<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">McDonald’s customers are annoyed by what the fast food company just pitched as a bargain.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For a limited time, the McDouble will be available on the company&#8217;s &#8220;McValue&#8221; menu for $2.50. But social media commenters are pointing out that this “value” only highlights how much prices have increased in a short period, as the same sandwich once cost $1.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">People were further incensed when McDonald’s discontinued its popular “Buy 1, Get 1 for $1” promo in late April. That’s been replaced by the “Under $3” menu that includes the McDouble and other items, many of which were included in the earlier promotion. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Look, it was my go-to lunch for work every single day. Quick, easy and 5 bucks for lunch. That&#8217;s gone, so am I,&#8221; one commenter wrote. &#8220;No reason else to go. Might only be 1 person, but that&#8217;s one customer gone.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Anyone remember when McDoubles used to be 99 cents? It was only 10 years ago &#8230;&#8221; one Reddit user noted. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;All these were 99-cent items, then it [turned] into a &#8216;value&#8217; meal, then we have what we got now,” another commenter observed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Thing was a dollar, they sell billions of burgers and I&#8217;m supposed to be impressed by 2.50?&#8221; a third agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">McDonald’s pushed back against those criticisms, insisting that their offerings remain a great value.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Our focus has always been on listening to our customers and meeting their needs,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s USA said in a statement, </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mcdonalds-2-50-mcdouble-sparks-backlash-americans-say-fast-food-no-longer-cheap"><span style="font-weight: 400;">per</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Fox News Digital.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;That&#8217;s why McValue was built as a flexible platform designed to evolve with them. The under $3 menu delivers on what they&#8217;ve told us matters most: consistently great prices on their favorite items and the freedom to order what they want, when they want — no bundling required.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The fast-food chain is also facing backlash for continuing to phase out its self-serve beverage stations, which many dine-in customers valued for free refills. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“As confirmed in 2023, McDonald’s will be transitioning away from self-serve beverage stations in dining rooms across the U.S. by 2032,” the company said in a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-continues-to-phase-out-popular-restaurant-feature-nationwide"><span style="font-weight: 400;">statement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> this week. “The change is being rolled out over 10 years, and is intended to create a consistent experience for both customers and crew across all ordering points, whether that’s McDelivery, the app, kiosk, drive-thru or in-restaurant.&#8221;</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright said the solution to shrinking portion sizes is simple: just ask for more.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The exec addressed the issue during an appearance this week on Yahoo! Finance. Customers have been complaining for months that fast food burgers are smaller, pre-packaged snacks have less food, and burritos from Chipotle aren&#8217;t as stuffed as they used to be. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you want more, you should ask for a little more,” the fast food exec said. “I promise you, there&#8217;s never a team member on that line that is going to say no to you.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We will continue to put heaping spoonfuls of food in bowls and burritos,” Boatwright continued, adding that the company is focused on both portions and food quality. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It has always been our brand ethos, and it is still to this day,” he insisted. “We serve big, beautiful bowls and burritos. No questions asked.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CEO further pushed back on claims that Chipotle employees were “skimping” on portion sizes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I tell my team all the time, ‘put as much food in that bowl and burrito as you possibly can,'&#8221; he told Yahoo! Finance. “‘I want the consumer to tell you, &#8216;it&#8217;s too big.'&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We&#8217;re about abundance, we&#8217;re about value,” he went on. “Value equals benefit over price.” The exec also claimed to be “absorbing” the cost of inflation rather than passing it on to customers. He told the outlet that Chipotle is pleased to offer “an affordable price point for all walks of life, and we&#8217;re for everyone. We want everyone to have access to wholesome, nutritious food.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Commenters were skeptical that restaurant workers would be willing to increase portion sizes without charging them extra. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Save this video [for] every time you walk in,” one commenter wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He said if you want more, they will give you more, but will also charge you more,” another comment said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Bro … have you been to Chipotle,” a third person chimed in.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Straight lies they will 100% charge you double each time you say more,” yet another commenter agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Others brought up the common complaint that delivery portions are rumored to be much smaller than those being served inside the restaurants, a problem that wouldn’t be solved by Boatwright’s suggestion to &#8220;ask for more.&#8221;</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Costco just changed how it sells bagels, and not everyone is happy about it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previously, the big-box retailer offered its Kirkland Signature brand bagels in two six-packs for $5.99, with no option to split the packs and purchase only a half dozen if they didn’t need so many. This led to many complaints, as customers reported that the freshly made bagels went stale or moldy before they could be consumed, </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/lifestyle/costo-changes-bakery-rule-after-years-of-customer-complaints/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">per</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The New York Post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now Costco is rolling out a new option: eight bagels for $4.99. While it’s a welcome change for shoppers who prefer fewer bagels at once, customers with some basic math skills can’t help but notice that the price was reduced by $1, but the quantity of bagels was reduced by four. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No more bagels going bad before you can finish them,” the popular Instagram account @costcobuys said of the change. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I never buy them for home because I don’t want 12 bagels, so I love the single pack option!” one commenter said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yay!!! 8 pack!! For ppl who don’t own a hotel,” another agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But not everyone was happy. Many commenters said they didn’t mind the 12-pack because even if it was too many, they could freeze the extras.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Why would I want one bag with more for more money&#8230; That is the stupidest math ever,” one person observed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So they removed choice and quantity. Good job,” another complaint read.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Costco has been making several notable changes lately, including amending the legendary $1.50 hot dog deal. Shoppers can now opt for bottled water as part of the combo, rather than being limited to a fountain soda alongside the oversized hot dog. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the first major tweak to the $1.50 deal in more than 40 years, dating back to its debut in the 1980s, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/costco-adjusts-its-legendary-1-50-hot-dog-deal-for-the-first-time-in-decades">reported</a>.</span></p>


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Costco Finally Fixes A Major Bakery Complaint From Shoppers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are New York bagels and pizza about to deflate?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A new bill moving through Albany could change how some of the state&#8217;s most iconic foods are made, but supporters say the impact on quality will be insignificant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The proposed legislation, called the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, would ban potassium bromate, a flour additive often used to improve dough texture, which has been linked to cancer in some studies. The bill cleared both the state Assembly and Senate in late April and now heads to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul&#8217;s desk. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">   </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While the use of food additives to enhance the shelf life, taste, or texture of various commercial food products is nothing new, the science behind the health effects of increased consumption of such additives is shedding new light on just how dangerous some of them can be,” the bill memo says, </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/new-york-could-ban-common-ingredient-found-in-pizza-and-bagels-over-health-concerns/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">per</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The New York Post. “This legislation protects New Yorkers from three of the most pervasive and harmful food additives.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">State Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D), one of the bill’s sponsors, </span><a href="https://people.com/new-york-senate-passes-bill-to-ban-potassium-bromate-11967407"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> People it addresses gaps in federal oversight.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Our federal food safety system has major gaps that expose people to unnecessary health risks when they eat food in our country,&#8221; he said. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I love New York pizza in particular, but the Italians seem to be doing just fine making pizza for the last more than three decades now without potassium bromate.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The retailers and restaurants will have plenty of time to use up their stock of flour and get alternatives,&#8221; he added. The outlet noted that small businesses have three years to comply once the proposal becomes law.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;This is not gonna harm any retailer. It&#8217;s not gonna harm anybody who wants a good bagel,&#8221; Kavanagh added. &#8220;We don&#8217;t think this is gonna have any meaningful effect on people&#8217;s ability to make food they wanna make or buy food they wanna buy, and we don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s gonna have any meaningful effect at all on the affordability of food.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another co-sponsor of the bipartisan bill insisted that the measure would not affect the quality of the food.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Any substance that is linked to cancer has no place in our food, period,” State Sen. Cordell Cleare (D) said. “Other countries have banned potassium bromate without any diminution in the quality of flour-based products and the same will happen in New York.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If signed into law, the bill would also force companies to disclose all ingredients, including listing any that qualify as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) food ingredients. Kavanagh said the bill would remove &#8220;secrecy around chemicals that are added to our food,” adding that greater transparency will help consumers make more informed choices. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The proposal is similar to efforts in California and aligns more closely with regulations already in place in the European Union.</span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Millennials are rejoicing as a staple of their childhood will make a triumphant return this summer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pizza Hut just announced that their “Book It!” summer reading program, which encourages kids to read more books in exchange for free pizza, will be making a comeback. The restaurant announced the news on social media last week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;SUMMER OF STORIES IS BACK!” the post caption said, adding that enrollment begins today, May 1. &#8220;Get ready to turn reading time into pizza time! This summer, keep your kids&#8217; reading, learning, and loving books… all while earning FREE pizza.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The free program will reward young readers who hit their milestones by providing them with digital Reading Award Certificates, which are redeemable for a free, one-topping Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut. Students can earn up to one free pizza per month.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The promo is available for students in grades preschool through 6th, but commenters insist it should be extended to adults, too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Millennials need an adult version! Some of us are still readers because of this program!” one reaction said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Can us Gen X and millennials get this back for us!!! Us big kid need pizza too,” a second person echoed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Thank you so much for bringing this program back! I have a 1st grader who we&#8217;ve been expressing the importance of reading so having this program as an incentive is helpful,” another person said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are so excited! The nostalgia that our kiddo gets to participate!” another person wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Book It! program began following a 1984 initiative from President Ronald Reagan calling for more businesses to promote education. It was created by Arthur Gunther, the president of Pizza Hut at the time, and marketing executive Bud Gates, per The New York Times. More than 70 million children have participated in the program, resulting in 1.5 billion free pizzas being given out as rewards.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The summer reading Book It! Promotion will run from June 1 until August 31. Parents can sign kids up through the BOOK IT! App.</span></p>


