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Save Hide And Seek For The Playground: Why Kids Should See Their Veggies

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Getting kids to eat veggies through subterfuge — say, spinach smoothies -- sets the bar too low, researchers say. Your child must actually learn to like veggies, weird textures and all. Here's how.

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One Man's Quest To Reinvent The Wheel — The Flavor Wheel, That Is

Friday, December 30, 2016

Sensory scientist Edgar Chambers says flavor is multidimensional, and the current lexicon diagrams aren't doing it justice. So he wants to turn the wheel into a tree — with plenty of room to grow.

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Why Is Brown Rice Sushi So Awful? Here's The Science

Monday, December 05, 2016

Sure, brown rice is better for you than refined white rice. But if you cringe when you see it on sushi, there's good reason behind that, and it's rooted in flavor science and biochemistry.

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Bread Grains: The Last Frontier In The Locavore Movement

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Modern bakeries rely on industrial mills for their flour. But a small and growing number of bakers, chefs and pasta makers are making their own flour with the age-old method of stone milling.

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What Makes A Jam A Jam? Surge In Savory Spreads Presents Riddles For Purists

Friday, August 19, 2016

Savory jams tap into a love affair with foods that marry salt and sugar. They let people eat local fruits and vegetables year-round and lower the sugar levels found in traditional jams.

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Vegetables Take On Office Doughnuts When Farms Connect With Workers

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Employers have long known that one way to employees' hearts is through their stomachs.

But these days employers are plying employees not just with doughnuts, but with fresh vegetables, too — an effort to make sure those hearts are healthy. Tech companies are hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful ...

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Go Ahead, Give Your Toddler A Kitchen Knife

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

My 3-year-old son has an inexplicable fondness for the whisk. And we are pros, my son and I, at making blueberry and chocolate muffins and spooning out cookie batter.

But when it comes to leafy greens or butternut squash, my son gets bored. He starts whining or throwing things or ...

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At Farm To Ballet, Watch Vermont's Cows And Tomatoes Do Arabesques

Thursday, August 20, 2015

In a grassy Vermont field as a horse skitters in the distance, dancer Chatch Pregger is scaling a makeshift barn. He stretches his arms outward, holding an E for East in his hand. As the chicken feathers on his head flutter in the breeze, it's easy indeed to imagine ...

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How To Feed A Numbat: Zoo Cookery Aids Endangered Species

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

To make the New Numbat Artificial Diet, mix together powdered cat chow, hen's eggs and water. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes and cool. Add calcium carbonate, a vitamin-mineral supplement, cellulose powder, fish oil, Vitamin B12 and crushed termite mound.

"It looks weird, it smells strange, but they love ...

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