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UK Eyes Online Ban of Junk Food Ads

Obesity in children and some other health issues are often times linked to eating unhealthy foods or junk foods. In the UK, efforts to curb this problem has stemmed into a movement to ban junk food ads from children's content online streaming in various platforms such as Youtube.

By Jessica Fenol

Washoe County Schools Forbid Unhealthy Snacks

Following the order of Washoe County School District (WCSD), snack restrictions will be strictly implemented in all Washoe County Schools. Nutritional standards have been set since 2006 by the Washoe County School Board for every food and drink offered during the school day but WCSD admits that it finds it difficult to totally implement eating healthy snacks to Washoe Country School kids.
Mind Tricks to Convince Yourself to Eat Less

Take deceiving your mind into eating less with these helpful tips particularly if you need to accomplish that perfect figure. Actually, it may be as simple as changing the shade of your tablecloths or replacing a few plates in your kitchen.
Ever Wondered What Nutrition Experts Eat for Breakfast?

Nine dietitians reveal their favorate breakfast meal, as compiled by Kate Bratskeir for Huffingtonpost.
Most Usual Food Allergies

Food allergies are normal and sadly are in many cases entirely dangerous. The most widely recognized food allergies which make up an expected of 90 percent of every single allergic reactions are eggs, peanuts, milk, nuts, fish, soy and wheat.
India Still Not Ready for Commercial Cultivation: Monsanto Frustrated

U.S. biotechnology company, Monsanto is frustrated with India’s treatment to foreign companies making business in India. The country is still not ready for commercial cultivation despite the fact that Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, grow in an estimated 97% of India’s cotton fields and have helped India by some measures become the fiber’s top global producer. Instead of giving Monsanto a premium for developing its cotton industry, the Indian government makes it hard for foreign biotech companies.
Poke: The New Salad Craze This 2016

Poke is the new salad craze taking the streets of Los Angeles by storm. Poke originated in Hawaii and now has reached the US. The nation's love for raw fish enabled the well loved Japanese sushi to captured the pallete of the world, that's why it wouldn't be a surprise if poke or the raw fish salad becomes as popular as the sushi worldwide.
Chocolatier Will Continue to Produce Maria Sharapova’s Premium Chocolate Line Despite Controversy

Having been found positive of the banned subastance “Meldonium” in the Australian open, the five-time grand slam tennis champion and one of the most popular female athletes in the world, Maria Sharapova, found an ally in her partner chocolatier and producer of her new high-end chocolate line under her sweets brand Sugarpova.
NUS Researchers Develop Novel Environment-Friendly, Biodegradable Packaging Material

Often storing food is a major problem. Plastics commonly used to store leftover foods do not keep the food viable for long periods, as they are not effective enough to protect the edibles from oxygen. Keeping this issue in mind, scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an environment-friendly packaging material.
USDA IG Investigates Possible Sabotage At Wayne Farms Lauren Poultry Processing Plant

Often there are reports of chicken products like nuggets and sausages containing small wayward plastic pieces. But here is a case at a poultry processing facility in Missouri, which is being suspected of being an incident of deliberate sabotage, rather than an everyday accident.
Amazing Drinking Rites Around The World

In many nations around the globe, drinking has turned into a ceremonial activity. Several drinking customs might amaze you. When heading out from nation to nation, you'll prone to find that each have its own traditions which are infrequently original with regards to drinking. Make up for lost time with other traditions so you can drink unquestionably and curse free around the world.
Dairy Queen Gives Out Free Ice Cream on Tuesday

Dairy Queen is giving out free ice cream on Tuesday, March 15. Know the details and the branches near you.
Tesco to Donate Unsold Food to Charities

This year UK's supermarket giant, Tesco, finalized a deal to donate unsold food to charity to help lessen the problem of food wastage.
The Science Behind Comfort Food: Why Does It Make Us Happy?

Comfort food are overrated. We always turn to comfort food for so many reasons and excuses. And then we gain weight and blame our comfort food.
Cold Stone Partners With Warner Bros. To Create Dawn of Justice Cake

Good news awaits Batman, Superman and Wonderwoman fans and foodie lovers, as Cold Stone has recently announced that they will be releasing sweet treats for a limited amount of time.