Pizza Hut

Millennials Celebrate A Childhood Staple Making A Comeback

Books

Children

U.S.

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Costco is making a rare change to its legendary $1.50 hot dog combo, but don’t worry: it’s a good one.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The price isn&#8217;t going up, staying true to the founder’s commitment to keep the famously cheap meal intact. Instead, Costco shoppers can now opt for bottled water as part of the combo, rather than being limited to a fountain soda alongside the oversized hot dog. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It&#8217;s the first notable tweak to the $1.50 deal in more than 40 years, dating back to its debut in the 1980s, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/shopping/deals/membership/2026/04/28/new-costco-hot-dog-combo-deal/89841410007/">according to</a> USA Today. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This upgrade is seen as a major plus at a time when fast food chains are being accused of reducing portion sizes, at least according to people posting viral videos online about “shrinkflation.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Costco, by contrast, has built a reputation around holding the line on its food court staple. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">CEO Ron Vachris recently reiterated that commitment, saying the $1.50 combo will “not change as long as I’m around.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The promise echoes the stance of co-founder Jim Sinegal, who was famously adamant that the price never increase. Former CEO W. Craig Jelinek once recalled suggesting a price hike, only to be swiftly shut down. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I came to (Sinegal) once and I said, ‘Jim, we can’t sell this hot dog for a buck fifty,&#8221; Jelinek said, </span><a href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a34111722/costco-hot-dog-combo-story/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">according to</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Delish. &#8220;We are losing our rear ends.’ And he said, ‘If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out.’ That’s all I really needed.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While haters like to point out that the deal is only available to Costco members, with memberships starting around $65 annually, the combo remains one of the most iconic bargains in retail.</span></p>


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Costco Adjusts Its Legendary $1.50 Hot Dog Deal For The First Time In Decades

