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The Allergy Issue

The number of consumers suffering from food allergies is growing. Are you making menu promises you can’t keep? When Matt Mitchell was four years old, his parents took him out one night to McDonald’s for a hamburger. But when he bit into it, he tasted cheese. For most people, getting the wrong order is, at [...]

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Michelle Obama Urges Restaurant Industry to Step Up Efforts in Obesity Fight

First lady asks restaurants to add more healthful options for kids First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C. Thanking those in the foodservice industry who already have [...]

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Survey Finds USDA Nutrition Education Program Improves Eating Habits of Low-Income Children

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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Greet grill season with lamb burgers with fresh herbs and yogurt

While we still love last summer’s burger of choice (beef and chimichurri), this year we’re thinking lamb. Greek-style with fresh herbs, thick yogurt and a zesty tomato ketchup. We’ll cook the burgers over hardwood charcoal — sort of spit-roasted gyros meets hand-held burger. Full Story: Chicago Tribune

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Americans Want Pizza, Burgers and Nuggets Pulled From School Menus, Poll Finds

A majority of Americans believe nutrition in local school meals falls far short of what children need, a new survey finds. And the foods people most associate with school meals – pizza, chicken nuggets and hamburgers – are the same foods they believe should be cut drastically from school menus. Moreover, the survey finds near-universal [...]

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