The food guide pyramid, informally known as the food pyramid, and formally titled the Improved American Food Guide Pyramid is a historical nutrition guide published in 1992 by the USDA to replace the earlier food groups classification system. The food guide pyramid suggested optimal nutrition guidelines for each food category, per day, using a mnemonic graphic of a pyramid with horizontal dividing lines, to represent suggested percentages of the daily diet for each food group. The food guide pyramid was superseded by the current USDA nutrition advisory program titled "MyPyramid" in April 2005.

Slow Food is a movement that embraces locally grown and raised organic products. This applies to raising poultry, cattle, lamb, goats, ostrich – fish, animals, bees – creatures large and small are treated to humane living conditions. The food tastes better, it contains more nutrients, and in the long run, eating becomes more enjoyable.

He's right to say organic food has 'significant benefits in terms of animal welfare and reducing fuel costs'. But Gray says our only choices in future are GM crops or industrial-style agriculture and that, on its own

Eat the Right Foods: A lot of people don't realize that cholesterol is produced by animals. Since humans are animals, even if we don't consume any cholesterol, our bodies will still produce it. Eating a diet similar to a vegan diet will greatly lower your cholesterol.

Last week the FDA approved the use of cloned animals for food use. This is scary stuff, made even scarier because they don't require cloned food to be label as cloned. How will you know if your food is cloned or not?

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meat and milk from cloned animals moved a step closer to European Union supermarket shelves on Friday after the bloc's top food safety agency said cloned food products are safe to eat. Looks like the EU will have Frankenfood after all?