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If you're Southern, the macaroni and cheese with collard greens may taste better to you than to someone from another culture.

Science
Arts
Health & Safety

From Collards To Maple Syrup, How Your Identity Impacts The Food You Like

4:00pm May 11, 2018

by Anna Kusmer

When people are reminded of their cultural roots, the food representing that culture tastes better. Scientists could harness that food and identity association to help people eat more healthfully.

Caprese salad on a stick is one of the healthier options at this year's Iowa State Fair.

National
Health & Safety

Eating Healthy At The Iowa State Fair Means Salad On A Stick

2:28pm August 24, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

A rite of passage at an Iowa State Fair awash with deep-fried Oreos and foot-long corndogs is trying food on a stick. And it's an uphill road for those pushing healthy choices — or even a balance.

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