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Let’s Change the Way We Talk About Food

Have you ever noticed how some people talk about their negative emotions surrounding food? Words and phrases like “bad,” “guilty” or “I shouldn’t” are often associated with…
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Eyes on the Plant-based Food Prize

We’ve talked recently about the growing popularity of plant-based food diets. Plant-based diets encompass not only vegetarian and vegan diets, but also diets that focus on an…
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Spring 2019 Food Insight Newsletter

In this month’s issue: Five Food Trends To Watch in 2019 Fast Take: The EAT-Lancet Report on Sustainable Diets Is Label Literacy a Key to Healthier Food…
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The Basics of a Vegan Diet

Highlights – Vegan diets only include plant-based foods. – Research has shown that vegan or vegetarian diets rich in plant-based foods are associated with lower LDL cholesterol,…
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Food Allergies Throughout the Lifespan

Thirty-five years ago, the prevalence of food allergies was approximately one percent.  Today, approximately 32 million Americans are living with food allergies. With these rising rates, it’s…
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What is Erythritol?

Highlights Erythritol is a type of carbohydrate called a sugar alcohol, or polyol. Erythritol is unique from other sugar alcohols because it contains zero calories. Erythritol occurs…
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What is Choline?

Highlights Choline is an essential nutrient involved in brain and nervous system function, cell membrane support, making DNA, fat transport and metabolism. The Food and Nutrition Board…
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