Editor's note: all week, CNN Newsroom, Rick's List and Eatocracy are teaming up to take a look the effects our dining choices have on our minds, bodies and wallets. Tune into CNN Newsroom daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET for on-air coverage and join in the discussion here on Eatocracy. ALL COVERAGE

Eatocracy's poutine connoisseur Ali Velshi chats with the prince of pura vida, Hector Santiago, and the sultan of sous vide, Richard Blais, about achieving "the science of deliciousness" in your own home.

Editor's note: all week, CNN Newsroom, Rick's List and Eatocracy are teaming up to take a look the effects our dining choices have on our minds, bodies and wallets. Tune into CNN Newsroom daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET for on-air coverage and join in the discussion here on Eatocracy. ALL COVERAGE

School kids get their hands dirty growing kale, beets and plenty of produce at The Farm at Walker Jones, right in the heart of the nation's capital.

Catch up on our school lunch coverage.

Editor's note: all week, CNN Newsroom, Rick's List and Eatocracy are teaming up to take a look the effects our dining choices have on our minds, bodies and wallets. Tune into CNN Newsroom daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET for on-air coverage and join in the discussion here on Eatocracy. ALL COVERAGE

Chef Colicchio spoke extensively with Eatocracy on the topic of school lunch reform. Read the FULL INTERVIEW and catch up on our school lunch coverage.

Editor's note: all week, CNN Newsroom, Rick's List and Eatocracy are teaming up to take a look the effects our dining choices have on our minds, bodies and wallets. Tune into CNN Newsroom daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET for on-air coverage and join in the discussion here on Eatocracy. ALL COVERAGE

Wondering what the heck HFCS actually IS and how it's made? WE EXPLAIN