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prego – as in the pasta sauce company – has a new marketing strategy that involves customers recording their dinner conversations using a small device they place on the table.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Campbell&#8217;s-owned company announced the debut of its “Connection Keeper” on Monday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This pasta-lid-shaped device is meant to serve as a “simple, screen-free way to capture the real conversations that happen around the dinner table.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“With just the press of a button, families can record meaningful moments and relive them later – without phones, screens, or distractions getting in the way,” the promotional <a href="https://www.campbells.com/prego/the-connection-keeper/#HowItWorks">web copy</a> says.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Sit down with your loved ones. Place the Connection Keeper on the dinner table and press to record. No setup needed,” it goes on, noting that the device has no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or AI features. It’s meant to help families disconnect, PR reps for Prego say. It’s a joint effort with the national nonprofit StoryCorps.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Everything now is AI, and everyone has their phones on the table,” Elyce Henkin, a managing director of StoryCorps studios and brand partnerships, </span><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/prego-has-a-dinner-recording-device-capiche/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Wired. “It interrupts the conversation and the flow. We wanted to get rid of that and go back to the basics and have everyone talking to each other.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happens after these fascinating dinnertime conversations are captured, you might be wondering? Beginning May 4, users can “easily and safely” upload recorded content to an online portal set up by StoryCorps, to be stored for future listening. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then what?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Prego notes, “The recordings are designed to help families preserve the authentic sounds of time spent together, creating a personal archive to revisit for years to come. Families will have the option to preserve their recordings private within the StoryCorps archive or share them publicly as part of a special Prego Collection.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s also a chance that shared recording could wind up preserved forever. As StoryCorps says in the </span><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prego-partners-with-storycorps-to-transform-the-everyday-dinner-into-cherished-family-memories-302746573.html#:~:text=About%20StoryCorps,%2C%20and%20best%2Dselling%20books."><span style="font-weight: 400;">press release</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> announcing this promo, they are known to preserve the recordings in their archives at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, “the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered.”  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Connection Keeper Bundle will be available for $20 beginning April 27. </span></p>


