The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose in June for the eighth straight month, bringing the total number of Americans using the service to more than 35 million.
[AP via NY Times]
A new study reveals how kids’ eating habits are affected by who they eat with. Beware your kids hanging out with big eaters — they will eat big, too.
[Time]
Meanwhile, another study says that the sons of immigrants are more likely to be overweight or obese than the sons of American-born parents. The issue does not affect girls.
[Washington Post]
A number of hospitals around the country are revamping their meal offerings. Cooking competitions among hospital chefs are helping cafeterias to push the envelope.
[Wall Street Journal]
Dan Barber explains why food politics begin in the kitchen, and expounds on why we eat too much meat and especially the wrong parts of the animal.
[The Nation]
Alice Waters also gives her two cents about what’s wrong with America’s eating habits. She says food education should start at school, both in the classroom and the cafeteria.
[NPR]
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on September 4, 2009
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