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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11893281" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="walmart" source="Orion">Walmart</keyword> is expanding <keyword id="12004323" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="drone" source="Orion">drone</keyword> <keyword id="11922166" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="delivery" source="Orion">delivery</keyword> to six states and four million households.</li><li>Customers primarily use the service for last-minute convenience needs, like food and medications.</li></ul>Walmart just announced plans to expand its drone delivery program to reach four million Americans by the end of the year, and it also revealed some information from deliveries so far. <keyword id="14028963" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hamburger-helper" source="Orion">Hamburger Helper</keyword> is the best-selling item at one of the delivery hubs, senior VP of innovation and automation at Walmart David Guggina <a href="https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2022/05/24/were-bringing-the-convenience-of-drone-delivery-to-4-million-u-s-households-in-partnership-with-droneup">wrote in a blog post.</a> So far, customers primarily use the service for convenience, like "a quick fix for a weeknight meal," such as hot dog buns, Guggina wrote. Other sellers include diapers and over the counter medications like Tylenol.Walmart buyers in the delivery range can order items totaling up to 10 pounds for drone delivery, and anything that fits safely in the drone is eligible, Walmart said. The service costs $3.99 and is available from 8 am to 8 pm. Walmart completed hundreds of deliveries in the past few months with positive feedback from customers, it said in the post. The <keyword id="6372044" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="grocery" source="Orion">grocery</keyword> chain is growing its partnership with DroneUp to create 34 delivery sites in 2022, offering grocery delivery by drone to customers in six states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Virginia with the capacity to complete one million deliveries by the end of the year.Walmart has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-walmarts-increasing-drone-delivery-network-2021-12#since-september-2020-walmart-has-partnered-with-three-drone-delivery-startup-companies-including-flytrex-zipline-and-droneup-to-create-a-diverse-operation-2">partnered with other drone companies</a> in the past, including Flytrex in Zipline in addition to DroneUp. In 2020, senior vice president for last-minute delivery Tom Ward told Insider the different partnerships were part of Walmart's experimentation "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-walmarts-increasing-drone-delivery-network-2021-12#in-an-interview-with-insiders-ine-cain-in-2020-tom-ward-the-retailers-senior-vice-president-for-last-minute-delivery-said-each-device-offers-something-different-and-the-company-has-been-experimenting-to-increase-delivery-speed-and-convenience-in-a-very-new-and-innovative-way-3">to increase [delivery] speed</a> and convenience in a very new and innovative way."Other companies have also experimented with drone delivery in recent years. <keyword id="11893181" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="amazon" source="Orion">Amazon</keyword> is running a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-beta-test-drone-delivery-prime-air-california-texas-2022-3">small test program with Prime Air drone deliveries</a> this year, Insider reported. Google's drone delivery arm, Wing, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/drone-delivery-company-partners-walgreens-store-door-air-delivery-service-2021-10">partnered with Walgreens</a> to distribute food, medications, and other household necessities in 2021, and UPS started delivering prescriptions by drone with UPS in 2020.Do you have a story to share about a <keyword id="11893588" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="retail" source="Orion">retail</keyword> or restaurant chain? Email this reporter at <a href="mailto:mmeisenzahl@businessinsider.com">mmeisenzahl@businessinsider.com</a>.

Walmart reveals the items customers are ordering for drone delivery the most

<div class="image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj026aVwiU1qzadp7o1_500.jpg">Tumblr</a></div></div></div>General Mills is revamping <keyword id="1757527" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hamburger-Helper">Hamburger Helper</keyword>. 
The company's first move? 
Drop "Hamburger" from the name as young consumers increasingly turn to chicken and fish, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-09/in-redesign-hamburger-helper-drops-the-hamburger">reports Venessa Wong at Bloomberg Businessweek.</a> 
The brand has been renamed <keyword id="3682218" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Helper">Helper</keyword> and will be marketed with a new slogan: "Need a dinner idea, we're here to help."
Helper will offer products to be paired with ground beef, chicken, and tuna.
The dry dinner mix sales slumped 14% last year, according to <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-09/in-redesign-hamburger-helper-drops-the-hamburger">Businessweek</a>.
The company believes Helper can still be the dinner solution it was in the 1970s if the marketing plan changes. General Mills plans to use social media to capitalize on young people, especially men between the ages of 18 and 30.

