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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...Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a child nutrition bill that expands the school lunch program and sets new standards to improve the quality of school meals, with more fruits and vegetables. Michelle Obama lobbied for the bill as a way to combat obesity and hunger. About half of the $4.5 billion [...]
Continue reading...France’s Gourmet School Lunches
Thursday, September 30, 2010
CBS Sunday Morning’s Man in Paris David Turecamo explores France’s strict diet regimen within the school system’s gourmet lunch menu. Video: France’s Gourmet School Lunches CBS News
Continue reading...Doctor’s Orders: Eat Well to Be Well
Thursday, September 23, 2010
DR. PRESTON MARING was striding along a hospital corridor at double speed on a recent Friday morning, his tall frame, white hair and frequent gesticulations prompting waves of greetings from colleagues, who also took care to sidestep his forward momentum. His destination was the weekly farmers’ market he started in 2003, just outside the front [...]
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Friday, February 18, 2011
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