Nutrition

Taking Stock And Looking Forward: Food Access and Nutrition

Taking Stock And Looking Forward: Food Access and Nutrition

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 24, 2021

Dariush Mozaffarian, Marion Nestle, and A-dae Romero-Briones on next steps for greater access to healthier food for all.

Climate Change Is Making Nights Warmer—and Crops May Never Be the Same

By Malini Muthuraj

December 17, 2021

Illuminated Combine Harvester On Farm

The Inequity of Hunger: An Interview with Priya Fielding-Singh

By Matthew Wheeland

November 24, 2021

Priya Fielding-Singh and the cover of

Could Climate Change Make Food Less Nutritious?

November 16, 2021

old man checking ripe rice in autumn

Op-ed: Boosting SNAP Will Put More Food on Millions of Tables. It Will Also Prevent Depression and Anxiety.

By Caitlin Daniel

November 5, 2021

Mother and 2 young daughters eating breakfast, mother helping the youngest, despite suffering crippling mental health challenges as a result of food insecurity

After a Fraught History, Some Tribes Finally Have the Power to Rethink ‘Commodity Foods’

November 1, 2021

Frozen ground beef at the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations at the Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos FDPIR warehouse in Bernalillo, New Mexico (Photo credit: Andi Murphy)

The Next Chapter for Farm to School: Milling Whole Grains in the Cafeteria

By Hannah Wallace

September 10, 2021

Harvesting Hard Red Spring wheat variety Summit 515 at Whitehead Elementary school in Woodland, California – the second school to grow wheat as part of the Wheat 2 Schools project.

For Some Native Americans, Pregnancy Helps Forge a Path Toward Traditional Foods

August 17, 2021

Maria Parra Cano Maternity shot. (Photo courtesy of Maria Parra Cano)

Op-ed: The Revolutionary Power of Food

By Robert Egger

July 2, 2021

revolutionary fist holding a fork

Will the U.S. Finally Take a Holistic Approach to Ending Child Hunger?

June 22, 2021

three children eating federally subsidized school meals

Op-ed: I Grew Up Hungry. Let’s Finally Commit to Feeding Our Children.

By Bobbi Dempsey

June 22, 2021

a hungry child sits at a table with just a tiny amount of food looking a little bit haunted

The Museum Building an Incubator for Native Food Businesses

June 21, 2021

Grown by farmers with The Cultural Conservancy, Seneca Onëo white corn is braided for drying prior to shelling for seed and grinding for flour. Photo by Mateo Hinojosa, TCC

These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

June 11, 2021

Share a Seed Founder Reana Kovalcik (right) chats with Erin Palmer, ANC 4B02 Commissioner. (Photo credit: Hannah Packman, Slow Food DC)

Op-ed: Our Shot at Creating Hunger Free Schools

By Luis Guardia and Miriam Nelson

June 10, 2021

a lady hands a student a school meal

Op-ed: Transforming School Food Requires More than Universal Access

By Angela McKee-Brown

June 10, 2021

students get a healthy salad for a school meal

A Century After the Tulsa Race Massacre, a Grocery Store Opens to Serve the Community

By Kristi Eaton

May 28, 2021

a Black family shops at the Oasis Market in North Tulsa.

‘High on the Hog’ Celebrates Black Contributions to Global Food and Culture

By Nadra Nittle

May 26, 2021

Dr. Jessica B. Harris and Stephen Satterfield shopping for okra at the Dantokpa Market in Benin.

Op-Ed: Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.

By James McGovern and Jahana Hayes

May 26, 2021

A young child watches as local residents receive food items as Food Bank For New York City teams up with the New York Yankees to kick-off monthly food distribution for New Yorkers in need at Yankee Stadium on May 20, 2021 in New York City.

Taking Ancient, Wild Crops from Field to Table

By Lindsay Campbell

May 6, 2021

Rob Connoley in the Bulrush kitchen in 2019. (Photo CC-licensed by Edsel Little)

Roxana Jullapat on the Transformative Power of Baking with Whole Grains

By Hilary Macht

April 30, 2021

Roxana Jullapat photo by Kristin Teig.

After a Year of Pandemic Eating, Supermarkets Enlist Shoppers in Nutrition Programs

April 26, 2021

a dietician helps a shopper pick the healthiest food at a supermarket

A NYC Reentry Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People Healing, Dignity Through Meals

April 19, 2021

Chef Nikki preparing a meal in the Castle kitchen. (Photo credit: Lela Nargi)

A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support

April 13, 2021

a woman and child shop for groceries using wic and snap at the supermarket during the pandemic

Hungry Seniors Need More Than Just Access to Food

April 12, 2021

a senior receives a meal delivery from a courier to fight hunger and food insecurity

Michael Moss on How Big Food Gets Us Hooked

By Bettina Elias Siegel

April 9, 2021

michael moss author photo and the cover of hooked