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Michael Durand (left), husband of Kitchn Editor-In-Chief Faith Durand, and friend Chris Gardner (right) carve turkey while guests hang out in the Durands' kitchen at a recent party, dirty dishes and all. (Kitchn/Rachel Joy Barehl)
NPR
Lifestyle

Why modern-day guests always gather in the kitchen

Over the last 100 years, this tiny kitchen expanded, to make room for other household members. And become more of a living space.

7 years ago

Nearly 700,000 people living in the five-county Philadelphia region use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits known as food stamps. (Bigstock/Style-Photographs)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements

USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits

7 years ago

Every summer, downy mildew spreads from Florida northward, adapting to nearly every defense pickle growers have in their arsenals and destroying their crops. (Bernd Settnik/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Scientists are fighting for the stricken pickle against this tricky disease

With failed harvests, fewer growers are taking a chance on cucumbers.

7 years ago

A customer holds a McDonald's Big Mac. The fast-food giant, one of the world's biggest beef buyers, has announced plans to use its might to cut back on antibiotics in its global beef supply. Environmentalists are applauding the commitment. (Christoph Schmidt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Lots of antibiotics are used in beef production. McDonald’s vows to change this

Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.

7 years ago

The Trump administration is giving schools more flexibility in the meals they serve. Critics say the rollback on school lunch rules is bad for kids' health. (Mary Esch/AP)
NPR
Health

More salt, fewer whole grains: USDA eases school lunch nutrition rules

School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, Brian Wansink speaks during an interview in the produce section of a supermarket in Ithaca, N.Y. On Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, the prominent food researcher is defending his work a day after Cornell University said he engaged in academic misconduct and was removed from all teaching and research positions. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)
Science

Study that took aim at ‘Joy of Cooking’ is retracted

More work by a prominent food researcher has been retracted because of problems with the data.

7 years ago

Philabundance volunteers fill bags and boxes with fresh produce during a free farmers market at Lillian Marrero Library in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood, March 14, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health
Broke in Philly

Drexel research links racism and hunger

People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.

7 years ago

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People have enjoyed seltzer and other sparkling drinks for decades. Some of the bottles at the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys go back to the 1950s. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Why we like sparkling water: The science behind the fizz

Bubbly water purveyors say “a good seltzer should hurt.” The acidity in carbonated drinks lights up the pain receptors in nerve endings — in a way that pleases the tongue.

7 years ago

A commercial scallop fishing boat enters the Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant, N.J.  (Wayne Parry/AP Photo, File)
Down the Shore
Health

Movement grows to establish seafood ‘gleaning’ program in N.J.

The Cape May County Board of Freeholders is the latest legislative body to support a program that would allow the New Jersey fishing indu ...

7 years ago

For four years, Devi Lockwood has been traveling around the world to record 1,001 stories about water and climate change. (Image courtesy of Devi Lockwood)
The Pulse
Health

Water stories: 1,001 voices from around the world

After a bike ride down the Mississippi, Devi Lockwood set out to record water stories on every continent. Here are two: one from Afghanistan, the other from China.

7 years ago

Listen 6:47
Katherine Taylor pets her dog Lapis. (Julian Harris/For WHYY’s The Pulse)
The Pulse
Health

Is it safe for your dog to drink from the toilet?

Dogs who drink toilet water are a health risk to themselves and maybe to the entire family.

7 years ago

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Kevin Lawerence, of Wynnewood, was pleasantly surprised to receive a fresh bag of groceries during his appointment at Lankenau Hospital's integrated health practice.
Health

Take two aspirin and a bunch of Swiss chard: Hospital farm aims to promote patient wellness

Lankenau's Wellness Farm yields thousands of pounds of produce for distribution to patients at no charge.

7 years ago

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Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket in Homestead, Pa., in this Nov. 2006 file photo. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
The Why
Money

Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s

Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?

Air Date: November 28, 2018

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Romaine lettuce is seen on sale at a supermarket in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning against all romaine lettuce just two days before Thanksgiving. Now the CDC has narrowed the source of the outbreak to California's central coast (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Some romaine is fine to eat, but beware California, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in the Central Coastal region of California.

7 years ago

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a ban on junk food advertisements across the city's transportation network on Friday. The new rules will take effect on Feb. 25, 2019. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Mind the junk food: London to ban ads for unhealthy eats on public transportation

7 years ago

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