'Hamburger Helper' Did Something Drastic To Attract Younger Customers

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rita, 68, struggles to make ends meet on Social Security and SNAP benefits.</li><li>Millions of baby boomers lack retirement savings, leading to financial insecurity.</li></ul>Rita hasn't told her close friends that she receives <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/snap-alice-food-stamps-hunger-government-assitance-free-meals-2024-5">SNAP benefits</a>. She hates the stigma attached to receiving federal aid.With a tight budget, the 68-year-old has to decline all of her friends' invitations to dine out. What's more, her $23 in SNAP <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomer-couple-lives-social-security-snap-no-retirement-savings-2024-6">doesn't go very far at the grocery store </a>— maybe it covers a few packages of frozen vegetables, a carton of milk, and some chicken. She usually only eats once a day."I live alone and I'm inside most of the time," she said. "I'm kind of isolated."Rita's identity was confirmed by Business Insider, but she chose to go by her first name due to privacy concerns. She lives in Pekin, Illinois, a town about three hours southwest of Chicago.She relies on her<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/social-security-no-savings-snap-benefits-debt-boomers-experiences-2024-6"> Social Security</a> for income — an amount that comes out to $1,680 a month, according to documents viewed by BI. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-live-on-social-security-cant-afford-healthcare-transportation-retirement-2024-6">Without savings</a>, Rita struggles to afford basic necessities like housing, food, and transportation. She's not alone.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-social-security-gen-z-millennials-uncertainty-fears-pensions-2024-4">Millions of American baby boomers</a> are reaching retirement age without the assets or savings they need to support themselves. Fifty-two percent of boomers have $250,000 or less in retirement assets, per an April report from the <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.protectedincome.org/peak65-economic-impact-forum/">Retirement Income Institute</a>. However, a 2024 Northwestern Mutual survey showed most US adults feel they need <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-money-do-i-need-for-retirement-gen-x-2024-4">at least $1.5 million</a> to retire comfortably.Some older adults are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/only-child-caring-aging-parents-burden-2024-7">leaning on their children</a> for financial support, while others are trying to make due on Social Security and limited <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/middle-class-americans-earning-above-poverty-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-2024-4">federal safety nets</a>. And, with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-crisis-social-security-poverty-older-americans-savings-inequality-2024-3">more than half of adults over 65</a> having an annual income of $30,000 or less, many are living close to the <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/poverty-line-leaves-behind-low-income-americans-snap-medicare-wic-2024-6">poverty line</a>.Without more financial support, Rita feels scared."I don't see things getting much better for me," she said.<h2 id="ae1c5e33-bbdf-459a-8be3-c20e85d3a2ed">Rita said it's difficult for older adults to receive government assistance</h2>Rita began receiving Social Security in the early 2000s due to a mental health condition that forced her to retire early. She had previously <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/working-multiple-jobs-overemployed-sacrificing-mental-and-physical-health-2024-7#:~:text=Business%20Insider%20spoke%20with%20three,a%20hit%20in%20the%20process.">worked multiple jobs</a> in the food, retail, and customer service industries.Although Rita said she has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-medicare-part-d-prescription-drug-costs-biden-inflation-reduction-2024-2">Medicare</a>, she was recently diagnosed with kidney failure. Her income and medical needs allowed her to qualify for an assistance program at her local hospital. The program waves most of her doctor and medication co-pays that Medicare doesn't cover. She wouldn't be able to see her providers otherwise, she said.One factor helping Rita is that she owns her home. The mortgage is fully paid off and Rita pays a few hundred dollars every month for insurance. She said it's cheaper than <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.redfin.com/city/15133/IL/Pekin/rental-market">most rent in the area</a>, and she wouldn't be able to afford the house if she hadn't won it in a previous divorce settlement.Still, groceries are especially challenging for Rita. She has to eat a specific produce-forward diet due to her kidney condition, and fruit and vegetables are expensive right now. Her SNAP benefits aren't <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomer-social-security-checks-snap-food-stamps-cant-afford-food-2024-6">enough to cover a full grocery trip</a> and they don't cover household or personal hygiene items like toilet paper, dish soap, or toothpaste.Most months, Rita said she spends over $200 out-of-pocket on food. She's also had to use her credit card to afford basic expenses and is now <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/credit-score/average-american-debt">several thousand dollars in debt</a>."I'm not begging for more," Rita added. "But recognize that when I pull out my SNAP link card in the store and you roll your eyes, I want to die."Rita said she will <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-lose-food-stamps-snap-benefits-banks-bracing-high-need-2023-2">occasionally visit food pantries</a>, but sometimes the food is spoiled or expired. She also can't eat most of the items available — like white bread, peanut butter, cereal, and Hamburger Helper — because of her health.On her limited income, Rita said she <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-retirement-loneliness-making-friends-lifesaver-solutions-epidemic-happiness-2024-3">can feel lonely</a>. She doesn't see her friends often and doesn't have the money to travel outside Pekin. While she has a car, she can rarely afford filling up the gas tank.Rita said she's "pretty savvy" when it comes to seeking out resources. While she's grateful for the help she gets through SNAP and the hospital program, she said there isn't much <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomers-live-on-social-security-cant-afford-healthcare-transportation-retirement-2024-6">help for older adults</a>. She said it's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/government-assistance-food-stamps-snap-doesnt-help-low-income-dinks-2024-5">much easier for families with young children</a> to benefit from government assistance programs."Just $100 more a month would make such a difference," she said.Are you living paycheck to paycheck on Social Security? Have you chosen to take Social Security early or delay benefits? If so, reach out to this reporter at <a target="_blank" class="" href="mailto:allisonkelly@businessinsider.com">allisonkelly@businessinsider.com</a>.

