As we age, our sense of taste may change, but this loss of zing in some foods might be caused by medicines you’re taking. Drugs can change your sense of taste, and some can also make you feel less hungry.

Saints preserve us; another good restaurant has opened in downtown Shreveport. Parish Taceaux, adjacent to artspace at 708 Texas and almost just across the street from the Robinson Film Center, puts a Louisiana twist on Tex-Mex.

Our growing regional interest in local, healthy foods extends beyond farmers’ markets to schools and childcare centers. These local efforts are taking root in concert with increasing national attention and supportive policy change at the state level.