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CPS passes free breakfast program for all students

August 22, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

Chicago's school board on Wednesday adopted a sweeping new program to offer free breakfasts in the classrooms of Chicago Public Schools' 410,000 students, expanding a federally funded initiative aimed at...

According to <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-foods-0702-health-labels-20100702,0,719702.story">Dr. DeBusman</a>, a nutritionist with Alameda County Family Health Services and a professor at Merritt College in Oakland, a product that says it has 0 grams of trans fat doesn't always have 0g. If the product has less than 0.5 grams total per serving, the label may read "Trans Fat 0g."

Girl Scout Cookies and other sweets offer confusing labeling on trans fats

August 19, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Girl Scout Cookies, whose ordering season finished last week in the Chicago area, came with an extra pledge this year. For the first time ever, the scouts could promise that...

Out go the food scraps — and the guilt

August 22, 2021 at 11:47 p.m.

When Erlene Howard left my home last week, she carted away a 5-gallon bucket of moldy apples, carbonated kimchi, overripe avocado, black banana peels, coffee grounds, half a birthday cake...

The new meat: Meat with panache, Protein with panache, Meat goes natural

June 1, 2018 at 5:12 a.m.

Even as more Americans embrace sustainable food, meats often remain the final frontier. Grass-fed, pastured and organic meats can produce wonderful meals, but they can be hard to find, more...

Tips for cooking with meat from pastured animals

December 23, 2018 at 2:09 p.m.

The new book "Good Meat," by Deborah Krasner, offers dozens of cooking tips that work around the particular traits of pastured animals. Here are a few: Because they get more...

Tips for cooking with meat from pastured animals

May 13, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

The new book "Good Meat," by Deborah Krasner, offers dozens of cooking tips that work around the particular traits of pastured animals. Here are a few: Because they get more...

‘Four Fish’ captures the story of a seafood crisis

May 31, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

If the slippery sustainable-seafood issue still leaves you unsure about the right fish to eat, join the club. The situation remains complex and its explanation could make for a long,...

FDA: Possible salmonella in Urbana sprouts

August 22, 2021 at 11:42 p.m.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning today for consumers to avoid alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts that were grown on a farm in Urbana, Ill., because of a...

FDA: Possible salmonella in Urbana sprouts

May 13, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning today for consumers to avoid alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts that were grown on a farm in Urbana, Ill., because of a...

Red tape tangles chefs wanting to improve school lunch

June 18, 2018 at 11:01 p.m.

When top Chicago chefs visited a Northwest Side lunchroom this fall and found bags of Tostitos with ground meat as the main course, their first instinct was to roll up...

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