A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Amazon operates drone delivery in Texas and California. </li><li>The drones are limited by the products they can carry.</li></ul>After much delay, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-air-drone-program-cleared-by-faa-photos-2020-9">Amazon's drone deliveries</a> are entering American neighborhoods. However, it's not quite the futuristic picture that some had in mind.In the last decade, tech companies have promoted <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-chain-el-pollo-loco-to-launch-drone-delivery-with-flytrex-2021-6">drones as the future of delivery</a>, painting a picture of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/flytrex-delivers-starbucks-lattes-drones-backyard-sky-drops-2021-2">Starbucks orders</a>, medications, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-reveals-most-ordered-items-for-drone-delivery-2022-5">Hamburger Helper </a>dropped from the sky to our doorsteps. But the drone programs still have a long way to go before it reaches scale.According to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/technology/amazon-drone-delivery.html">New York Times</a> article, Amazon has been operating its drone technology in College Station, Texas, and Lockeford, California. Customers in these locations can order products on Amazon and have them delivered by drone. Prime Air delivery customers receive a one-time Amazon gift card and can access promotional items.Each drone can only handle one item at a time, and it cannot weigh more than five pounds, be too big, or be fragile. And the drones can't fly in inclement weather.In an email to Insider, Amazon spokesperson Av Zammit said that Prime Air delivery currently operates in clear weather. "Our new drone, the MK30, which comes into service next year, will be able to fly in light rain and in hotter and cooler temperatures," he wrote.The drones are limited by what they can transport. For example, the article mentioned a drone could deliver Listerine breath strips or a can of Campbell's minestrone soup, but not both at the same time.Sometimes, small products, like a jar of peanut butter, come in boxes the size of a shoe box. Some customers question the drones' utility."The drones feel more like a toy than anything — a toy that wastes a huge amount of paper and cardboard," one Amazon customer told the New York Times."Prime Air's ultimate goal is delivery in 30 minutes or less," Zammit said via email. "Today, customers receive their items in under an hour."

