Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Friday, November 21, 2014

Can you afford a new baby?

Newborn
I turned 30 this year, which means that I've reached that magical age. Now, whenever I log into Facebook my feed is filled with pregnant bellies and pictures of adorable newborns. It seems like everyone is having a baby.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Starving, seething and scared: Eastern

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Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- Yuri Poznychenko has lived in the village of Stepanovka, close to Ukraine's border with Russia, all his life.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Rethinking the Happy Meal? Small prizes may get kids to pick up fruits and veggies at school.


Since the 1970's, when the Happy Meal was developed by a Midwestern advertising executive, McDonald's has made incentivizing food choices something of an art form. The little box of fast-food calories with a little toy surprise has proven to be so appealing to children that in 2010 San Francisco passed a law prohibiting toys from being sold with meals that fail to meet certain nutritional standards.

In My Country, Nigeria

Nigeria, a land of immense potential and boundless diversity, stands today as a paradox. A nation with vast resources, rich cultures, and br...