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Samin Nosrat won the James Beard Award for General Cookbook of the Year in 2018 for Salt Fat Acid Heat. Aya Brackett/Random House hide caption
FA: Samin Nosrat, Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share
A family gathers food in the community pantry at the Central Texas Food Bank on March 26 in Austin, Texas. The Trump administration's USDA is ending a yearly food insecurity survey. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
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Influencers on TikTok are going back to Depression era food recipes
Today's food environment is saturated with ultra-processed food that is particularly harmful to some children. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
Some kids need more protection from ultra-processed food. Here's why
Tea Church is a stay-at-home mom with five kids. She says SNAP is a big part of what keeps her family afloat each month. Jay Fram/For NPR hide caption
Food apps can be useful because they put more information in the hands of the consumer. But different apps can give the same food different results. AJ_Watt/Getty Images hide caption
Using an app to rate food for nutrition? Take the results with a grain of salt
When we eat carbohydrates like white rice and pasta, we digest them rapidly, causing surges in blood sugar. But there is a way to slow digestion down. Jacobo Zanella/Moment Open/Getty Images hide caption
Resistant starch: How to make white rice and pasta more healthy
Community Plate seeks to bring people together over shared potluck suppers of classic casseroles. Marsden Shetterly/for NPR hide caption
A communal dining initiative in Maine kicked off to address loneliness is thriving
A spread of desserts found in the new cookbook, Malai Morgan Ione Yeager/Malai hide caption
Pooja Bavishi shares frozen treats from her South Asian-inspired cookbook 'Malai'
Stacks of U.S. lumber are stamped "Made in USA" and available for sale at Home Depot last month in Pasadena, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption
Hnoi Lathitham, 57, holds a bowl of Gang Liang in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, February 7, 2025. Hnoi, who has continuously adapted to a changing world, has been sharing the wonders of Thai food with people around the world in various professional capacities for over 30 years. Andre Malerba/for NPR hide caption
Salt-less Jamaican soup a 'transformational' experience
For a food product to qualify as 'healthy' it must fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Hispanolistic/Getty Images hide caption
Who can say it's healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food labels
President Biden welcomes then White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford to the podium during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Cristeta Comerford reflects on cooking for five presidents as White House chef
A woman shops in a supermarket in New York on Jan. 27. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Crystal Wilkinson's praisesong biscuits Felix Cruz hide caption
Chef Dieuveil Malonga runs the show at Meza Malonga. Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR hide caption
To ensure your baby is ready to eat solid food, check for these developmental markers: good head control, the ability to sit upright with minimal support, loss of the tongue thrust reflex and an interest in food. Lindsey Balbierz for NPR hide caption
A nervous parent's guide to starting your baby on solid foods
Ivy Chen (left) and Clarissa Wei browse Shuixian Gong Market in Tainan, Taiwan, in January. An Rong Xu for NPR hide caption
Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)
Bagels on display at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Michele Norris explores the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen. Audible hide caption
What makes the family kitchen so special? Michele Norris digs into the details
Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion
The author awaits a bowl of ramen noodles in a Tokyo restaurant. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption