Does food taste better the more expensive it is?

A restaurant in upstate New York offered diners the choice between paying $4 or $8 for their buffet and asked them to rate their experience, resulting in some surprising results.

Benefits of ‘traffic light’ food labels, positioning of healthy items

The use of color-coded “traffic light” food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria.

Smarter lunchrooms make lunch choices child’s play

In Jan. 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture passed a series of regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious, which included requiring schools to increase whole grain offerings and making students select either a fruit or vegetable with their purchased lunch.

Good News For Meat Lovers, Most Ready-to-Eat Meat Products Contain Very Few Cancerous Compounds

If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog. That’s because hot dogs, as well as pepperoni and deli meats, are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds, according to Kansas State University research…