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We pay a lot of attention to food prices. The reality is that food prices are increasing at a relatively steady rate over time. Increases in food prices matter, but they have tracked relatively closely to the overall rate of inflation for the past thirty years as can be seen from the graph below. There is actually much more price variability within years than there is between years. You can see in the second graph that there is considerable seasonal variation in price which r

A piece that my colleagues Alfons Weersink, Molly Gallant and I published in the conversation.com on March 11th, 2019. Meat consumption in North America is changing. Product developers and policy-makers need to understand the reasons for that change. It’s tempting to attribute the decrease in meat consumption to a rise in vegetarianism and veganism, but not all vegans are the same, and overall they play a relatively small role in consumption changes. How is meat consumption c

The infamous egg has been through it all with us – the ups, the downs and the altogether scrambled. The rollercoaster ride of contradictory dietary recommendations experienced by the egg is not at all unique in the world of food. As nutritional scientists continue to study and evaluate the health consequences of certain foods, we learn new information every day and the food industry adapts accordingly. However, the humble egg is perhaps one of the few foods that after a prolo