Tag: Food and Beverage

Nobody really knows what a $15 minimum would do to the economy. Past increases in the federal minimum wage were incremental. There is no precedent for raising it to the level being discussed, more than double its current rate, economists note. (AP photo)

Business groups predict few workers at wage protests

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2015 9:47 pm

(PRNewsFoto/Butterball Turkey Company)

Washington Secrets

Fitness guru: Eat fat, it’s good for you and key to healthiness

Paul Bedard · November 9, 2015 3:19 pm

The chicken sandwich chain is opening its first stand-alone store in the District Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Chick-fil-A’s D.C. opening to include $32k in prizes

Anna Giaritelli · November 3, 2015 11:14 pm

Chipotle voluntarily closed down 43 of its locations in Washington and in the Portland area as a precaution after an E. coli outbreak linked to six of its restaurants in the two states has sickened 37Â people. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

37 sick from E. coli outbreak in the Northwest

Anna Giaritelli · November 3, 2015 9:28 pm

Of course, when it comes to sexual consent, there's a lot more nuance, and despite the moans people sometimes make when eating good food, sex is not food. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

No, sexual consent is not like drinking tea

Ashe Schow · November 3, 2015 5:18 pm

Study finds that viewing caloric information doesn't prompt people to make healthier decisions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Proof that Obamacare menu labels won’t work

Paige Winfield Cunningham · November 3, 2015 5:01 am

On Monday, MyPlate.gov, a division of USDA that dispenses nutrition advice, tweeted out a list of 10 things parents can do to help preschoolers build "healthy mealtime habits." (AP Photo)

USDA to parents: Don’t badmouth icky foods to your kids

Pete Kasperowicz · November 2, 2015 11:25 pm

WATCH: Giant inflatable pumpkin terrorizes Arizona

WATCH: Giant inflatable pumpkin terrorizes Arizona

Curt Mills · October 31, 2015 7:14 pm

"The best policy is to get rid of all government subsidies and get government out of our lives," Carson said.Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Energy and Environment

Carson flip-flops on using oil subsidies for ethanol

Kyle Feldscher · October 29, 2015 2:20 am

New York Mets' Michael Conforto's team socks are visible above his leggings while waiting for batting practice during a team workout.Â New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon are making a wager onÂ their respective baseball teams to win the World Series.Â (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

New York, Missouri governors make World Series bet

Joshua Axelrod · October 26, 2015 8:13 pm

Researchers with Oregon State University patented a strain of seaweed that tastes like bacon when you fry it. (iStock photo)

4 alternatives to bacon

Robert King · October 26, 2015 6:37 pm

The agency said that each 50 g portion of processed meat consumed by someone each day increases the risk of colon cancer by 18 percent. (iStock photo)

Bacon, hot dogs boost cancer risk: WHO

Robert King · October 26, 2015 2:25 pm