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2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines focus on balancing calories with physical activity, and encourage Americans to consume more healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, and seafood, and [...]
Continue reading...Cupcakes Are Dead. Long Live The Pie!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Every year, I predict the death of the cupcake. I’m always wrong. But this year, they’ll have real competition from the humble pie. Trend-spotters are calling pie the food of the year. Texas and New York restaurants offer pie happy hours. Pies are showing up at weddings, and pie shops are opening in a neighborhood [...]
Continue reading...The Science Behind Why We Love Ice Cream
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Why people prefer certain foods over others depends largely on a combination of taste and texture. While taste sensations are fairly well understood, scientists are just beginning to unravel the mystery of food texture. Now, researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have found that an enzyme in saliva called amylase, which breaks [...]
Continue reading...Survey Finds USDA Nutrition Education Program Improves Eating Habits of Low-Income Children
Friday, June 4, 2010
Hundreds of New York City public elementary school teachers reported in a survey that their students are making healthier food choices because of CookShop, a nutrition education program of the Food Bank For New York City that is funded and supported by the USDA. This finding is significant at a time when 43 percent of [...]
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Friday, February 18, 2011
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