Food

“Why do poor Americans eat so unhealthfully? Because junk food is the only indulgence they can afford”

“For parents raising their kids in poverty, having to say “no” was a part of daily life. Their financial circumstances forced them to deny their children’s…

“‘Those People’ Eat Quinoa, Too”

“I visited the food shelf a total of 5 times in about 11 months. I only told one friend. I told my kids, and when I did, I expected them to laugh, or get angry, or embarrassed. They didn’t do any of those things. They helped me put the groceries away, and they did so…

“Revenge of the Lunch Lady”

“To those unfamiliar with the absurdist theater of school lunch, it is puzzling, even maddening, that feeding kids nutritious food should be so hard. You buy good food. You cook it. You serve it to hungry kids.

Yet the National School Lunch Program, an…

“Soylent might be a great weapon in the war on poor people”

“Rhinehart has mentioned in interviews that he envisions Soylent doing everything from aiding developing nations to cutting healthcare costs. He seems to have good intentions, but I’m worried about some enterprising American…