The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging consumers to practice food safety procedures as the holidays get underway ...

That’s been a focus for years for school leaders in Bismarck and a nutrition expert in Bismarck says there are some new standards for school lunches coming from the USDA in the next few years.

The USDA has simplified nutrition guidelines with its "MyPlate" campaign. MyPlate replaces the older Food Pyramid. Considering that salt is an ingredient in just about every type of processed food ...