Taxing soda actually makes kids healthier. Who would have known it was so simple?
WARNING: SCARY FOOTAGE. IF THINKING ABOUT POWERFUL CORPORATIONS AND THE THINGS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF GIVES YOU THE CREEPS, DON’T WATCH THIS. Seriously, the twist at the end is the worst, though. Scariest thing I’ve heard about the legal system in a long time.
Good news and bad news: the good news is that the FDA is cracking down on some of the more ridiculous food labels out there. The bad news is that somebody let food labels get completely ridiculous. I mean seriously. The POM website claimed the drink could fight cancer? I have no idea why they thought that would be okay.
A cooking blog without recipes? Impossible! But also, somehow, intriguing…
The Child Nutrition Act won’t fix everything at once, but it’s worth it none the less. That said, my favorite part comes from Margo Wootan: “We can’t go from candy bars to apples in one fell swoop.” Actually, I bet we could. But anything that does help us get there is probably worthwhile, and knowing how congress works, this will likely be the first of many, tiny little swoops.