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Mealime Closes in Three Weeks: Save Your Favorites Now
Mealime shuts down October 21. What to save this week, and how to keep dinner from going blank afterward.
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83% Say Dinner Is Stressful. A Third Say Deciding Is the Hard Part
An Instacart-commissioned poll finds the stress is in the deciding, not the cooking.
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Mealime Is Shutting Down Oct 21: What Happens and What to Use Next
Mealime closes on October 21, 2026. What to save, what to look for in a replacement, and where Foodoodle fits.
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Matching Lids Won’t Fix Food Waste. Planning Will, Says the EPA
The EPA puts planning and shopping ahead of storage in its guidance on wasted food at home.
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SNAP Maximums Rise Oct 1. Here Is the One-Person Number.
The USDA’s FY2027 adjustment lifts the one-person SNAP maximum from $298 to $306 a month. Most households get less than the maximum.
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One in Five U.S. Households Now Includes a GLP-1 User, PwC Finds
A new survey says the dinner table is changing. A shared week can hold two plates.
Frozen Is Now a Planned Purchase, Industry Survey Finds
Most frozen-food shoppers now buy with a specific meal or day in mind.
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AI Search Is Now Writing Your Recipes. Nobody Has Cooked Them.
When a search engine stitches one dinner out of many sources, no kitchen has tested the result.
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EPA: The Average American Throws Out About $728 of Edible Food a Year
A federal report puts a price on uneaten food. Leftovers need a night on the calendar.
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SNAP Maximums vs. What Households Actually Get
The FY2026 maximum for a household of four is $994 a month. Most households receive less.
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Mumsnet’s Founder: The Top Food Worry Is Deciding Dinner, Every Day
At a September summit, the founder of the UK parenting site said deciding beats cost and cooking skill as parents’ biggest food concern.
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U.S. Cattle Herd at Its Smallest Since 1951, Drovers Reports
USDA counted 86.2 million cattle and calves on January 1. The sticker shock at the meat counter has a cause.
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