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A Guide to When Fruits and Vegetables Are in Season

a-guide-to-when-fruits-and-vegetables-are-in-season Produce travels 1,500 miles on average from farm to table. Minimize this by buying food grown locally. To get you started, here is a season-by-season list of when 10 common fruits and vegetables are locally available around the United States. A collaboration between GOOD and Always with Honor. CORRECTION: The...
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How Much Do We Spend on Food?

how-much-do-we-spend-on-food Since 1949, the rise of industrial, processed food meant Americans could spend less on their meals. But those savings come with a high cost: obesity, diabetes, and big health care bills. Here's a look at the numbers behind our changing diet, and what we can do to make it better.
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Food: Waste Not, Want Not

The average American wastes more than half a pound of food each day. Meanwhile, millions of people are going hungry in our own cities. Here are a few ways to cut down on your food waste. Our video is after the jump.
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How Diets Affect Weight Around the World

how-diets-affect-weight-around-the-world Approximately two-thirds of the United States' adult population is overweight. This is because, on average, adults in the United States are eating upwards of 3,500 calories each day, when 2,000 calories a day is plenty for an active adult. Both types of foods, and the amount of daily calories an adult chooses to consume can have a...
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Your Daily Water Use

Thirsty? So is everyone else. We're headed for a water shortage. Here's how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video. A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner. GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos...
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What's in a School Lunch?

whats-in-a-school-lunch Each school day, more than 30 million children are provided with reduced-cost or free lunches as part of the National School Lunch Program.  The NSLP requires that lunches meet nutritional guidelines established by the USDA.  Here are two lunches; each meets the USDA's guidelines.  One represents the type of processed foods typically found...
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