Amazon's drone delivery is kind of a joke so far

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/how-much-is-travis-kelce-net-worth-2023-9">Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce</a> is one of the most dominant tight ends in NFL history.</li><li>The 6-foot-5, 260-pound superstar requires roughly 4,000 calories to fuel his body each day.</li></ul>Travis Kelce is hungry for more than just touchdowns.The 6-foot-5, 260-pound superstar tight end for the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/chiefs-super-bowl-parade-mahomes-kelce-details-2023-2">Kansas City Chiefs</a> demands an absurd amount of grub to fuel his standout efforts on the football field. During a recent interview with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/style/travis-kelce-chiefs-taylor-swift-relationship-413ce0d7?mod=style_lead_story">The Wall Street Journal</a>, Kelce confirmed that he consumes "roughly 4,000" calories each day.<div type="image" title="Travis Kelce." height="1406" width="2500" msid="105366223" hostid="261" sizebytes="264956"></div>By comparison, men in his age range typically require about 2,200 to 3,000 calories a day, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf">the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans</a>.But how, exactly, does the future Hall of Famer quell his seemingly insatiable appetite? We found answers from his childhood friend turned personal chef, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-touchdown-scream-celebration-with-mom-video-2023-9">Mama Kelce</a> and Papa Kelce, and the man himself.<h2>Kelce's protein-rich diet can be described as 'healthy steakhouse cuisine'</h2>Back in 2016, the tight end asked his longtime friend, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/kueatsfresh/">Kumar Ferguson</a>, to help him get a handle on his diet and nutrition so he can improve how he fuels up for football. The ex-truck driver answered the call; he quit his job and headed to Kansas City.Ferguson takes the job quite seriously, and told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.startlandnews.com/2023/09/kumar-ferguson-kueatsfresh/">Startland News</a> that "everything about Travis' diet and what we do is intentional."<div type="image" title="Travis Kelce rests his hands on his collar while looking off to the side during a Chiefs game." height="1334" width="2000" msid="105366224" hostid="261" sizebytes="104030"></div>"Everything is for fuel, for comfort, hydration, nutrition. There is purpose behind every dish," Ferguson added. "You go into the grocery store with that mindset. You go into the kitchen with that mindset. You put that intention into the food and then you hope that it translates to optimized health."Ferguson described his approach to Kelce's diet as "healthy steakhouse cuisine" featuring "steaks, chops, chicken, and stuff like that." The tight end loves a good filet most of all, Chef Ku told Startland News.Sure enough, Kelce ordered a "dry-aged filet rubbed with coffee, Caesar salad (hold the anchovies), a side of 'triple-cooked' fries, and a glass of water" when he and WSJ writer J.R. Moehringer dined at a steakhouse in downtown Kansas City. And after he joined global superstar Taylor Swift on tour in Buenos Aires, Kelce lauded the "good food" the pair found south of the equator during an episode of the podcast, "New Heights," he co-hosts with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles starting center Jason Kelce.<div type="image" title="Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift leave &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; in New York City." height="1226" width="1634" msid="105366225" hostid="261" sizebytes="155062"></div>"We had some empanadas and steak," Kelce said. "They're big on all the different cuts of meat. Got some good steak down there, man."Kelce's diet these days isn't too far off from what he ate when he lived back home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. On an episode of "New Heights," their dad, Ed, insisted that the brothers ate "meat, protein with every meal."Their mom, Donna, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foodandwine.com/donna-kelce-travis-kelce-jason-kelce-football-food-8386645">Food and Wine</a> that she fed her sons "a lot of chicken, meat, pasta, a lot of carbs" that they washed down with gallons of milk. She also told Moehringer that her sons "would sit down and eat whole chickens" as adolescents.<h2>Though he's cleaned up his diet in recent years, Kelce still enjoys some junk food</h2><div type="image" title="Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce smiles and shrugs during Super Bowl LVII." height="1259" width="1679" msid="105366226" hostid="261" sizebytes="88902"></div>According to their dad, who joined his sons on an episode of "New Heights," the Kelce brothers ate plenty of Hamburger Helper and Bagel Bites throughout their childhood. The family also regularly ordered in from Georgio's Oven Fresh Pizza, a local pizza chain in Northeast Ohio, Ed said.Years later and more than 1,000 miles to the east, the younger Kelce brother is still apt to "get some type of pizza sent over to the house" when he hosts friends and family for home games in Kansas City, he told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insidehook.com/sports/chiefs-travis-kelce-goes-kansas-city-bbq">Inside Hook</a>. Sometimes, he even opts to "ask a food truck to stop by," he told the outlet.Kelce isn't above eating fast food from time to time, either. He and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/jason-kelce-trolling-people-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-dating-rumors-2023-9">Jason</a> ranked their favorite burgers from popular drive-through joints on "New Heights," and the Chiefs star picked the Burger King Whopper, Wendy's Baconator, and In-N-Out Double-Double as his top three, respectively. They can hold the mayo and onion, as far as he's concerned.<div type="image" title="Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears." height="1667" width="2223" msid="105366227" hostid="261" sizebytes="120206"></div>He likes a fast food breakfast, too. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z_UTFCZko">A McDonald's commercial</a> that aired during the 2020 Super Bowl revealed that Kelce's go-to order from the Golden Arches is a McGriddle, two sausage McMuffins with egg, a hashbrown, and a cup of black coffee.<h2>He has quite a prominent sweet tooth</h2>Kelce's diet may look as though it leans savory, but the big man loves to indulge in a sugary treat whenever he can.He's been very open about the fact that "every pregame meal has been French toast and strawberries since I've been on the Chiefs," as he told Inside Hook in 2022. Moehringer also wrote in his WSJ profile that Kelce is apt to eat his French toast "dripping with whipped cream and syrup."<div type="image" title="travis kelce" height="2077" width="2769" msid="105366228" hostid="261" sizebytes="225108"></div>The eight-time Pro Bowler's love for sweets transcends the breakfast table, however. His mom told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foodandwine.com/donna-kelce-travis-kelce-jason-kelce-football-food-8386645">Food and Wine</a> that her younger son loves any dessert that features white chocolate. She also recalled whipping up "marshmallow rolls" for her boys when they were kids."You put a marshmallow in the middle of crescent roll dough with cinnamon sugar and when you bake them the marshmallow turns into a sweet coating on the inside," Mama Kelce told Food and Wine. "So good, but only an occasional treat."The Chiefs star has even turned to sweets during NFL games. According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mashed.com/1415179/travis-kelce-diet-what-does-he-eat/">Mashed</a>, Kelce would sometimes eat a fistful of gummy bears to help give him energy during the final minutes of play.He's since found a healthier, though similarly sweet, alternative to Haribos. Kelce founded and co-owns a line of nutritious performance gummies called <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hilogummies.com/">Hilo</a> that he now leans on for his end-of-game boost.<h2>Believe it or not, there are some foods Kelce doesn't like</h2>Sure, Kelce has quite a healthy appetite. But that doesn't mean that he'll eat just anything; he has preferences just like anyone else.<div type="image" title="Travis Kelce." height="3301" width="4401" msid="105366229" hostid="261" sizebytes="596870"></div>During his dad's appearance on "New Heights," Kelce pushed back on the idea that he regularly ate vegetables growing up. He certainly gave off the impression that he wasn't keen on consuming anything green, and he's cited spinach as a food he eats solely because it's good for him.Kelce won't eat foods housed in a "casing" of some kind, such as hotdogs and sausage links. He admitted on an episode of "New Heights" that tubular meats freak him out, with Polish Boys — a sausage sandwich native to Cleveland — serving as his one exception.And while he isn't explicitly anti-ketchup, Kelce definitely is not as much of an enthusiast as his good friend and quarterback, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/patrick-mahomes-contract-net-worth-money-career-earnings-2023-1">Patrick Mahomes</a>. Whereas <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/patrick-mahomes-will-slather-thanksgiving-dinner-with-ketchup-2020-11">the two-time NFL MVP will slather almost anything in ketchup</a>, his favorite target finds it "absolutely disgusting" that he'll use the condiment on eggs and various other foods, as Kelce told Inside Hook.

