We’ve all been there: you’re sitting at your desk, trying to focus on the task in front of you, but all you can think about is your growling stomach. The chips and soda you grabbed from the convenience store this morning haven’t held you over as well as you’d hoped, and you have no idea ...
What happens to your body when you start to eat a paleo diet? What about your brain? Thrive Market co-founder Nick Greene sat down with Mark Sisson, founder of Primal Kitchen, author of The Primal Blueprint, and widely considered one of the founding fathers of the modern paleo diet, to learn about his personal journey ...
At Thrive Market, it’s always been part of our mission to fight food inequality. We believe that health and wellness shouldn’t be a privilege; rather, it’s everyone’s right to be able to provide healthy, affordable groceries to their families. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many Americans, which is why in 2020 we made a ...
The first day of school is an important milestone for every student. This September, the Biden-Harris Administration will mark a milestone of its own with the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in nearly 50 years.
Although many supermarket staples can contain preservatives and chemical ingredients, there’s also a good selection that’s nutritious and natural. But—what does “natural” mean, exactly?
With both the Democratic and Republican conventions in the books, we now have our two official presidential nominees: Donald Trump for the GOP, Hillary Clinton for the Dems. Tens of millions of Americans tuned in for the speeches covering everything from national and social security, trade and terrorism, immigration and health care.
As we think about the state of our food system, it’s easy to dwell on the problems rather than relish the areas in which it has improved. But while there is much work yet to be done on the nutrition and food policy front, we would do well to pause and celebrate the victories—big and ...
There’s a food fight shaping up on Capitol Hill, and some of America’s most economically and nutritionally vulnerable kids are caught in the crosshairs.
When you think about hunger, what comes to mind? Is it the East African child with flies buzzing around her head? The rural Indian family living on a few dollars a day?
It’s no secret that the Standard American Diet—including lots of processed foods, sugar, salt, and fat—is not doing us any favors in the health department. 117 million Americans (that’s about half of us) suffer from one or more preventable diseases, many of which are connected to diet and nutrition.
Earlier this month, the Portland, Ore. City Council passed a unanimous resolution to allow a city attorney to sue Monsanto for producing the chemical PCB, which Portland officials allege has contaminated the city’s waterways for years.
No matter what your political affiliation, we can all agree the 2016 race for the White House has been equal parts fascinating, wacky, unprecedented, and intense. While this crazy campaign has often delved into the realm of the unbelievable, it has occasionally focused on actual issues affecting Americans—from healthcare, to taxes, to war, to job creation.
For tens of millions of low-income Americans, a monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit—formerly known as food stamps—is a lifeline.
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but head to the supermarket and browse the meat cooler, paying close attention to the labels.
One needn’t look further than a monstrous fast-food combo meal, a table at the Cheesecake Factory, or the typical Thanksgiving dinner to know that when it comes to meal portions, Americans’ eyes are sometimes bigger than our stomachs.
When the chairman of the nutrition department at Harvard’s School of Public Health condemns you for spreading “scientific nonsense”, you know the jig is up.
Maybe you’ve heard people talking about hunger in America and thought, “There’s plenty of food in the United States to go around … are there really hungry Americans? Surely, no one in this country is malnourished.” It’s a great question deserving of a solid answer, and the facts may surprise you.
“Before the school year began, we had a staff-wide meeting. The women who worked in the cafeteria were excited they actually got stoves to cook on. The year before, all they had was one microwave. All the food came in frozen and they had to heat each individual styrofoam plate one by one.”
“Many of the products that you end up seeing on your grocery store shelves are hardly food at all,” says Ken Cook, founder and president of the Environmental Working Group.
Have you heard? Some academic researchers studying food and diet-related topics are for sale, and Big Food companies are more than willing to buy them.
The buzz around bees is turning into a roar.
“What did you drink at lunch?” I asked my then-six-year-old son. “Did you get chocolate milk?” “No, dad,” he answered, clearly pleased with himself. “But did you know that they have strawberry milk? That’s healthier!”
Listening to University of South Carolina exercise scientist Dr. Steven Blair discussing the root cause of obesity, you might be tempted to give his expert analysis some weight.
“No Farms, No Food,” the popular green bumper sticker declares. True as that may be, there should also be one that says, “No Pollinators, No Farms (and No Food).”