There are some simple facts about food,
on which most people agree.
- We all have to eat.
- We want good food for our families and ourselves.
- There are more choices at the grocery store than ever before, but it seems more confusing than ever.
Best Food Facts gives you the opportunity to connect with food system experts around the country who have done the research, checked their work and want to share the results. What do you want to know about today's food?
Submit your questions and/or comments and we'll have an expert respond.
Consumer questions: White "goo" on cooked chicken? Huge chicken breasts?
01/25/2012We received this inquiry from Best Food Facts reader Kathleen: “Can anything be done on how we raise our chickens? The breasts are huge. Way too big. Then they put some solution in them which leaks out white goo while they’re cooking.…
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Ask the Lunch Lady: Obama Award, Nutritious Menus and Improving Habits
01/19/2012Sioux Falls’ Top Lunch Lady on Providing Healthier Options for Students When seeking to understand some of the issues with today's school lunches, we thought we'd go straight to a top U.S. "lunch lady." Joni Davis, Child Nutrition…
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Will eliminating farm subsidies reduce obesity and associated health problems, such as diabetes?
Many advocates argue that US Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies that establish farm prices for crops, provide subsidies to farmers and provide consumers with access to an abundant and affordable food supply are responsible for the increasing number of adults and children facing the challenges of obesity and diabetes. However, Julian M. Alston, with the University of California-Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, says his research shows that eliminating farm subsidies would do little to change obesity rates, noting that consumers do not necessarily change food purchase …