Nutrition

Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:30:00 +0000

Plenty of celebrities leverage their star power to raise awareness of complicated food issues. Some of the biggest names include Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Prince Charles and Paul McCartney.

Down in New Orleans, actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David Simon's Treme and, previously, The Wire, has been taking on food insecurity in low-income communities with brand new convenience stores.

When Cheeseburger = Walking, Will We Eat Less?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:27:00 +0000

Nutrition labeling has been required on packaged food since 1990, and the new federal food safety law will require calorie counts to be posted for restaurant food — all in an effort to get the American public to eat healthier.

But most studies on calorie count labels show they don't do much to nudge people toward better food choices.

Apparently, Some People Can't Be Bothered With Food

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:50:00 +0000

We're accustomed to offbeat food ideas here at The Salt. But even we had to pause over recent headlines about a guy who bragged about finding a way around eating.

Rob Rhinehart's blog details his two-month experiment consuming mostly Soylent, a concoction he invented to provide all the nutrition and none of the hassle of food.

White House Dinner Rewards Kids Who Eat (And Cook) Their Veggies

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0000

No one said it would be easy to sell kids on quinoa and kale, but an invitation to the White House's first Kids State Dinner today, complete with fresh fruit topiaries and balloon animals, turned out to be just the ticket for some.

The dinner - really, a luncheon — was the brainchild of Mrs. Obama and her partners in the "Let's Move" initiative to get kids to fight the fat by cooking and eating foods that meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines.

Disney To Put Limits On Food Ads In Bid To Nudge Kids To Eat Healthier

Mark Memmott — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:50:00 +0000

With an endorsement from first lady Michelle Obama for its effort, Walt Disney Co. confirmed this morning that it is going to apply new standards to food ads aimed at children and their families during programming for kids.