Do you live in a food desert? Use the Food Desert Locator

With all the talk about food deserts in the media, it might make you wonder if you live in one. To find out, check out the Food Desert Locator put out by the USDA's Economic Research Service.

Using psychology in the school lunch line

According to an article on MSNBC.com, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $2 million initiative that will fund food behavior scientists to find ways in which they can use psychology to improve kids' use of the federal school lunch program and fight childhood obesity. With almost a third of children and teens obese, schools are looking for ways to help students make healthy choices themselves, as other methods have backfired or proved to be ineffective.