, 2023

Changes to WIC Benefits Would Cut Food Access for Millions of Parents

September 12, 2023

a young parent feeds an infant food that they bought using their wic benefit

What Cuts to the Food Safety Net Mean for People’s Lives

By Christina Cooke, Julia Knoerr, Anna Guth and Lindsay Talley

June 26, 2023

A woman holds a bag of pears as she waits in line to receive free food at the Richmond Emergency Food Bank. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How Benefit Cuts May Create a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Food Insecurity

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

June 26, 2023

A woman holds a bag of pears as she waits in line to receive free food at the Richmond Emergency Food Bank. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in Immokalee, Florida

By Julia Knoerr

June 14, 2023

People wait in line for food at the annual Thanksgiving in the Park gathering where residents of the farm worker community of Immokalee are provided with a free Thanksgiving meal. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Tamar Adler Teaches Home Cooks to Turn Food Waste Into Dinner

By Hannah Wallace

June 6, 2023

Author Tamar Adler and the cover of her new book, The Everlasting Meal Cookbook, about reducing food waste while cooking delicious food. (Author photo credit: Aaron Stern)

States Are Fighting to Bring Back Free School Meals

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

May 31, 2023

Eating the Wrong Poppy Seeds Can Upend Your Life

May 9, 2023

A bag of poppy seed bagels, some of which could be contaminated by high levels of opiates. (Photo by Christopher Dilts, Bloomberg)

Apple TV’s ‘Extrapolations’ Connects Food, Agriculture, and Climate Change

April 20, 2023

Eiza González and Tobey Maguire in the New Year's dinner episode of

School Food Chefs Learn to Plot Healthier Menus With a New Fellowship

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

March 6, 2023

A trio of school chefs working in the kitchen as part of the Healthy School Food Pathways program. (Photos courtesy of the Chef Ann Foundation)

Medicaid Is a New Tool to Expand Healthy Food Access

December 15, 2022

Shot of healthy food as medicine groceries delivered to a SNAP recipient's door.