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Zian Garcia, 15, buys some snacks including Flamin' Hot Cheetos at Touchdown Food Mart, near Lake View High School.

Nutrition advocates putting heat on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

August 19, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

On a recent sunny fall afternoon, students from Lake View High School streamed out of a nearby convenience store munching after-school snacks. Some bought cookies and snack cakes. Others got...

Nutrition advocates putting heat on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

May 13, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

On a recent sunny fall afternoon, students from Lake View High School streamed out of a nearby convenience store munching after-school snacks. Some bought cookies and snack cakes. Others got...

“I started to rationalize why it might be OK…”

August 19, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

When I started reporting this story, I considered Flamin Hot chips a youngster's culinary phenomenon. Certainly not something that this 43-year-old, whole-food-eating, farmers-market-loving, scratch-cooking food policy writer would ever want...

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos inspire fanatic loyalty among kids

December 24, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.

On a recent sunny fall afternoon, students from Lake View High School streamed out of a nearby convenience store munching after-school snacks.Some bought cookies and snack cakes. Others got soft...

“I started to rationalize why it might be OK…”

December 24, 2018 at 12:03 p.m.

When I started reporting this story, I considered Flamin Hot chips a youngster's culinary phenomenon. Certainly not something that this 43-year-old, whole-food-eating, farmers-market-loving, scratch-cooking food policy writer would ever want...

Emanuel teams with soft-drink giants to combat obesity

August 23, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care...

Emanuel teams with soft-drink giants to combat obesity

December 24, 2018 at 7:49 p.m.

New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care...

Cooking tips to possibly lessen risk of arsenic in rice

December 24, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.

Last month rice lovers got some bitter news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Reports released studies showing "worrisome" levels of cancer-causing arsenic in many popular rices and...

City announces proposed food truck stand locations

December 24, 2018 at 11:56 a.m.

Food trucks may soon find special parking spots near City Hall, NBC Tower, Harold Washington College, Buckingham Fountain and Lincoln Park Zoo, among other high-traffic locations in Chicago. Mayor Rahm...

Posting of calories not lowering count for most diners

December 24, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

On a recent balmy afternoon Kristina Stefanopoulos was craving an Oreo McFlurry. But before she could order it she had to stare down its calorie count. "I noticed that the...

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