Travis Kelce's 4,000 calorie-per-day diet includes whole chickens and French toast 'dripping with whipped cream' 

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketboom/21373287601/in/photolist-yyFFLD-yxXfpp-ygk6Af-xB3EPK-ygq2r2-xAUYt9-yxWWgF-yyFoLM-rJhEkP-yyEzQx-rKhNGQ-yvC1aU-vSb9g9-B4H2pY-B4Hep9-BRBP8f-xB4Jpi-yyFmmg-yxXofe-ygkrJE-yx18H5-yvBCos-xAVkyf-pTiTfZ-rrQBkT-Bz5Bgf-Nx3oD4-Npmxvk-Nj3bLL-tKqC96-xB5HRn-xAWmYC-ygkGzJ-yxXPnD-xB5nKF-yx1mUW-xAW77o-xAW6HY-ygrE7V-xB5h1e-yx1b6G-yvC9G3-ygjxtE-ygjtiA-ywZ7Mu-xB3JPt-vbaAvA-ygkvau-yvCVrd-yyG29g">SupportPDX/Attribution License/Flickr</a>You can learn to cook with some practice.</div></div></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/cooking">Cooking</a> is an art that comes effortlessly to some, but for others, it's a foreign language that takes time to master.</li><li>Whether you're fed up with the frozen isle or trying to impress your family, learning to cook is a beneficial skill you can pick up with practice.</li><li>After growing up on pre-packaged meals and takeout, author Jennifer Still decided to give <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/cooking">cooking</a> a try and relied on basic cookbooks and equipment to get her started.</li><li>Here are eight tips if you feel hopeless in the kitchen.</li></ul> Growing up in a single-parent household, my mom's idea of "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kitchen-tools-for-poeple-who-hate-to-cook-2018">cooking</a>" was throwing together a pan of Hamburger Helper, picking up <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-restaurants-then-and-now-2017-5">fast food</a>, or ordering takeout.These culinary habits followed me through <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-food-best-dining-halls-2017-8">college</a> and into my early 20s, when I finally decided enough was enough. While I didn't feel completely hopeless at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-cooking-habits-threaten-general-mills-kraft-heinz-2018-6">cooking</a> - I believed that anyone who can read should be able to follow a recipe - I knew I had a lot to learn about mastering the art of food preparation.After some research and a little practice, I now consider myself to be a pretty solid home chef. Whether you're fed up with the frozen isle, trying to impress your partner, or looking to add cooking to your skillset, here are some tips for those feeling hopeless in the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/simplehuman-kitchen-cabinet-organizer-review-2018-5">kitchen</a>.

I taught myself how to cook - here are 8 tips if you feel hopeless in the kitchen

