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USDA Announces People’s Garden School Pilot Program to Promote Garden-Based Learning Opportunities
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Continue reading...2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released
Friday, February 18, 2011
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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...USDA Demystifies Local Food Chain Supply
Friday, June 25, 2010
Local food is a hot trend that customers continue to demand from all restaurant segments. But until recently, the movement was so small and compartmentalized, that it was hard for some chains to find purveyors that could adequately meet their foodsupply needs. Now the USDA has issued a report on the logistics of moving local foods from farms to consumers, which could help restaurants and foodservice companies understand the dynamics of farmers that participate in local food supply chains, versus mainstream chains.
Continue reading...Food Pyramid Gets Ethnic Flavor
Monday, June 21, 2010
When the 2010 census is done, we’re expected to see just how much the country’s population has changed. But it’s already clear in grocery stores and restaurants that Americans like a lot of ethnic food. And now the dietitian’s trusty tool has been reshaped for Asian, Latino and Mediterranean tastes. A research group called Oldways Preservation Trust [...]
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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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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