healthy food

Chef’s Special: A Healthy, Sustainable Food System

Food justice sits at the intersection of health, economics, the environment, geography, and race. During Aspen Ideas: Health 2021, Chef Bryant Terry shared his vision for a truly sustainable food system that would help make healthy and culturally appropriate food choices accessible and affordable to all, in conversation with Joe Yonan of The Washington Post.

May 19, 2021

Safety First: Serving Food and Protecting People During Covid-19

In moments of crisis, chefs and restaurant owners jump in feet first. They take action. They want to help—not just the food service industry but their communities.

May 14, 2020

Why Science Can Be So Indecisive About Nutrition

Years of conflicting studies about certain foods and diets tell us a lot about both our bodies and ourselves.

June 28, 2019
An assortment of food laid out on a table.

America’s Youth Deserve Tomatoes, Not Twinkies

Chicago high school Students are taking a real food challenge.

April 3, 2017

Six Questions on Inequality with Celebrity Chef José Andrés

“If we had no immigrants in America, we would have much less food on our tables, and it would be far more expensive.”

March 10, 2017

Is It Possible to Make a More Healthful Frozen Pizza?

IDEAS editor-in-chief Corby Kummer describes efforts to reduce sodium in frozen pizza portions. His piece appears in the New York Times Magazine.

October 5, 2016

The important role of the private sector in banishing malnutrition

Globally, malnutrition is becoming the new normal.

June 24, 2016

Organic Foods Pioneer Nora Pouillon on Healthy Cooking and Eating

Together with “The Atlantic” Food Editor and “Aspen Idea” magazine Executive Editor Corby Kummer, Nora Pouillon discussed her early life, the initiatives she took in mainstreaming the organic movement, and offered tips for organic shoppers.

June 10, 2015