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>With his dedication to saying absurd things with brash confidence at high volumes, LaVar Ball has become an inescapable&#xa0;part of the sports media landscape.He went&#xa0;on "First Take" and told Stephen A. Smith that he'd beat Michael Jordan at a game of one-on-one. He tried to get Nike to pay a billion dollars for the rights to his kids' shoe deals. After his son was drafted by the Lakers with the second overall pick, he immediately went on record saying Lonzo would take the franchise from the bottom of the Western Conference to the playoffs.Ball is the type of character that is ripe for parody, and on Thursday night, "Saturday Night Live" finally got to take aim at the infamous father, with Kenan Thompson playing&#xa0;the role of Big Baller-in-Chief.Thompson's performance was one of dedication and committment, taking Ball's already outlandish character and expanding him into space, with claims like,&#xa0;"Look at me! I am eight feet tall! I can jump 20 feet high! I&#xa0;once jumped over a Super Target! This past Thanksgiving I ate 100 turkeys!"&#xa0;He also expanded on LaVar's claim that he could beat Jordan, saying that he could do it&#xa0;wearing a beekeeper suit and Hamburger Helper gloves.You can watch video of the performance below.<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dara-torres-retired-olympic-swimmer-full-body-gym-routine-2017-8">The full-body gym routine this retired Olympic swimmer does to stay in amazing shape</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The best electric skillets have even heat distribution, can cook a variety of dishes, and clean up effortlessly.</li><li>The Presto 16-inch Electric Foldaway Skillet has all of these characteristics. Plus, its parts nest within each other for compact storage, and it can handle large meals.</li></ul>I was first introduced to the electric skillet as a teen in my dad's bachelor pad. He'd use it to cook up the finest Hamburger Helper cuisine while some sports game on the TV held our focus. You may be wondering, why would someone use an electric skillet instead of a burner on their stove? There are several reasons why this versatile appliance continues to find its way into homes. Electric skillets are excellent for use in the following situations:<ul><li style="font-weight: 400;">RVs, tiny houses, and other living arrangements with limited kitchen space</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Keep food warm during a potluck or other event (serving a similar role as a chafing dish)</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Cooking side dishes on Thanksgiving or for other big meals when stove space is at a premium</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Cooler cooking when the summer temps make using the oven or stove unbearable</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Motel rooms, dorm rooms, or anyplace that has little to no kitchen access</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">People who just prefer even heating surfaces with a precise temperature gauge</li></ul>Electric skillets are mainly designed for pan-frying and sautéing, but they also brown meat nicely, deep fry, and serve as a griddle for your morning favorites. Many manufacturers offer electric skillet accessories that allow you to steam or grill.<h3>What to look for in an electric skillet</h3>Most electric frying pans, as they are also commonly known, have the same basic design: a circular or rectangular pan, a tempered glass lid, and a power cord that comes unattached easily when yanked so you don't have a Three Stooges-style mishap when you accidentally trip over it. The heat settings generally range from around 175 degrees Fahrenheit to at least 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Aluminum is the most common material used in electric skillets and they're usually covered by a non-stick coating of Teflon. You typically don't want to use metal utensils on your pan because it can wear away the nonstick coating, which is a common problem with this appliance in the long term. There are few game-changing unique features that set a skillet apart from another. So, when shopping for the best option for your needs, you should focus on size and performance. Many models suffer from uneven heating. Others do not maintain a consistent temperature over time. Others still do not live up to their "nonstick" credentials. Therefore, you need to do your research before you buy.In our search for the best electric skillets, we looked closely at hundreds of expert and buyer ratings and reviews. In the end, we chose the five electric skillets in our guide based on how easy they are to clean, how versatile they are, and their track record of performance.<h2>Here are the best electric skillets you can buy:</h2><ul class="summary-list"><li>Best overall: <a href="http://amzn.to/2tfoPQt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Presto 16-inch Electric Foldaway Skillet</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2TqwDbf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></li><li>Best electric skillet on a budget: <a href="http://amzn.to/2oJt2XL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Presto 11-Inch Electric Skillet</a></li><li>Best ceramic electric skillet: <a href="http://amzn.to/2FVuCgN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cuisinart GreenGourmet 14-Inch Nonstick Electric Skillet</a></li><li>Best high-end electric skillet: <a href="http://amzn.to/2FUBBXl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zojirushi Gourmet d'Expert 1350-Watt Electric Skillet</a></li><li>Best electric skillet for even heat distribution: <a href="http://amzn.to/2H2bwov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">De'Longhi Electric Skillet</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2oJt2XL" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a> </li></ul>Updated on 07/18/2019 by Les Shu: Updated prices, links, and formatting.<h3>Read on to check out our top picks.</h3><a href="http://e.businessinsider.com/join/ci/insider-picks">Subscribe to our newsletter.</a> Find all the best offers at our <a href="https://coupons.businessinsider.com/">Coupons page</a>. Disclosure: This post is brought to you by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/insiderpicks">Insider Picks</a> team. We highlight products and services you might find interesting. If you buy them, we get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. We frequently receive products free of charge from manufacturers to test. This does not drive our decision as to whether or not a product is featured or recommended. We operate independently from our advertising sales team. We welcome your feedback. Email us at insiderpicks@businessinsider.com.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">VoiceBrew</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>A number of news outlets have published stories in recent days expressing privacy concerns about Amazon's Alexa device. </li><li>But Alexa isn't really eavesdropping on users, argues VoiceBrew's Katherine Prescott. </li><li>Here is what is really going on. </li></ul>Earlier this week, Bloomberg published an article <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio">"Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa."