HeyJaredConsumed
The world of food through the eyes of two veteran food journalists
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Is Fancy Bottled Water Worth It? (opens the original)
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Meet the Guy Actually Protecting America’s Food Supply (opens the original)
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As a presidential candidate and later as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has talked endlessly about the dangers lurking in common foods, whipping up fear and outrage at the way federal regulators do—and for the most part, don’t—police ingredients. Yet it’s another guy, one you’ve probably never heard of, who is actually doing the work of regulating chemicals in our food supply.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_
I lined up to order a $100 meal. And I liked it. (opens the original)
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Restaurants used to be one of my greatest pleasures. Today, not so much. Prices feel extortionate as restaurateurs face skyrocketing costs for food, electricity, water, and labor, all while cutting back on the telltale signs of hospitality: Table linens and free bread? Gone. The QR code menu? Still, sadly, here. Reservations require non-refundable fees, are impossible to get—or both.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_dYH!,f_auto,q_auto:goo
Is Your Yogurt Ultra-Processed? (opens the original)
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In August, food policy journalists like me who were trying to briefly set aside the news remained sadly glued to our phones. Rumor had it that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy would finally unveil a federal definition of ultra-processed foods. This would be huge news. An official definition would allow federal agencies to update food labels, alter school lunch rules, regulate industrial ingredients, and, perhaps, help to reshape Americans’ diets.But the announcement never came.<a class="image-lin
There's a Reason Your Cookware Doesn't Last (opens the original)
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One of the first things I did after the haze of new love began to dissipate with husband was throw away his toaster.It had been his mom’s––maybe his grandmother’s? And it was hideous. Scratched, plastic orange handle, retro (but not in a good way). Though small, it took up a disproportionate amount of counter space in our tiny Brooklyn kitchen.I was determined, but a wee bit anxious. Not that I might cause a rupture in our relationship, but that my new, nicer toaster would not work as well as hi
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