It’s not OK to let kids drink coffee — so why do we do it?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN We have become a coffee-crazed culture. Yet, with all the studies coming out on how a cup of joe can reduce the risk for…
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Food prices are still surging — here’s what’s getting more expensive
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Prices at the grocery store continued to soar last month, adding even more pressure to shoppers’ wallets.…
Continue ReadingSubway, offering a rare glimpse at its finances, says it’s hitting record sales
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Subway says its most extensive menu makeover in the company’s nearly 60-year history is paying off. Sales at…
Continue ReadingThe Italian onions so delicious you can eat them raw
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Eating a plate of onions doesn’t usually top anyone’s food cravings or dreams there’s one succulent, niche…
Continue ReadingThe Italian onions so delicious you can eat them raw
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Eating a plate of onions doesn’t usually top anyone’s food cravings or dreams there’s one succulent, niche…
Continue ReadingThe simple reason why Trader Joe’s doesn’t deliver
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Online ordering is kind of a big thing these days, if you haven’t heard yet, and just about every…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s announces return of Halloween pails — just in time for trick-or-treating
By Zoe Sottile, CNN What’s spookier than a bit of Halloween-themed nostalgia? McDonald’s has announced the return of its retro Halloween…
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Downtown Pocatello pub now open for lunch
Beginning Monday, Oct. 10, the Taproom will open for lunch 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday, closed…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s best regional desserts: 15 sweet treats to try
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Buckeyes, biscochitos, marionberry pie. All over the United States, sweet concoctions have sprung up that mean a lot to locals…
Continue ReadingWhen you eat may dictate how hungry you are, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN We all know that eating later in the day isn’t good for our waistlines, but why? A new study weighed in on that question…
Continue ReadingMake every day National Taco Day with these tasty recipes
By Casey Barber, CNN If the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a taco is that crispy corn shell filled with seasoned ground beef,…
Continue ReadingKFC is bringing back a fan-favorite menu item
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Beginning Monday, KFC is…
Continue ReadingHow Spam became cool again
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Spam is cool. The 85-year-old canned block of meat has undergone a cultural reinvention. Hormel has sold a…
Continue ReadingTrader Joe’s finally brings back free samples
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Freebies are back at the grocery store after a long pandemic hiatus. Trader Joe’s brought back in-store…
Continue ReadingGrocery store prices aren’t coming down anytime soon
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some sobering news for US shoppers: There’s little relief in sight on grocery…
Continue ReadingCoffee lowers risk of heart problems and early death, study says, especially ground and caffeinated
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Drinking two to three cups a day of most types of coffee may protect you from cardiovascular disease and an early death, a new…
Continue ReadingWhite House seeks to tackle food insecurity at first hunger conference since 1969
By Tami Luhby, CNN Groceries cost 13.5% more than they did a year ago. Nearly 25 million adults live in households where there isn’t always…
Continue ReadingThe purple M&M is here, but not the way you might think
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Earlier this year, Mars shocked the internet when it unveiled new looks for its M&M’S characters.…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is selling Happy Meals to adults — with a twist
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Hamburglar is back at McDonald’s. But this time, it’s just for adults. McDonald’s is bringing…
Continue ReadingWhat is the healthiest bread to eat?
