The National Restaurant Association announced Applebee's and Chick-fil-A joined Kids LiveWell program that helps parents and kids make more healthful menu selections when eating out. Since the initiative launched in July 2011, participation has quadrupled to 96 restaurant ...More
McDonald’s Happy Meals are smiling a little wider today after the California Superior Court in San Francisco dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against fast-food giant alleging its Happy Meals are in violation of California's consumer protection laws because they ...More
Texture is one of the most basic attributes of the food sensory experience, yet it is often an under-leveraged aspect of food product formulation. ...More
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) commended the USDA for highlighting the nutritional role that dairy products play in the final regulations governing the reimbursable school meal program released Jan. 25; however, it expressed concern that restrictions on ...More
A new study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics found food served in 14 hospitals and children’s hospitals in California fall short of providing healthy and nutritious meals. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corporation assessed 14 food venues at the state’s 12 ...More
Research conducted by The Food Channel, in conjunction with CultureWaves, the International Food Futurists and Mintel International, revealed 10 beverage trends quenching Americans’ thirst. ...More
The Food Channel®, in conjunction with CultureWaves™, the International Food Futurists™, and Mintel International, released its 2011 "Top Ten Beverage Trends" identifying the most significant beverage trends for 2011, from adding flavors to water, to new adult ...More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released results of its “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2008," which reveals U.S. children are not consuming enough low-fat milk and milk products, and are falling short of dietary intake of ...More
The start of the school year has officially arrived, which of course leads to a host of questions as to what constitutes a healthy school meal. When I skipped off to school (back when Moses was a teenager), lunches were no big thing. You either brown bagged it from home or ...More
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