In January, a 24-year old nutrition influencer named Jacob Smith made the grave mistake of becoming a little too curious about tofu. Smith had read a study about the health benefits of eating less meat and figured he’d try to replace a small amount of the... See more
Earlier this month, Texas state Rep. James Talarico eked out victory in a heated race to become Texas’s Democratic nominee for the US Senate race this November. Texans haven’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988, and a lot of hopes are riding on T... See more
Over the last two decades, the availability of plant-based foods has exploded. You can get a meat-free patty in your Burger King Whopper if that’s your thing, buy realistic “chicken” nuggets at your local grocery store, or order marbled plant-based steak ... See more
Why Insect Farming Startups Are Going Bankrupt The proclamation came from, of all people, an insect researcher: “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” Dutch entomologist Marcel Dicke pitched eating bugs in his 2010 TED talk as critical to su... See more
Nearly half of the eggs sold in the US today come from cage-free farms. That’s an astounding turn, considering that in the early 2000s, just a few percent did. But according to pledges made by many of the country’s largest food companies — from McDonald’s... See more
