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54 min ago | Politico

Farmworkers protest Wendy's in NYC

The protesters said Thursday they want Wendy's to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for Florida tomato pickers.

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Related Topix: Life, Fast Food

2 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

This May 10, 2011 file photo shows children at Tracy Elementary School running across a field as they take part in after-school exercise activities on the campus in Baldwin Park, Calif.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Baldwin Park, CA, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Life, Nutrition

2 hrs ago | WVNY

Too few kids use fast-food calorie info

THURSDAY, May 23 -- While some fast-food chains are required to provide calorie and other nutritional information to help customers make informed choices, kids who eat fast food at least twice a week are 50 percent less likely to use this information than kids who eat fast food less often, according to a new U.S. study.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Life, Nutrition

7 hrs ago | Evesham Journal

THERE'S plenty of food for thought for people planning activities this bank holiday weekend.

Local food and drink will the order of the day for the third Great Malvern Food Festival on Saturday, when the town centre will be filled with tempting smells and flavours from 10am to 5pm.

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Related Topix: Worcestershire County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Herefordshire County, England, Life, Food Festival, Recipes,

9 hrs ago | The Daily News Journal

Would you rather lose $1,000 or gain 20 pounds?

More than half of Americans say they'd rather lose $1,000 than gain 20 pounds, a new survey shows.

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Related Topix: Life, Nutrition, Medicine

13 hrs ago | Journal Gazette

Food stamp cuts at center of farm bill debate

The Senate this week rejected farm bill amendments to cancel food stamp spending reductions, make greater spending cuts and turn the program into grants for states to administer.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Representative Marlin Stutzman, Democrat, Representative Joe Donnelly, Senator Dan Coats, US Senate, Senator Joe Donnelly, Agriculture, Science, Life, Nutrition

13 hrs ago | WAPI-AM Birmingham

Hey, Y'all, Paula Deen Museum in the Works

Cork, Ireland, already has the butter museum. But Albany, Ga., might soon have the next-best thing: The Paula Deen Museum.

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Related Topix: Life, Chefs, Paula Deen, Ireland, World News, Albany, GA, Recipes

Wed May 22, 2013

San Jose Mercury News

Taste-Off: The best (and worst) chocolate frostings

There's nothing tricky or difficult about making chocolate frosting. Dump a few ingredients into a bowl, beat for a few minutes, then taste, tweak and frost.

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Related Topix: Life, Chocolate, Nutrition

Seattle Times

Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state

The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Prison, Agriculture, Science

Patch.com

3 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Last Day of School

School's almost out and boy are my kids ready for their fun in the sun. While I still think it is unfair that parents don't get the summer off, I do look forward to our annual tradition of kicking off the summer break with some fun together.

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Related Topix: Life, Dessert, Ice Cream

Journalgazette.net

Wellness coach pushes healthy foods

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

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Related Topix: Fort Wayne, IN, New Haven, IN, Life, Nutrition

El Paso Times

Deep-space pizza parties? NASA mulls 3-D printers for food

NASA can send robots to Mars, no problem. But if it's ever going to put humans on the Red Planet, it has to figure out how to feed them over the course of a years-long mission.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Space, Robots, Texas, Life, Recipes

Herald Star Online

Menu for a Memorial day feast

On Memorial Day, most families are busy visiting cemeteries, attending parades and services and seeing relatives, leaving little if any time for a big celebration with food cooked over a grill or in the kitchen.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Dining, Recipes, Hamburger, Baked Goods, Cookies, Dessert

Houston Press

The "Ag-Gag" War: Big Ag Declares War on Whistleblowers

Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, Fannettsburg, PA, Life, Pork, Meat, Agriculture, Science

Black Enterprise

Gospel Singer Files Suit Against McDonalds Over Chicken Sandwich

A gospel singer from Brooklyn is claiming her voice was ruined after she bit into a piece of glass while eating a chicken sandwich at McDonalds, and is suing the fast food chain.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Life, Fast Food

Science Daily

Engineers devise new way to produce clean hydrogen

While hydrogen is ubiquitous in the environment, producing and collecting molecular hydrogen for transportation and industrial uses is expensive and complicated.

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Related Topix: Duke University, Life, Recipes

WRIC-TV Richmond

W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia

With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food.

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Related Topix: Appalachia, VA, Life, Local Food, Agriculture, Science

Common Dreams

Farmworkers Fight Wendy's, the 'Last Holdout' on Fair Food

An oversized puppet of the Wendy's mascot, provided by the People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street, took part in silent street theater to convince the fast food giant to sign onto the Fast Food campaign.

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Related Topix: Occupy Wall Street, Theater, Arts, Life, Fast Food, Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Agriculture, Science, US News, Liberal Political News

KNDO

Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips

Federal agriculture officials say chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy - known allergens - which are not listed on the labels of its packages.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Chicken, Meat

Tue May 21, 2013

Folio Weekly

Everything Under the Sun

Hannah Aldridge has music running through her veins. Learn more about her before she performs May 30.

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Related Topix: Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Neptune Beach, FL