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MN State Fair food and fun on the first day

MN State Fair food and fun on the first day

9:55 a.m. – The first day of a new $25 fee charged to those who park on some Falcon Heights streets didn’t get off to a smooth start for Joe and Marla McPherson. Signs on Asbury Street read “Fast & Easy” parking payments, but the couple ran into a snag when the app sent back a message saying “can’t carry …

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I Swapped My Afternoon Snack With This One Food and Lost Belly Fat

I Swapped My Afternoon Snack With This One Food and Lost Belly Fat

When done right, snacking can be healthy and help curb your appetite in between meals, but what you snack on matters. Filling up in junk obviously isn’t great for your overall well-being or weight management goals, but even when you think you’re eating healthy snacks, sometimes that isn’t enough to boost your nutrition and energy. Violeta Morris is an MS, …

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NY State Fair 2025: New food vendors bring creative offerings

NY State Fair 2025: New food vendors bring creative offerings

The 2025 New York State Fair features 17 new food vendors and plenty of older stands with intriguing new items. Sure, it’s always great to sample the old favorites, like the foods in our NY State Fair Hall of Fame (Italian sausage, pizze fritte etc.) If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our …

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Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

Insects are more influential than we realize By showing that ant- and termite-based diets evolved repeatedly, the study highlights the overlooked role of social insects in shaping biodiversity. “This work gives us the first real roadmap, and what really stands out is just how powerful a selective force ants and termites have been over the last 50 million years, shaping …

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Why are food prices rising so fast?

Why are food prices rising so fast?

Pritti Mistry and Emer Moreau Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images Food price inflation has risen for four months in a row The cost of everyday food items from instant coffee to beef and fruit juices has continued to rise. The latest inflation data shows food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose 4.9% in the year to July, the highest annual …

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Air fares and food prices push rate up to 3.8% in July

Air fares and food prices push rate up to 3.8% in July

Karen Hoggan Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Prices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to July, driven mainly by a jump in the price of air fares and food. That means inflation is at its highest level since January 2024 and still far above the Bank of England’s target of 2%, according to the Office for …

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Ditching This Common Food Type Could Double Weight Loss, According To Scientists

Ditching This Common Food Type Could Double Weight Loss, According To Scientists

Cutting out one category of food could nearly double weight-loss results, a new study has found. Published in Nature Medicine on August 4, the study found that overweight adults who eliminated ultra-processed foods (UPFs) from their diets lost nearly twice as much weight over a two-month period compared to those who didn’t. Examples of UPFs include packaged cookies, ham, sodas, …

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