As your sipping your cup of Joe and reading the newspaper, consider this sage wisdom about life and the common cup of coffee. Offering his guests coffee, the professor sauntered into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive, gold-rimmed and exquisite, telling the young men to help themselves to hot coffee. Offering his guests coffee, the professor sauntered into the kitchen and returned...

One box of food is enough to feed one to two clients for three days, but more food may be provided depending on the size of the household. When a box full of food like grits, dry cereal and macaroni and cheese was handed to Patsy Hunter Friday morning, she instantly felt better. He said another factor is this is the time of year more people go on vacation, and the food donations don't make it to the agency. Nonperishable foods, such as canned veggies, canned fruits and dried milk, are...

The melamine in the pet food was in wheat gluten, a vegetable protein source and thickening agent used in pet food production. And, it should require all food labels to include country of origin labeling, whether for raw food or within the ingredients list for processed foods. Pet food brands implicated in the animal deaths had used wheat gluten imported from China, which tends to be cheaper than wheat gluten produced in the United States. The outbreak also might be the canary in the coal...

Beverage market experts told ET: Beverages offering functional benefits are growing two-to-three times faster than conventional refereshment beverages. The company either has to acquire sizeable space in the fast-growing energy drinks segment or in the speciality/herbal tea space, which is gaining popularity in health-conscious America. Energy drinks had taken the US beverage market by storm in 2006, outperforming most other beverage categories. As consumers increase their per capita...

The massive pet food recall linked to contaminated ingredients from China has shaken America s trust in China s food exports. Thousands of pets have died because of the contaminated wheat gluten exported from China, but this was just the last straw in the serious problems in food safety inspection. But when it comes to imported food, there are more than 230 countries that export food products. The United States may be one of the safest countries when it comes to food safety, but the...

The role of commensals, especially food-borne microbes, in transmitting resistance genes are becoming a concern to the scientific community," says Hua Wang of the Ohio State University, presenting May 23, 2007 at the 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in Toronto. The role of commensals, especially food-borne microbes, in transmitting resistance genes are becoming a concern to the scientific community," says Hua Wang of the Ohio State University, presenting...

The book is full of recipe ideas and includes "In" and "Out" lists of kids' favorite and least-favorite foods. Create oven-fried drumsticks with whole-grain cereal coating and learn how to replace water in a recipe with more nutrition-rich liquids such as pureed fruit juices or chicken broth. Missy Chase Lapine's new book, "The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals" (Running Press; $17. Available at Borders Books and Barnes & Noble.

Although this study has been criticised by the World Bank (WB ) for drawing conclusions after examining too few samples ( the sample size should have a lot bigger for real determinative value, according to the WB), there are grounds to think seriously also about the findings in the joint study. The study report contends that nearly 60 per cent or 36 million people out of those who are regarded officially as the non-poor in the country, actually suffer from food poverty. Although this study...

One of the more perplexing aspects of life in this very wealthy country and state of ours is the persistence of hunger and food insecurity. When dollars are in short supply, families naturally gravitate towards reducing their food purchases to items that are inexpensive relative to the calories they provide. Some people may find themselves skipping meals or cutting back on the quality or quantity of food they purchase at the store. One reason for this difference is that we have assistance...