Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesSpotlight on feeding the public - Healthy Eating month - CatererSearch
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Spotlight on feeding the public - Healthy Eating monthCatererSearch, UK - 21 hours agoIn January, the Government unveiled a £372m “obesity strategy” which had as one of its ambitions the development of a healthy food code of good practice to …
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Appeals Court Lets NYC Calories-on-menus Regulation Proceed - CBS News
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008(AP) A federal appeals court let the city proceed Tuesday with ordering some chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, but only after the city agreed to postpone issuing fines until mid-July. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals left …
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Food fight in future? Weston school lunch program is under fire - Weston Forum
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Food fight in future? Weston school lunch program is under fireWeston Forum, CT - 34 minutes ago… the parents the administration is trying its best to “listen and learn” as the discussion surrounding the district’s healthy food policy continues. …
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Survey Reveals Canadian BBQ Food Favourites! - Canada NewsWire (press release)
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Survey Reveals Canadian BBQ Food Favourites!Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 4 hours agoHowever, steak and healthy food items are gaining in popularity. The 18th annual survey, conducted by Toronto-based Leger Marketing on behalf of …
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Government response on nutrition labelling scheme - Media Newswire (press release)
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Government response on nutrition labelling schemeMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago… were well-known marketing tools to attract consumers, but food products with nutrition claims did not automatically equate to healthy food products. …
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Survey Reveals Canadian BBQ Food Favourites! - CNW Group
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008It’s True! Canadians have Grilled Ostrich and Cake on the BBQ! TORONTO, April 30 /CNW/ - According to the online Weber Canadian GrillWatch(TM) Survey conducted in September 2007, hamburger remains hot. However, steak and healthy food items are …
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Food-cost surges lead to poor diets - Age
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008AUSTRALIANS are replacing fresh fruit and vegetables with cheaper foods that have poor nutritional value. As the cost of a range of basic healthy food items continues to climb well above inflation, health professionals have warned that food price …
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Eating till it hurts: Valley residents have many fast-food temptations - Modesto Bee
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008KFC and Taco Bell at Carpenter Road and Kansas Avenue in Modesto are amount the county’s many fast food restaurants. Residents of the Northern San Joaquin Valley live in a region that produces an abundance of fruits and vegetables. They also live in …
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Potato no half-baked hero - Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008NEW YORK — Potatoes: They’re not just for side dishes anymore. Among the most maligned and misunderstood of vegetables, the lowly potato may be poised to save the world. Or, at least, many of the world’s hungry and poor, according to the United …
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Chip shop praised for healthy food - News Wales
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008A Swansea chip shop is one of the first food premises in Wales to be recognised for offering healthy foods. Vicarage Road Chippy in Morriston is one of eight food related businesses in Swansea to obtain the Healthy Options Award under a new scheme …
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