Frida Garza

New York

Staff Writer at Grist

food & ag staff writer @grist, priors @guardianUS

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Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches

6 days ago | grist.org | Frida Garza

In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school meals more nutritious. Two years later, the Department of Agriculture updated its guidance for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, in accordance with the law.
Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Frida Garza

In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school meals more nutritious. Two years later, the Department of Agriculture updated its guidance for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, in accordance with the law.
Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches

6 days ago | ecotopical.com | Frida Garza

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New York City is making people compost - or pay up

2 weeks ago | grist.org | Frida Garza

Property owners and landlords in New York City can now be fined $25 or more if residents are found throwing a banana peel in the trash. As of April 1, all New Yorkers must separate organic waste — that includes food scraps, food-soiled paper (like empty pizza boxes), and leaf and yard waste — from the rest of their trash, similar to how metal, glass, paper, and plastic is set aside for recycling.
New York City is making people compost - or pay up

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Frida Garza

Property owners and landlords in New York City can now be fined $25 or more if residents are found throwing a banana peel in the trash. As of April 1, all New Yorkers must separate organic waste — that includes food scraps, food-soiled paper (like empty pizza boxes), and leaf and yard waste — from the rest of their trash, similar to how metal, glass, paper, and plastic is set aside for recycling.
The uncertain future of the Green New Deal

2 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Kate Yoder |Frida Garza

Seattle, WA (Grist)Trump can't stop talking about a law that never passed. Should activists pick a new demand? Since the first day of President Donald Trump's second term, three little words keep coming up.
These vegan meat brands taste almost as good as the real thing. Taste tests prove it.

2 weeks ago | nationalobserver.com | Frida Garza

This story was originally published by and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Imagine this: You're hungry. You've arrived at the frozen foods section of the grocery store, and you're faced with two options: a pack of chicken nuggets or a pack of similar-looking nuggets, but made without meat. How do you choose? Do you look at price first or compare ingredient lists? Or maybe, after you do both, do you ultimately go with your gut? You are hungry, after all.
Egg prices hit record highs. Are you ready to try a vegan egg?

3 weeks ago | grist.org | Frida Garza

Sometimes, Josh Tetrick will quiz strangers in the dairy aisle. He‚Äôll strike up a conversation with a fellow grocery store patron and ask if they‚Äôve heard about ‚Äúthis egg that‚Äôs made from plants?‚ÄĚ He might point out the golden-yellow boxes shaped like milk cartons sitting on refrigerated shelves, not too far from the egg cartons. Generally, he finds that people don‚Äôt know what he‚Äôs talking about.
Trump's tariffs won't just hit your wallet

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Frida Garza

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Trump's tariffs won't just hit your wallet

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Frida Garza

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.