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the foods many people hate to love is bread. It tastes so good, but we often get messages that, nutritionally,…
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PCSD 25 announces Food Service Coordinator
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25) announced the selection of Heather Canfield as the Food Service…
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6 tips for eating more mindfully
Thistle compiled six tips for eating more mindfully from a variety of experts and news…
Continue ReadingFried chicken was cheap comfort food for South Koreans. Now a meal can cost $22
By Michelle Toh and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business Clark Park, a 35-year-old YouTuber, is one of many people in South Korea fed up with high food prices.…
Continue ReadingCharles the Entrepreneur? How the new king built a top organic food brand
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, King Charles was preparing to step into the role of monarch following Queen Elizabeth’s…
Continue ReadingAncient evidence of a favorite breakfast food could help us better understand the present, researchers say
By Danya Gainor, CNN The breakfast habits of ancient Scots may not have been too different from ours, new research has found. It’s Scottish…
Continue ReadingExtreme weather could push food prices even higher
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the next.…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is closing all its UK restaurants Monday for the Queen’s funeral
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s roughly 1,200 locations across the United Kingdom will close for most of the day Monday for Queen…
Continue ReadingFood prices are still soaring — here’s what’s getting more expensive
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation may be slowing, but food prices are still through the roof. Food costs spiked 11.4% over the past…
Continue ReadingBurger King has a plan to make you fall in love with the Whopper again
The past few years have been tough for Burger…
Continue ReadingIt’s one of India’s tastiest snacks. But there’s only one place you can sample the real thing
Shalba Sarda, CNN Indian poet Ashok Vajpeyi called Bikaner “a city where one half of the population is occupied with making bhujia and the…
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One-third of food produced in the US goes to waste—here’s how that impacts the environment
OhmConnect cited data from the November 2021 EPA publication From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste to look at the…
Continue ReadingKellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal. Really. The company’s new…
Continue ReadingFewer children faced food insecurity last year, but more elderly Americans did
By Tami Luhby, CNN Food insecurity among families with children fell in 2021, reversing a spike during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Continue ReadingWhy Coca-Cola doesn’t want to tell you what’s in those weird flavors
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coca-Cola famously won’t tell you the recipe for Coke. It’s not about to tell you what’s…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is adding a new treat for fall
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s newest item for fall doesn’t have pumpkin or maple flavors. Rather, it’s a nostalgic…
Continue ReadingHow America turned into a nation of snackers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can’t get enough of the in-between. Big companies report…
Continue ReadingAn E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97 people in 6 states
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Wendy’s restaurants have been associated with an E. coli outbreak now reported in six states, with 97 people infected,…
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Idaho Foodbank Back to School campaign runs in September
The Idaho Foodbank is recognizing September as Back to School Month as part of a statewide effort to support kids all over Idaho who are experiencing…
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10 plant-based, kid-friendly snacks for back-to-school season
Kick off the back-to-school season with these tasty and healthy plant-based snacks for your children, compiled by…
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How 4 common milk alternatives compare in nutrition
Curated evaluated the nutritional benefits and drawbacks of popular nondairy milks compared to regular cow’s…
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10 meals you can prep ahead to last the whole week
Top10.com compiled a list of recipes for prepared meals that can be made in bulk to last the whole…
Continue ReadingThese cute robots could deliver your next coffee
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Trundling around the hallways of Hong Kong’s Cyberport innovation hub, the little Rice Robot is on a mission. The stocky…
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2022 Eastern Idaho State Fair food winners
It’s that time of year again where people all consume 10,000 calories in the name of community involvement with zero guilt.…
Continue ReadingSam’s Club is raising its membership by $5
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add a Sam’s Club membership to the list of subscriptions that are getting more expensive. The warehouse…
Continue ReadingUltraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, studies find
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating a lot of ultraprocessed foods significantly increases men’s risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to heart…
Continue ReadingStarbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is coming back at a higher price
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Not even Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is immune to inflation. The fall favorite, which returns Tuesday, is…
