Healthy eating
Farm-raised kelp is hauled aboard a barge for harvesting, Thursday April 29, 2021, off the coast of Cumberland, Maine. Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Maine seaweed growers to break state records this spring

By Patrick Whittle May. 01, 2021 08:17 AM EDT

Eugenia Alexander is planning to build a creative green safe space for the community serving the city of East Saint Louis at the intersection of Trendley Ave. and 11th St. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat via AP)
Urban farmers work to bring fresh food to southwest Illinois

By Deasia Paige Apr. 11, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

This image released by Netflix shows former first lady Michelle Obama putting a chef's hat on Waffles, a furry puppet with waffle ears and holding Mochi, a pink round puppet, on the set of the children's series "Waffles + Mochi." Obama is launching the new Netflix children’s food show on March 16. (Adam Rose/Netflix via AP)
Michelle Obama aims to give a million meals in new campaign

By Haleluya Hadero Mar. 16, 2021 09:57 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:51 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Feb. 22 The Intelligencer on keeping pets warm...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announces the expansion of a monthly food benefits program that will help approximately one million children across Illinois during a press conference at George Washington Middle School in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)
Food help expanded for kids shut out of school by pandemic

By John O'connor Feb. 23, 2021 05:19 PM EST

This combination of photos shows Anne Alderete at a restaurant on Aug. 12, 2020, left, and a dish of natto and chives on gluten free sourdough bread. Whether it’s kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings. Alderete is enjoying something she never thought she would: natto. Made of fermented soy beans, natto is popular in Japan but considered too slimy and stinky for some. (J. Alderete, left, and A. Alderete via AP)
Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favorites on the menu

By Leanne Italie Feb. 02, 2021 10:48 AM EST

Chef Jermaine Wall stacks containers of soups at Community Servings, which prepares and delivers scratch-made, medically tailored meals to individuals & families living with critical & chronic illnesses, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Food is a growing focus for insurers as they look to improve the health of the people they cover and cut costs. Insurers first started covering Community Servings meals about five years ago, and CEO David Waters says they now cover close to 40%. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve health

By Tom Murphy Jan. 23, 2021 08:53 AM EST

In this Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, a newly arrived Rohingya family rests under a temporary shelter at Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. United Nations agencies are warning that more than 350 million people in the Asia-Pacific are going hungry as the coronavirus pandemic destroys jobs and pushes food prices higher. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
UN: Pandemic, surging food prices leave many in Asia hungry

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jan. 19, 2021 11:35 PM EST

This Oct. 27, 2020 image shows a sign in front of the Ajo Farmers Market & Cafe advertising the Ajo Food Pantry in Ajo, Arizona. The pantry was overwhelmed with demand early in the pandemic. On designated afternoons, people can come by and pick up bags of food for themselves and their family and neighbors. (Katherine Sypher/Cronkite News via AP)
Arizona town teams up to fight COVID-19 food insecurity

By Katherine Sypher Jan. 04, 2021 10:00 AM EST

Spaces of Opportunity garden manager and farmer Bruce Babcock collects watermelons Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2020, from one of a handful of family farms to be sold at the weekly farmers market. Babcock spends most of his time managing and assisting other farmers at the 10-acre community farm. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)
Fresh food initiatives feed, teach communities of color

By Cheyanne Mumphrey And Anita Snow Dec. 13, 2020 11:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Barron Trump right, stands with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms

By Darlene Superville Oct. 14, 2020 04:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb, 20, 2020 file photo, women carry bags of maize during a food aid distribution excercise in Mudzi about 230 kilometres northeast of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe. An estimated 45 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure, with the number of people without access affordable and nutritious food up 10% from last year. Zimbabwe is the worst affected country, with its number of food insecure people expected to reach 8,6 million by the end of this year, World Food Program director in southern Africa, Lola Castro, said Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. ( AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, file)
Southern Africa's hunger upsurge blamed on climate, COVID-19

By Mogomotsi Magome Sep. 07, 2020 10:41 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 04:29 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ July 28 The Post and Courier on affordable...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2017 file photo, the U.N. World Food Program's logo is seen at the agency's headquarters in New York. The United Nations says the ranks of the world’s hungry grew by 10 million last year and warns that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 130 million more people into chronic hunger this year. The grim assessment is contained in an annual report released Monday, July 13 2020 by the five U.N. agencies that produced it. (AP Photo/Robert Bumstead, File)
UN: Pandemic could push tens of millions into chronic hunger

By Frances D'emilio Jul. 13, 2020 10:50 AM EDT

UN chief urges fast action to avoid `global food emergency'

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 09, 2020 11:40 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate action Tuesday to avoid a “global food emergency,” saying more than 820...

Louisiana deadline extended for students' pandemic meal aid

Jun. 08, 2020 12:18 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Low-income families in Louisiana have another week to apply for a program to provide healthy meals for children who lost access to...

Catie Quinn, operations manager, gives food to a student at Paul Habans Charter School in New Orleans, Monday, March 16, 2020, after public schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)
66% of those eligible seek Louisiana student meal aid

Jun. 03, 2020 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2018 file photo, Nevada offensive lineman Nate Brown (76) plays in the first half of an NCAA college football bowl game against Arkansas State in Tucson, AZ. Football players and other college athletes are facing challenges when it comes to following nutrition plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brown says athletes who "really take care of their nutrition" will be in better shape whenever they can return to campuses following the pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File )
The menu: College athletes get cooking classes, grocery tips

By Aaron Beard May. 03, 2020 12:45 PM EDT

A man wearing mask against the spread of the new coronavirus coughs as he walks in the Cristo del Consuelo neighborhood of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The poor neighborhood of Cristo del Consuelo has been hit hard by the new coronavirus pandemic, prompting the local government to provided food and medical assistance for the residents. (AP Photo/Angel de Jesus)
UN: $90 billion could protect 700 million poor in pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 27, 2020 11:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, March 27, 2020 file photo, Nightbird Restaurant pastry chef Hope Waggoner prepares dinner boxes that were delivered to hospital workers in San Francisco. Taxpayers will pay restaurants to make three meals a day for California's millions of seniors during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, April 24, 2020, putting the industry back to work and generating sales tax collections for cash-strapped local governments. California has about 5.7 million people 65 and older, but not all of them will be eligible, and some will have to meet income thresholds. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
California restaurants to get public money for healthy meals

By Adam Beam Apr. 25, 2020 01:04 AM EDT