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Fast Food Restaurant Strikes Spread to St. Louis, Detroit

Jeff Turner — Sun, 12 May 2024 02:15:31 +0000

Following on the heels of similar strikes in recent weeks in New York and Chicago, hundreds of St. Louis area fast food restaurant employees walked off the job May 9, which affected more than 30 area businesses. The strikes spread to Detroit on May 10.

Lights, food, action! Vesak spirit undimmed

Kenneth Rabago — Sat, 11 May 2024 22:13:51 +0000

With the Avurudu celebrations barely over, Vesak lanterns, pandals and other decorations are already taking shape in houses and workplaces, and busy lantern-makers say the Vesak spirit has beaten the cost of living blues. Hard at work is S. A …

"Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive Largest in the Nation

Jessica Pinkerton — Sat, 11 May 2024 22:13:50 +0000

Here in Wheeling, mail carriers dropped food off at Catholic Charities, where more than 60 volunteers helped to sort it. The food will then be picked up by 16 different food pantries to help those less fortunate in our area. Many of Saturday's …

Food Sleuth: Las Iguanas

Mary Diaz — Sat, 11 May 2024 17:13:26 +0000

LAS Iguanas? "Open our doors," the restaurant chain's website confides, "and you open yourself to the colour, chaos and charm of Latin America." I am happy to report that there was no chaos during my luncheon raid on the chilli and cachaça joint in …

Security engineer who died in fall at food factory named as Nigel …

Kenneth Rabago — Sat, 11 May 2024 17:13:26 +0000

A security engineer who died in a fall at a food factory has been named as Nigel Chester. The 46-year-old, from Arnold, was visiting Premier Foods in Claylands Avenue, Worksop, to carry out a routine test of the fire alarm system on Wednesday, May 1 …

Local girl raises money to buy food for homeless pets

Ina Wojcik — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:14:02 +0000

Together, the pair decided to bake and sell cookies to raise funds that would then be used to purchase animal food for the shelter. “It's not really a service project,” Kraner said. “I honestly just wanted to help feed the cats and dogs. I feel very …

US colleges aim sustainable food efforts at hungry locals

Patricia Aoki — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:14:02 +0000

UNITY, Maine May 11 (Reuters) – Don't tell the red chicken squawking under Shayne Van Leer's arm that sustainable agriculture is usually associated with high-priced organic food. The eight-week-old broiler is destined for a pot at a local soup kitchen …

Updated Allergy Alert – Undeclared sulphites in certain Golden Sun …

ivyparis — Sat, 11 May 2024 07:13:11 +0000

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Mitchell Agencies/Concord National are warning people with sensitivities to sulphites not to consume certain Golden Sun brand Seedless Raisins. The affected product contains sulphites which are not …

A crash course in Quinoa, but one super food

George Robinson — Sat, 11 May 2024 07:13:11 +0000

At least in this case, talking about nutritious foods over a few glasses of wine certainly had them confused. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is not from China but from South America. This interesting plant has been cultivated in the Andes Mountains for …

多吃膳食纤维丰富的蔬菜能去皱抗衰老

Eldridge Crawford — Sat, 11 May 2024 02:13:21 +0000

日本DESIGN FOODS公司常年研究蔬菜消灭活性氧的抗氧化能力，社长丹羽真清指出：“根据研究，深色蔬菜和含有香辛味浓的蔬菜能够抑制羟基自由基和单线态氧的发生。”实际上，在丹羽真清等人以秋冬蔬菜为中心进行的去羟基 …