Continue ReadingHere’s why Wendy’s in Canada has given its iconic red-headed mascot gray hair
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Wendy’s mascot has a new hairdo on its Canadian social media sites — all in support of one of the…
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10 stats that show how COVID-19 impacted food delivery services
Routific compiled data from company and market reports to tell the story of how COVID-19 spurred growth across the food delivery…
Continue ReadingOscar Mayer is now selling frozen wiener pops
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two summer staples — hot dogs and popsicles — are coming together. For whatever reason. Oscar Mayer is selling…
Continue ReadingChick-fil-A grilled nuggets and filet contain dairy allergen due to supplier mishap
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chick-fil-A’s grilled nuggets and grilled filets have a dairy allergen due to an accidental…
Continue ReadingHow to get half off Subway footlongs for a month
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not $5, but Subway’s newest subscription program makes the price of its footlong even more…
Continue Reading50 of the best street foods in Asia
Kate Springer, CNN Bubbling cauldrons of noodle soup, flaky flatbreads, kaleidoscopic desserts — when it comes to street food, Asia delivers…
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Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak
The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is bringing a British hit to the US
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac was a huge hit in the United Kingdom. Now it’s crossing the pond. Beginning…
Continue ReadingWhy junk food stocks are surging
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business People are stressed out and exhausted. The past two and a half years, full of public health crises, recession and…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the Wendy’s of the future looks like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is getting a makeover. The burger chain has unveiled a redesign that places an “emphasis on…
Continue ReadingWhy you need to stop adding salt and what you can do to make your food taste good instead
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN On second thought, maybe don’t pass the salt. Adding salt to your meal at the table is associated with a lower life…
Continue ReadingSee Papa Johns new pizza bowls: Just toppings, no crust
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Early in the pandemic, people couldn’t get enough pizza. Now, not so much. Papa Johns’ sales are…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Buffalo Wild Wings is adding pizza to its menu
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business With football season approaching, Buffalo Wild Wings is adding a new menu item that’s all but synonymous with…
Continue ReadingGirl Scouts add a new raspberry cookie to the lineup
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Girl Scouts are adding a new, raspberry-flavored cookie to the lineup. The Raspberry Rally, described in a…
Continue ReadingSnoop Dogg’s Snoop Loopz is entering the cereal game
By Lisa Respers France, CNN It ain’t nothing but a “C” thang baby. And in this case, the “C” stands for cereal. Snoop…
Continue ReadingOne-third of the food we eat is at risk because the climate crisis is endangering butterflies and bees
By Allison Chinchar and Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologists Bee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are…
Continue ReadingVelveeta is staging a comeback
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business In 2020, something incredible happened in the dairy aisle: Velveeta started flying off the shelves. Sales of…
Continue ReadingApples are baking on branches and hosepipe bans hit millions as England falls into drought
By Angela Dewan and Toby Hancock, CNN Photos by Toby Hancock and Martin Brown The Taylors have been growing apples in the English county of Essex for…
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10 emerging wine regions across America
Plonk Wine Club reviewed data of 10 newly established wine regions across America growing in size and popularity. Here’s what to know about the type…
Continue ReadingFood prices are skyrocketing, and it’s not just because of inflation
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation may be slowing overall, but food prices are still sky-high. Over the last 12 months, grocery…
Continue ReadingCoke’s latest bizarre flavor is here
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coca-Cola’s latest experimental, limited-time flavor is here. It’s called … wait for it…
Continue ReadingDomino’s tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed
By Nicola Ruotolo and Anna Cooban, CNN Business Domino’s’ Italian job was harder than it looked. Seven years after its debut in the…
Continue ReadingWendy’s is adding a sweet new treat for breakfast
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is adding a new menu item that includes some back-to-school nostalgia. Beginning August 15, the chain…
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Income guidelines for 2022-2023 free and reduced price lunch applications released
Families interested in applying for free and reduced price meals can now view income guidelines and apply for the 2022-2023 school…
Continue ReadingIt’s the little things: The only pan every cook needs
By Casey Barber, CNN I have a kitchen stuffed to the rafters with all sorts of cookware. As a professional recipe developer and food writer, I can…
Continue ReadingFrance’s most famous condiment is running out
By Camille Knight, CNN Business Hoping to bring some mustard home from France? It might actually be the last place you’ll find some at the…
Continue ReadingThe soul of a nation’s food: Vietnamese fish sauce
