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This week in PostMag: a nostalgic celebration of food, glorious food
American painter Bob Ross was fond of quipping, “We don't make mistakes; we have happy accidents.” Our “happy accident” this week is that food and nostalgia, serendipitously, became recurring themes, threading this…
Cost of gluten-free food 'diabolical', says mum
Ellie Colton and Mick Lunney, Yorkshire A mum-of-two has said the cost of buying gluten-free food for her daughter is 'absolutely diabolical'. Hayley, from Sheffield, said her weekly shopping bill 'went up easily by £50 a week' after her…
Even a small daily addition of these foods could cause dementia
A new study brings to light a worrying figure: Even a small addition of ultra-processed food to the daily menu could raise the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, even among those who strictly adhere to a healthy, plant-rich diet. According to…
I'm a dentist-here are 5 'healthy' foods I'd never snack on
From dried fruit to smoothies, some of the healthiest snacks may be doing more harm than good when it comes to dental health. I see the same patients across decades, which means I get a long view of what these “healthy” choices…
Food waste scheme leads to missed South Kesteven bin collections
Oliver CastleLocal Democracy Reporting Service A new food waste service has created additional pressure on bin collections and led to some not being emptied, a council meeting heard. South Kesteven District Council cabinet member Rhys Baker agreed…
High living costs in Cambridge drive workers to food banks
Phil Shepka, Cambridge political reporter and Nic Rigby, BBC Politics East The cost of living in Cambridge is making it difficult for some low-paid workers to make ends meet without using food banks, BBC Politics East has been told. It comes as…
High living costs in Cambridge drive workers to food banks
Phil Shepka,Cambridge political reporterand The cost of living in Cambridge is making it difficult for some low-paid workers to make ends meet without using food banks, BBC Politics East has been told. It comes as hundreds of workers at the…
Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as 'food-related violence' surges, analysis shows
Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals. Attacks include 1,261 strikes on markets used by families…
Squeals of horror over price caps - but how are we going to fix our broken food system?
The news that the Treasury was asking UK supermarkets to cap price rises on essential foods was greeted with predictable squeals of horror this week. Supermarkets were reportedly “furious”, while luminaries from the former head of the…
What Is Farm to Table? All About the Social Movement Connecting Farms and Food to People
Walk into a restaurant today and you'll likely see a menu that reads like a road map: the name of the dairy that supplied the cheese, the ranch behind the steak, the farm down the road that grew the tomatoes. That shift didn't happen by accident.
California's 'groundbreaking' fast food council lacks a leader, hasn't met in over a year
California's first-in-the-nation fast food council — created to give workers a voice on wages, safety and working conditions — has not met in over a year and has no chairperson. Now the workers the council was built to protect…
Simply Good Foods' Director Bets on Quest and Atkins at a Deep Discount
Clayton C. Jr Daley, Director of The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL +2.24%), reported an open-market purchase of 10,000 shares valued at approximately $118,000, according to the SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueShares traded10,000Transaction…
Industry chiefs slam packaging tax that will push food prices higher
Industry bosses have hit out at the government and warned that food prices will rise by more than necessary as the packaging tax is set to be introduced. The government had been scrambling to find ways to limit a price surge in the coming months…
From toy shops to tasty food - why Paris is the perfect family mini break
“DOES the hunchback of Notre-Dame still live here?” my eight-year-old daughter Molly asks, as we look up at the gleaming white towers of Paris' recently restored Notre-Dame cathedral. Although we don't find any secret medieval…
UK on brink of disastrous weather collapse - our food security would be finished
Winter storms could get worse and summers drier if a vital ocean system collapses The collapse of a vast system of ocean currents which help push heat towards the UK would potentially lead to colder winters, hotter summers, floods and droughts…
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