Roberto A. Ferdman

Protein Cheerios has little extra protein but lots more sugar, lawsuit claims

March 28, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Macho men and women beware.General Mills, the maker of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Fiber One, and Cheerios, has a clever new trick, according to a lawsuit brought against the...

A menu at the new Taco Bell Cantina Restaurant on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Chicago, Ill. This is the first time the chain is serving alcohol in the United States.

While other fast food companies fix their food, one big name resists

June 16, 2018 at 5:10 p.m.

On Thursday, Panera became the latest fast-food chain to announce its plan to use only cage-free eggs. The commitment, which the company will carry out by 2020, is quickly becoming...

How to act less stupid, according to psychologists

June 16, 2018 at 5:36 p.m.

Over the course of any given day, the average person sees plenty of odd behavior. A bizarre outfit or a strange conversation, an unfamiliar gesture or anything, really, that doesn't...

Researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to get kids to eat more veggies

June 16, 2018 at 8:12 p.m.

It seems like an age-old problem - kids not eating their vegetables - and it is. Little ones, more interested in macaroni and cheese than sautéed spinach, are still leaving...

Between 2009 and 2013, as much as 47 percent of all edible seafood in the United States went to waste, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

What Americans do with fish is shocking

June 16, 2018 at 8:20 p.m.

There are plenty of fish in the sea. Plenty, also, in the trash. Of all the food that Americans waste-and Americans waste a lot of food-it's the seafood that never...

Is olive oil really better than butter?

June 15, 2018 at 12:46 p.m.

On a weekend morning not long ago, I found myself in the kitchen, near the burner, whisking eggs while a pan absorbed the heat from a light flame. I was...

The difference between what poor people and everyone else eat

June 15, 2018 at 1:21 p.m.

The good news is that the nearly 50 million Americans who participate in the food stamp program are getting as many calories in food, on average, as everyone else. The...

Why Americans dress so casually

June 16, 2018 at 9:01 p.m.

Look around you, and you'll likely notice a sea of different outfits. You might see similar articles of clothing — even the same ones — worn by different people, but...

What paying fast food workers a living wage would do to the price of a Big Mac

June 15, 2018 at 5:28 p.m.

Would you pay 17 extra cents for a Big Mac if it meant the person who prepared it could earn a living wage? What about an extra 30 cents each...

Why the most popular rule of weight loss is wrong

June 15, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.

There's a popular rule you've probably heard before about losing weight: for every 3,500 calories you shed from your diet, you'll lose a pound. But just because everyone, including nutritionists...

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