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<p><i>This article is part of </i><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/introducing-upstream-a-lifestyle-and-culture-section-of-the-daily-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Upstream,</i></a><i> The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you.</i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two massive cultural trends have begun to reshape American conservatism.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first is that conservatives are becoming “crunchy.” Not long ago, natural-health advocacy seemed to belong to a small but vocal tribe of stereotypically left-leaning, organic-loving, non-deodorant-wearing activists. But after the Fauci fiasco of 2020, culminating in today’s MAHA movement, things have changed. Regular moms are baking sourdough, raising backyard chickens, and avoiding vaccines and seed oils. Conservative men, once content to guzzle Diet Coke and microwave Hot Pockets, are now experimenting with carnivore diets and cold plunges.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second trend is more surprising: the apparent halt of decades of secularization and a renewed openness to religion. Poll after poll suggests increases in church attendance and religious interest, particularly among young people and men. Some commentators suggest that this movement may even be accelerating as a result of the “Charlie Kirk Effect.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taken together, these two trends have created a cultural moment for something that would have sounded strange not long ago: health advice rooted in Scripture — especially dietary advice. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many Christians are now asking a simple and reasonable question: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does the Bible tell us how we should eat?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The answer is not as straightforward as many people assume.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bible is not a nutritional field manual. Attempts to treat it as one almost always lead to cherry-picking verses from the broader biblical story to support whatever health trend happens to be in vogue. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take the so-called “Garden of Eden” diet. In this approach, whatever foods were available to Adam and Eve in the Garden are considered ideal, while meat and other animal products are ruled out. Of course, this arrangement lasts only until the great flood, after which God explicitly gives the animal kingdom into the hands of mankind. Still, the argument goes: If plants were God’s original design for humanity, then a plant-based diet must represent the gold standard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another approach points to the Jewish dietary laws as the pinnacle of biblical nutrition advice. God gave Israel detailed food regulations: no pork, no shellfish, no camel, and certainly no deep-fried rattlesnake or vulture stew. Surely, some argue, the diet prescribed for God’s chosen nation must represent the healthiest way to eat.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then there’s the &#8220;what would Jesus do?&#8221; approach to nutrition. If Jesus was a first-century Mediterranean Jew, and if Christianity is about following Jesus, then perhaps Christians should adopt a Mediterranean diet as well. Jesus presumably ate fish, bread, olive oil, dates, pistachios, and perhaps milk, honey, curds, and other delicacies of the ancient Near East. As it happens, many of the world’s so-called “Blue Zones,” regions famous for longevity, follow a broadly similar pattern of eating. The conclusion seems obvious: If it worked for Jesus, it must work for us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Add in the “Daniel Fast” and a handful of other biblical trends, and almost any modern health movement can find some scriptural support and some reason to believe it represents God’s gold-standard advice even today.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But while the Bible contains many diets and countless references to food, the real question is this: What does the New Testament say about the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> diet?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In reality, it says surprisingly little (at least directly). What guidance it does give is fairly simple. We should receive food with gratitude (1 Timothy 4:4). Our dietary choices should not create unnecessary division among believers (Romans 14:1–3). And our freedom should never lead others into sin (Romans 14:13–21 and 1 Corinthians 8:9).</span></p>
<p>These instructions remain relevant, but they address a different set of concerns than the ones that dominate modern conversations about food. In the early church, the central questions were theological and communal: Could Jewish and Gentile believers eat together? Should Christians observe Old Testament dietary laws? Would certain foods create scandal among new converts?</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, our questions look different because our problems are different. Modern societies face an unprecedented wave of chronic disease: diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, alongside rising infertility, autoimmune disorders, and autism. At the same time, the food environment itself has become increasingly complex. Grocery store aisles are filled with engineered “food-like substances,” while a booming health industry promotes countless supplements and restrictive diets. Amid this complicated landscape, many well-meaning people find themselves caught somewhere in the middle.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yet the Bible’s relative silence about our modern diet questions does not leave Christians without guidance. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When read in its proper context, the entire story of the Bible, Old Testament included, ultimately points to Jesus Christ, “the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). And it is only when we understand food in relation to Him that a truly Christian approach to eating begins to come into focus.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bible may not give us a diet plan. But it does give us something far more important: a framework for understanding the body, health, and food themselves. And Jesus is at the center of that framework.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Start with the body. Christianity does not treat the body as a disposable shell or a temporary “earth suit.” The Son of God took on human flesh (John 1:14), lived in a real human body, and rose again in a glorified body (Luke 24:39). In doing so, Christ affirmed the goodness and future of embodied human life. Our bodies are not incidental to who we are; they are a visible expression of our personhood and a gift through which we live, work, worship, and serve one another.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next comes health. During His ministry, Jesus was often known as the Divine Physician, healing the sick and restoring the broken. Yet these miracles were never simply demonstrations of medical power. They were signs pointing to the restoration of the whole person in the kingdom of God. The theologian Karl Barth once defined health as “strength for life,” and it’s a worthwhile pursuit — so long as Christ Himself animates our lives.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, Christ does something even more striking: He describes Himself as food. In the Gospel of John, Jesus declares, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35). Our daily need for food is not accidental. It constantly reminds us that we are dependent creatures, sustained by gifts we did not create. In the deepest sense, our hunger for food points beyond itself to our deeper hunger for God.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Put these truths together and a distinctly Christian picture of nutrition begins to emerge. The body is affirmed and redeemed, health is reoriented toward faithful living, and food itself becomes a sign pointing us back to the Creator who sustains all life.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is not yet a diet plan, and it is not meant to be. It is a way of seeing. A Christian approach to nutrition begins not with a list of approved foods, but with a vision of reality shaped by Christ Himself. Only within that vision can the science of nutrition be properly understood and applied.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a cultural moment obsessed with both health trends and rediscovered faith, Christians don’t need to invent a “biblical diet.” What we need is a Christ-centered approach to nutrition. When we start there, the question is no longer simply, &#8220;W</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">hat should we eat?&#8221;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> but, &#8220;H</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ow can even the ordinary act of eating reflect the goodness and wisdom of the God who made us?&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><em>Andy Felton writes about the intersection between nutrition and theology and is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nourished-Design-Christ-Centered-Approach-Nutrition/dp/B0F7GJDK4K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2C15C0A5QG41Q&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7CaR8DykxETvy9V8QhFu-eVzuelbIBFxJMBx6qKD4Vs.4lZrjLTYTpH9RP7S8FV6gwnchZWmmb5fi7m-OasofFI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Nourished+by+Design%3A+A+Christ-Centered+Approach+to+Nutrition&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1776793991&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=nourished+by+design+a+christ-centered+approach+to+nutrition%2Cstripbooks%2C82&amp;sr=1-1">&#8220;Nourished by Design: A Christ-Centered Approach to Nutrition.&#8221;</a></em></p>


