Stories by Ed Bruske

Ed Bruske is a former reporter for the Washington Post who now tends "urban farm" about a mile from the White House in the District of Columbia and teaches kids food appreciation. subscribe to Ed Bruske's feed

Was Atkins Right? Scientists Say Carbs -- Not Fat -- Are the Biggest Problem with America's Diet

Posted on: Dec 22, 2010, Source: Grist.org

There's a growing body of scientific evidence that until now has been treated as nutritional poison: Fat is good, carbs are bad.

How Giant Food Corporations Are Giving Kickbacks to Schools to Get Their Products on Kids' Trays

Posted on: Jul 16, 2010, Source: Grist.org

The reason why kids are served sugary cereals, Pop-Tarts, Otis Spunkmeyer muffins, and flavored milk that has nearly as much sugar as Coke or Mountain Dew.