</a> A pile-on from other news outlets followed. <a href="https://bgr.com/2019/04/11/amazon-echo-privacy-alexa-listen-voice-recordings/">"Thousands of Amazon employees hear what you say to Alexa"</a> and <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-workers-eavesdrop-on-your-talks-with-alexa/">"Amazon workers eavesdrop on your talks with Alexa"</a> are two of the more sensational titles that emerged.But what's missing is the other side of the argument explaining why this isn't actually such a big deal - or particularly surprising that Amazon is using human input to help improve Alexa.Here are the key points I believe need to be part of the discussion:#1. Alexa is always listening for her wake word and is not always recording what you are sayingMany people skimming through these articles (or just reading the titles) may be left with the impression that Alexa is constantly recording or randomly eavesdropping on them. This is simply not true.First off, Alexa only records after hearing the wake word "Alexa" (unless you changed it to a <a href="https://voicebrew.com/custom-alexa-wake-word/">custom Alexa wake word</a>). In case you're wondering why Alexa needs to record your Alexa requests at all, it's because Alexa needs to send those recordings to Amazon's cloud to process in order to give you a response.Second, you'll know when Alexa is recording because the blue ring on your Echo will light up. Alexa was designed to show you when she is recording.And if you inadvertently wake Alexa up (this happens all the time) and don't notice the blue ring, Alexa will probably chime in with some irrelevant piece of information anyway. So at least you'll know she was recording and processing what you were just saying. (And you can always easily <a href="https://voicebrew.com/delete-alexa-history/">delete your Alexa history</a> of voice recordings.)#2. It makes sense to use humans to help train virtual assistants to better understand humansTo quote Ben Thompson in this morning's <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/alexas-human-listeners-new-questions-disneys-presentation/?utm_source=Memberful&amp;utm_campaign=269c735c49-daily_update_2019_04_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_d4c7fece27-269c735c49-111113749">Stratechery</a>, "How else can a speech-to-text algorithm, which is at the core of Alexa's service, improve if not by leveraging entities that have organic highly developed speech-to-text capabilities, that is to say, humans?"That's why Google and Apple also use human helpers to train their assistants, Google Assistant and Siri.Workers listen to recordings and annotate them as part of Amazon's efforts to help Alexa better understand people's requests. There is nothing nefarious here.#3. Many of these articles say that Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa, but Amazon workers annotating recordings don't know who said themImportantly, Amazon workers don't need to know who said them in order to do their jobs -- which involve determining whether Alexa's interpretation of someone's recording lines up with what the person said. It doesn't matter who said it.These Amazon workers don't even have access to information that would allow them to match a recording to a specific person. This key piece of information from Amazon gets buried midway through the Bloomberg article (emphasis my own):"We have strict technical and operational safeguards, and have a zero tolerance policy for the abuse of our system," an Amazon spokesperson said. "Employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the person or account as part of this workflow. All information is treated with high confidentiality and we use multi-factor authentication to restrict access, service encryption and audits of our control environment to protect it."#4. People do not need to worry they might say something sensitive or embarrassing in their home and that an Amazon worker will match that statement back to themThis is the scenario that people worry about, but it's virtually impossible (and almost infinitely improbable). That's because the conversations that Amazon workers transcribe and annotate cannot be matched back to individual users by those workers as a general matter of workflow.Here are all the things that would have to happen in order for this scenario to actually happen:<ul><li style="font-weight: 400;">Alexa mistakenly picks up something that you said but didn't intend Alexa to hear (which means you probably said something that sounded like "Alexa" to wake her up and record you)</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">The statement that was mistakenly recorded by Alexa was sensitive or embarrassing</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">The recording ends up as one of the very few selected to be annotated by Amazon workers (according to Amazon, only "an extremely small sample of Alexa voice recordings" are annotated)</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">An Amazon worker annotating the recording decides to spend time trying to figure out who said the recording (even this seems like a pretty unlikely thing to happen)</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">The Amazon worker does not have access to that information, and it's a dead end</li></ul>From my standpoint as an Alexa user, there is basically zero risk that I might say something private that is captured by Alexa and then matched back to me.#5. If you want, you can easily update your privacy settings to make sure that no Amazon worker ever hears your voice recordings to help improve AlexaIt will take you less than 30 seconds, and here's how to do it:<ol><li style="font-weight: 400;">Open the Alexa app</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap the hamburger (three horizontal lines) icon in upper left corner</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap Settings</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap Alexa Account</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap Alexa Privacy</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Tap Manage How Your Data Improves Alexa</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Set the toggles to the off setting</li></ol>You can even <a href="https://voicebrew.com/delete-alexa-history/">delete your Alexa history</a> of voice recordings permanently in a few easy steps -- even going all the way back to when you first got Alexa. Here's a guide to the 5 <a href="https://voicebrew.com/alexa-day-30/alexa-privacy/">Alexa privacy</a> tips that all Alexa users should know. Most people don't know how easy Amazon makes it to have complete control over what level of privacy you want as an Alexa user.Katherine Prescott is the Founder of<a href="https://voicebrew.com/"> VoiceBrew</a>, a free weekly email that helps you get the most out of Alexa. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-spend-more-money-coffee-chain-rewards-2019-4">5 sneaky ways Starbucks gets you to spend more money</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

