Cost is the excuse most parents give kids to avoid buying fast-food meals. Their health is another good reason to pass up the drive-through. ...more

October 4, 2008

No more wondering where your hamburger came from or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. ...more

October 2, 2008

It's disconcerting enough when you think you're doing the right thing - eating healthy, following the recommended food guidelines - and not getting the hoped for results with a smaller waist and lower weight. It's even worse when you find out that, in fact, you weren't really following the rules all that well after all. ...more

September 20, 2008

Breaking bread is a huge part of any family gathering. But some health advocates hope there will be less bread and more fruits and vegetables served to loved ones. ...more

September 20, 2008

At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof. ...more

September 14, 2008

A woman who won a settlement against a Plant City-based farm over pesticide use this year is testifying against the company in a related probe in North Carolina. ...more

September 11, 2008

For the second year in a row, Pinellas County elementary school lunch programs have scored the highest marks in the nation for nutrition. ...more

September 10, 2008

The expansion plans of the Hernando County Airport to accommodate a jet management firm already operating there soared through the planning and zoning commission Monday. ...more

September 9, 2008

Another eastside development project will be up for debate Monday when planning and zoning commissioners consider a conditional plat approval for Sunrise Commons. ...more

September 7, 2008

Summer is a time of rest in the world's winter strawberry capital. Most of the fields in eastern Hillsborough County have been fallow since late spring, when the sheets of black plastic were pulled up and burned, the neat rows flattened, the commercial berry gardens gone to weed. ...more

September 3, 2008