The Feeding Of The Five Thousand

Why Some Conservatives Are Opening The Bible Before Deciding What’s For Dinner

Health

MAHA

Upstream

<p>A U.S. appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.</p>
<p>The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled in favor of the nonprofit Hobby Distillers Association and four of its 1,300 members.</p>
<p>They argued that people should be free to distill spirits at home, whether as a hobby or for personal consumption including, in one instance, to create an apple-pie-vodka recipe.</p>
<p>The ban was part of a law passed during Reconstruction in July 1868, in part to thwart liquor tax evasion, and subjected violators to up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.</p>
<p>Writing for a three-judge panel, Circuit Judge Edith Hollan Jones said the ban actually reduced tax revenue by preventing distilling in the first place, unlike laws that regulated the manufacture and labeling of distilled spirits on which the government could collect taxes.</p>
<p>She also said that under the government&#8217;s logic, Congress could criminalize virtually any in-home activity that might escape notice from tax collectors, including remote work and home-based businesses.</p>
<p>&#8220;Without any limiting principle, the government’s theory would violate this court’s obligation to read the Constitution carefully to avoid creating a general federal authority akin to the police power,&#8221; Jones wrote.</p>
<p>The U.S. Department of Justice had no immediate comment. Another defendant, the Treasury Department&#8217;s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>
<p>Devin Watkins, a lawyer representing the Hobby Distillers Association, in an interview called the ruling an important decision about the limits of federal power.</p>
<p>Andrew Grossman, who argued the nonprofit&#8217;s appeal, called the decision &#8220;an important victory for individual liberty&#8221; that lets the plaintiffs &#8220;pursue their passion to distill fine beverages in their homes.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I look forward to sampling their output,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The decision upheld a July 2024 ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas. He put his ruling on hold so the government could appeal.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Bill Berkrot)</p>


Alcohol

From Felony To Freedom: A Century-Old Rule On Liquor Just Collapsed

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)