Chris Dwyer, CNN Fish sauce – nước mắm, or literally ‘salted fish water’ – is a Vietnamese culinary icon, an…
Continue ReadingOreo is bringing back this flavor after a 5-year hiatus
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fall doesn’t start for seven more weeks, but it has already begun for Oreo. Oreo’s “Pumpkin Spice…
Continue ReadingTaco Bell is bringing back Mexican Pizza
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza is finally returning to menus following a three-month absence. The chain announced…
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10 plant-based snacks to pack when you’re on the go
These tasty plant-based snacks recommended by Thistle are packed with health benefits, making them perfect to prep before a busy…
Continue ReadingThe Choco Taco is gone for good
Pour one out for Choco…
Continue ReadingSprite will no longer be sold in green bottles
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Sprite is retiring its green plastic bottles after more than 60 years. Coca-Cola said Wednesday it’s changing…
Continue ReadingReduce dementia risk with these food and activity choices
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more natural, unprocessed food, keeping active and having a good social life are all ways you can fight off dementia as…
Continue ReadingNestlé has kept hiking prices this year
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Nestlé hiked its prices by 6.5% in the first half of 2022 as it grapples with an “unprecedented” rise in…
Continue ReadingDomino’s is still struggling to get pizza to your house
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Domino’s is still struggling with delivery. “The delivery business continued to be more…
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The science behind natural wines
The process of making natural wine free from additives has existed for centuries. Plonk Wine Club explains natural winemaking and how it differs from…
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McDonald’s menu items from abroad
Stacker takes a look at McDonald’s menu items from…
Continue ReadingThis Asian country is betting on fermented horse milk to attract tourists
By Reuters Kyrgyzstan is seeking to attract more tourists by promoting its traditional kumis – fermented mare’s milk – which locals…
Continue ReadingOn Italy’s steep Amalfi Coast, ‘flying’ lemon farmers jump among the treetops
By Carlotta Dotto, CNN Above the green hills of the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, an agile farmer leaps across terraced lemon groves overlooking…
Continue ReadingThe newest superfood is good for humans and the planet
By Casey Barber, CNN When most of us read the words “plant-based diet,” we tend to think of foods such as kale salads and grain bowls or…
Continue ReadingFDA commissioner announces review of food and tobacco programs amid criticism
By Katherine Dillinger and Virginia Langmaid, CNN US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf announced Tuesday that he has…
Continue Reading6 inexpensive ways to eat healthy at home
By Marika Gerken, CNN The Monday evening dinner dilemma: You’re adding up all the money you spent on food over the weekend and thinking,…
Continue Reading8 myths about diet, exercise and sleep
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Beliefs developed when young about what is or isn’t healthy can follow us for a lifetime, experts say. But what if those…
Continue ReadingWorld’s best restaurants for 2022 revealed
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN It’s another good year for Copenhagen as, for the second year in a row, a restaurant in the Danish capital has…
Continue ReadingKFC just rolled out a new menu item to attract a younger crowd
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business KFC is trying out a new type of chicken nugget in an effort to attract younger consumers. Starting Monday,…
Continue ReadingBabies recommended to have human milk and families should have more support, guidance says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Families who breastfeed their children need support, according to guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and…
Continue ReadingCool off this summer with homemade ice cream
Casey Barber When it’s hot and sticky in the summer, consider it a sign that the universe is giving you an excuse to eat more ice cream. You…
Continue ReadingPepsi is making big money on smaller portions
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The biggest trend in snacking is something small: Chip bags and sodas are going mini. PepsiCo is seeing…
Continue ReadingChampagne bottle sells for record $2.5 million
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business A bottle of Champagne has sold for $2.5 million, eclipsing the auction record for bubbly and likely becoming the…
Continue ReadingStarbucks to close 16 stores citing personal safety concerns
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is planning to close 16 locations across various cities, citing safety concerns. “After…
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Applications required for free and reduced price meals for 2022-2023 school year
This summer, families who need assistance paying for school meals will be required to submit an application for free and reduced price school meals…
Continue ReadingHow to get free fries at McDonald’s and Wendy’s this week
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s and Wendy’s are both giving away free fries this week. On Wednesday, in celebration of the…
Continue ReadingGen Z isn’t that into dining out. Here’s how restaurants are chasing them
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants have had a tough couple of years, with the pandemic, soaring ingredient prices and labor…
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3 things to do this weekend
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Want some ideas to beat the heat this…
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