The Beer Can House in Houston in 2011. It's estimated that more than 50,000 beer cans were used to cover the entire house. Bill Rand/Flickr hide caption
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Women in a recent study who were trying to diet ate about 60 percent less chocolate after smelling oranges. GrenouilleFilms/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Agricultural work, which is physically demanding, is also a risky business venture. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
On Tuesday, a state appeals court called New York City's ban on supersized soda unconstitutional. Allison Joyce/Getty Images News hide caption
Ari Dvorin was hired in May as the first corporate chef at SpareFoot, a startup in Austin, Texas. Here, Dvorin cuts suckling pig for a mockumentary SpareFoot made. Jenny Zhang/Courtesy of SpareFoot hide caption
People gathered outside a Wendy's restaurant in New York City on Monday as part of a one-day strike calling for higher wages for fast-food workers. Justin Lane/EPA/Landov hide caption
Producers of farm-to-dog-bowl food say the concept is more about locavorism and sustainability than about pampering pooches. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption
Leftover Swap will let you share your unfinished meals with strangers. Laura Mundee/Flickr hide caption
People following a 5-2 diet would eat lean protein and non-starchy vegetables two days a week. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption
Food bank client Jamie Senik takes a break near her garden plot sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. She grows food for herself and her diabetic mother. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption
Jill Pasquarella (right) pours powdered sugar on Brandon Connelly, who dressed as a baker from Hubig's Pies, during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in February. Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/Landov hide caption