Courts

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hershey Company has some sweet news for MAHA devotees: they’re going back to the basics.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The confectionery company made the announcement just weeks after making headlines for their ingredient list. Brad Reese, the grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, slammed the company for altering his family’s treasured recipe.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the time, Hershey admitted to “recipe adjustments,” but insisted the taste remained the same. Now, they’re taking a different approach.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hershey CEO Kirk Tanner made the announcement earlier this week during an </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/hershey-to-change-chocolate-in-some-disputed-reese-s-items?embedded-checkout=true"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with Bloomberg, confirming that the company will use “classic milk and dark chocolate recipes” in all Reese’s and Hershey’s items.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The shift to pure chocolate ingredients will affect less than 3% of Reese’s products and a “tiny sliver of Hershey’s products,” the outlet noted. Specifically, the product changes will impact mini Reese’s cups and shapes, Reese’s Fast Break, and some foil-wrapped Reese’s shapes.</span></p>
<p>The Pennsylvania-based company will also be &#8220;enhancing&#8221; their popular Kit Kat &#8220;for a creamier taste and texture.&#8221; The outlet noted that Hershey is &#8220;on track&#8221; to remove all artificial colors from its products by the end of 2027.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Right when I started with the company, we did a deep dive across our portfolio,” Tanner said. “We’re going to make some small investments to really align the portfolio to what the brand stands for. That consistency is important across the brand.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reese <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candy-civil-war-reeses-heir-calls-out-whats-being-put-in-americas-favorite-treat">went viral</a> on social media in February after posting about what he described as “compound coatings” and misguided cost-cutting measures.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My grandfather, H. B. REESE (Who Invented REESE’S), built REESE’S on a simple, enduring architecture: Milk Chocolate + Peanut Butter. Not a flavor idea. Not a marketing construct. A real, tangible product identity that consumers have trusted for a century,” the 70-year-old Florida native shared in a LinkedIn post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can’t just let it go. They’re lowering the quality of ingredients, charging the same price and probably giving you a smaller product size,” Reese told the New York Post in a follow-up interview. “I’m really embarrassed as a member of the Reese family.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Hershey&#8217;s website, traditional Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups include: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Lecithin, PGPR), Peanuts, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt, and TBHQ &amp; Citric Acid (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reese indicated that the spinoff versions of the classic candy are the culprits. This would include the Reese’s shapes, which are on the list of products to be made with “classic” recipes as of next year.</span></p>


Reese’s chocolate

Hershey Melts Under Pressure, Gives In To Major Fan Demand

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General

Pennsylvania

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generally known for its quality and affordable prices, Trader Joe’s may be starting to build a reputation for something else: recalls. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday, Trader Joe’s pizza products came under scrutiny after reports of possible metal contamination. The FDA issued a Class II recall — which indicates a low risk of serious health consequences — for products like prepared pizza kits and packaged focaccia bread.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On March 3, Trader Joe’s recalled more than 10 million pounds of fried rice products due to concerns over possible glass contamination. Trader Joe&#8217;s has recall notices at every register in its stores to help spread the information to customers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We value information and clear communication. Should a recall become necessary, we waste no time in providing our customers detail,” says the retailer. “Our recall-related communications go well beyond regulatory requirements: we share news through in-store signs, on our website, and through email alerts.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you purchased any of the following items, check the “Best By” dates:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Chicken Fried Rice</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — 03/04/2026 through 02/10/2027</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Vegetable Fried Rice</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — 02/28/2026 through 11/19/2026</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Japanese Style Fried Rice</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — 02/28/2026 through 11/14/2026</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Chicken Shu Mai</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — 03/13/2026 through 10/23/2026</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is not an isolated issue. In 2025, the retailer also recalled products including Moonlight Fresh Yellow Peaches (possible listeria contamination), Cajun-Style Fettuccine Alfredo, the Turkey Gobbler Wrap, Pepperoni Pizza, Sesame Miso Salad, and more. All of the store’s previous recalls are archived on the Trader Joe’s website. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While some recalls were issued out of an “abundance of caution,” others involved more serious risks — including potential exposure to listeria and botulism. A CDC-tracked listeria outbreak linked to contaminated ready-to-eat pasta meals, including products sold at Trader Joe&#8217;s, resulted in six deaths and 25 hospitalizations. The outbreak was traced to a third-party supplier whose products were sold across multiple grocery chains.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Mashed, some FDA workers have even nicknamed the chain “<a href="https://www.mashed.com/1626886/frozen-food-never-buy-walmart/">Recall Joe’s</a>.” Part of that reputation comes from the company’s tendency to pull products quickly—even when not strictly required by regulators.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, the Sesame Miso Salad recall was triggered after about 500 units were mistakenly packaged with parmesan cheese instead of crispy onions — an error that could pose a risk to people with dairy allergies. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the same time, many of Trader Joe’s recalls stem from its heavy reliance on third-party manufacturers, which increases the chances of supply chain issues affecting its shelves.</span></p>
<p>The store issues a full refund for any recalled products brought back into the store.</p>


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