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Wednesday June 30, 2010

Vered Guttman for NPR

Give Chickpeas A Chance

June 30, 2010 • In the Middle East, the origins of traditional dishes like hummus are the subject of contentious debate across cultures and borders. But Israeli food writer Vered Guttman suggests that these culinary similarities are reason for hope.

Tuesday June 29, 2010

Kellogg Recalls Popular Breakfast Cereals Because Of Strange Smell

The box liners of Froot Loops and other sweet Kellogg's cereals may make some people sick. Pink Sherbert Photography/flickr.com hide caption

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Kellogg Recalls Popular Breakfast Cereals Because Of Strange Smell

June 29, 2010 • Kellogg's prepared breakfast items have attracted the government's notice at least three times this year.

Hospital Food Gets A Push Down The Organic Aisle

June 29, 2010 • The move toward local and organic food is spreading to an area not commonly associated with freshness, or even flavor: hospital kitchens. Advocates say a switch to higher-quality and smaller servings of meat will help patients. But the idea has its critics.

Sunday June 27, 2010

Sparkling Wines To Keep Your Summer Bubbly

June 27, 2010 • Just the sound of a popping cork evokes a sense of celebration. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with Chris Adams, CEO of Sherry Lehmann Wine and Spirits in New York City, who offers his champagne recommendations for the summer season.

Sparkling Wines To Keep Your Summer Bubbly

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Friday June 25, 2010

5 Surprising Salt Sources In Food

June 25, 2010 • Breads, grain-based dishes and processed meats are some of the big contributors of dietary salt.

Wednesday June 23, 2010

T. Susan Chang for NPR

Weed It And Reap: A Meal With Nature's Outcasts

June 23, 2010 • Instead of obliterating the plant pests in your garden, try harvesting them. After all, they've been fattened up on your good compost and diligent watering all season. All you need is an open mind — and the appetite to go with it.

Tuesday June 22, 2010

Consumer Group To McDonald's: Drop The Toys

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Consumer Group To McDonald's: Drop The Toys

June 22, 2010 • McDonald's Happy Meal toy promotions prompt kids to pester parents and foster lifelong poor eating habits, the Center for Science in the Public Interest claims.

Monday June 21, 2010

Coast Guard Seizes Gulf Shrimp From Off-Limits Zone

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Coast Guard Seizes Gulf Shrimp From Off-Limits Zone

June 21, 2010 • About 30,000 pounds of shrimp were returned to Gulf of Mexico waters after the Coast Guard boarded two vessels that had been fishing in prohibited waters.

Kids Prefer The Taste Of Food Marketed With Cartoon Characters

June 21, 2010 • A small study finds that kids say food with a cartoon character on the label actually tastes better.

Sunday June 20, 2010

Chris Silas Neal

To Market, To Market: 10 Top Summer Cookbooks

June 20, 2010 • This year has yielded a bumper crop of cookbooks for the farmers market regular. Food writer T. Susan Chang has sorted through this bounty to come up with an armload of recommendations — as well as a score of great summer recipes — for the locavore in your life.

To Market, To Market: 10 Top Summer Cookbooks

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Saturday June 19, 2010

Controversial Pesticide Worries Scientists

California's strawberry fields have become the latest battleground in a series of skirmishes over pesticide use. Growers say they need state regulators to approve the use of the fumigant methyl iodide as a replacement for methyl bromide, which damages the ozone layer. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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Controversial Pesticide Worries Scientists

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June 19, 2010 • In California, scientists are battling with state regulators over the use of pesticides to grow strawberries. Methyl bromide, which is currently used to fumigate the soil the berries are planted in, is being phased out because it damages the ozone layer. Its replacement, however, is carcinogenic.

Controversial Pesticide Worries Scientists

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Friday June 18, 2010

Where's The Cupcake Truck Today? Check Facebook

Each morning, Sean Moore loads up a 1969 Ford Vanette with cupcakes made at a bakery he co-owns with his wife. Once he finds a parking spot, he tells his customers through social media sites where he is -- and how long he'll be there. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption

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Where's The Cupcake Truck Today? Check Facebook

June 18, 2010 • In Denver, Sean Moore is known as "the cupcake guy." Each morning, he loads up a 1969 Ford Vanette with cupcakes made at a bakery he co-owns with his wife. Once he finds a parking spot, he tells his customers through social media sites where he is -- and how long he'll be there.

Where's The Cupcake Truck Today? Check Facebook

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SpaghettiOs And Marie Callender Foods Recalled

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Shots - Health News

SpaghettiOs And Marie Callender Foods Recalled

June 18, 2010 • Campbell's Soup Co. and ConAgra Foods are on the hot seat with big food recalls for SpaghettiOs and frozen chicken meals.

Thursday June 17, 2010

Shots - Health News

FDA Studies Oysters, Increases Inspections To Safeguard Gulf Seafood

June 17, 2010 • Chemical dispersants are not a food safety issue because they don't penetrate fish flesh, FDA says.

FDA Studies Oysters, Increases Inspections To Safeguard Gulf Seafood

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Wednesday June 16, 2010

Bourdain's 'Medium Raw' Grilling Of Celebrity Chefs

June 16, 2010 • Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw is a tour of the current state of the food world and the wild and weird chefs and personalities that inhabit it. He takes on the cult of celebrity chefs and the state of the American hamburger, and gets inside the mind of wunderkind David Chang.

Bourdain's 'Medium Raw' Grilling Of Celebrity Chefs

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