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Food and Drink

NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.
by Alina Selyukh and Juweek Adolphe

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Hey, meat eaters. Your gut health can rival a vegan’s. Here’s how

Hey, meat eaters. Your gut health can rival a vegan’s. Here’s how

Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that influence our health. A new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is the variety of plant-based food in your diet, even if you eat meat.
by Maria Godoy

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Girl Scouts are retiring two cookie flavors (don’t worry, your Thin Mints are safe)

Girl Scouts are retiring two cookie flavors (don’t worry, your Thin Mints are safe)

2025 will be the last time you can buy Girl Scout S’mores and Toast-Yay! cookies. They join the ranks of many other discontinued flavors — RIP Mango Cremes with Nutrifusion and cheesy Golden Yangles.
by Neda Ulaby

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The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn’t authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn’t meet safety standards.
by Will Stone

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Who can say it’s healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food labels

Who can say it’s healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food labels

At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping people make healthier choices in the grocery store.
by Allison Aubrey

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