The media is freaking out about Alexa privacy, but here's the truth

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The <keyword id="785198" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Brooklyn-Nets">Brooklyn Nets</keyword>' <keyword id="217383" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kevin-Garnett">Kevin Garnett</keyword> stars in a clever new spot for Beats By Dr. Dre, in which he uses the Beats headphones <a href="http://adage.com/article/news/garnett-beats-drown-obnoxious-knicks-fans/245414/">to drown out jeering Knicks fans</a> on the way to a game. In the ad, Garnett is verbally assaulted with racial epithets and taunts about his old age as the Nets bus pulls into Madison Square Garden, but he finds solace in a humorously upbeat song on his headphones.

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MSLGroup NY managing director Joel Curran <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/friday-odds-and-ends-181_b57115">is leaving the agency</a> after more than five years to take over as vice chancellor for communications and public affairs at his (and our) alma mater, the University of North Carolina.
Ad Age reports that Comcast and Charter Communications are in talks <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-time-warner-cable-charter-deal-20131122,0,352304.story">to liberate beleaguered Time Warner Cable subscribers</a> by purchasing TWC and splitting its assets.
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Sibling companies Carl's Jr. and Hardee's <a href="http://adage.com/article/news/carl-s-jr-hardee-s-push-fresh-buns-blast-competition/245413/">are targeting the incumbent trio of Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's</a> for not freshly baking their hamburger buns on premises.
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Marketing analytics firm Datalogix named Starcom MediaVest Group executive Steven Wolfe Pereira <a href="http://adage.com/article/digital/datalogix-names-smg-s-steven-wolfe-pereira-cmo/245410/">as its new chief marketing officer</a>.
JWT Inside managing director Tonya Garrett <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/garrett-jwt-inside-part-ways_b57060">has left the agency</a>. AgencySpy reports she's leaving for another WPP agency with the full support of JWT Inside management.
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<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image">Shutterstock</div></div>As a celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver has garnered both praise and criticism for his reality TV-backed mission to put healthy foods on tables around the world.
The British import most recently went back home to the UK to launch a new series, "Jamie's Money Saving Meals" to give consumers tips on trimming their grocery bill.
But it's not an easy job to do, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/26/jamie-oliver-food-poverty_n_3816831.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular" target="_blank">Oliver told the Huffington Post UK.</a>
"The fascinating thing for me is that seven times out of 10, the poorest families in this country choose the most expensive way to hydrate and feed their families. The ready meals, the convenience foods," he said.
He went on to compare poor families in developed nations to those he's met on his travels to countries with excruciatingly high levels of <keyword id="45057" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Poverty">poverty</keyword>. You won't find Big Macs on a lot of their tables, he argues. 
"I meet people who say, 'You don't understand what it's like [to be poor].' I just want to hug them and teleport them to the Sicilian street cleaner who has 25 mussels, 10 cherry tomatoes, and a packet of spaghetti for 60 pence, and knocks out the most amazing pasta," he said. "You go to Italy or Spain and they eat well on not much money." 
We don't find much at issue with Oliver's overall mission here, but he seems to have missed a crucial point: Poor people in developed countries often find themselves literally surrounded by convenience foods. That's what makes them convenient. Hopping on a train or using precious gas money to get to their nearest green grocer 5 miles outside of their neighborhood isn't exactly worth saving a few bucks. 
Just visit any street in the South Bronx, one of the poorest New York City's neighborhoods where the unemployment rate has been the double digits for years. Count the number of fast <keyword id="6181" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Food">food</keyword> restaurants and convenience stores per block versus the number of fresh produce markets and that might explain how Easy Mac and Hamburger Helper wind up on the menu more often than Sicilian seafood pasta. 
In any case, hopefully shows like Oliver's (and plenty of other like-minded initiatives around the world) will help attack the issue from both sides: not only teaching people that they should eat healthy foods, but also dispelling the myth that they must always be the pricier option.

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