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Researchers say there's plenty the beef industry can do to use less land and water and emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions. But producers may need to charge a premium to make those changes.iStockphoto.com hide caption
Researchers say there's plenty the beef industry can do to use less land and water and emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions. But producers may need to charge a premium to make those changes.iStockphoto.com hide caption
McDonald's still won't reveal the recipe for its secret sauce, but it will show you how that Big Mac patty gets made.Keith Srakocic/APhide caption
This serving of Texas barbecue brisket, sausage and beans was a mere snack on our epic movable feast.John Burnett/NPRhide caption
Glowing tapioca pearls accompanied by spiders (made of chocolate drizzle), just in time for Halloween, by Luma Bites Martina Zupanic/Luma Bites hide caption
The homeless and others in need enjoy lunch at the Los Angeles Mission on Nov. 23, 2011, in celebration of Thanksgiving. Legislation to ban organizations from serving food to homeless people in public places has been proposed in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Whole Foods' new ad campaign is part of its effort to brand itself as America's Healthiest Grocery Store. Whole Foods/youtube hide caption
Joe Ambrose of Favourite Ice holds one of his crystal-clear artisanal cubes. Jessica Sidman/Washington City Paper hide caption
A Haitian woman holds cherries from a coffee tree. Haiti's coffee trade was once a flourishing industry, but it has been crippled by decades of deforestation, political chaos and now, climate change. Patrick Farrell /MCT /Landov hide caption
It's smiling at you. I guess it doesn't know what's about to happen. NPR hide caption
Taqueria La Delicia is a lonchera, or food truck, that parks near a Lowe's Home Improvement store in New Orleans. The owner is Honduran, and so are many of the day laborers who eat there. Laine Kaplan-Levenson/WWNO hide caption
The Illinois State Corn Husking Competition is one of nine competitions happening during harvest season all across the Midwest. Abby Wendle /NPR hide caption
There's a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level. Paul Winch-Furness/Courtesy of Tincan hide caption
Apples were beginning to ripen Aug. 26 on trees at Carter Hill Orchard in Concord, N.H. Jim Cole/AP hide caption
Would you think twice about that 20-ounce soda if you were informed that it would take 5 miles of walking — or 50 minutes of running — to burn it off? Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers say there's plenty the beef industry can do to use less land and water and emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions. But producers may need to charge a premium to make those changes. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Corn farmer Jerry McCulley sprays the weedkiller glyphosate across his cornfield in Auburn, Ill., in 2010. An increasing number of weeds have now evolved resistance to the chemical. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption
Watch your back, small Texas cafes. Beef brisket (from left), convenience store taquitos and chicken fajitas are taking over Texas. jeffreyw/Flickr; John Burnett/NPR; jefferyw/Flickr hide caption
McDonald's still won't reveal the recipe for its secret sauce, but it will show you how that Big Mac patty gets made. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
This serving of Texas barbecue brisket, sausage and beans was a mere snack on our epic movable feast. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Cucumbers tend to slide out the back of a sandwich when confronted with bite force, writes Pashman in Eat More Better. Courtesy of Alex Eben Meyer, Simon & Schuster hide caption
SXSW Eco attendees at the welcome dinner at Springdale Farms in East Austin on Oct. 6. Nicole Burton for SXSW Eco hide caption
Definitely not traditional: two colorful takes on porridge, from Friday's London Porridge Championships. Dai Williams/Courtesy of the National Porridge Championship hide caption