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Are You Trying to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:00:10 +0000

You’ve been told since you were a little kid to eat your fruits and veggies. These time-honored words of wisdom seem to falling on deaf ears, though. Despite this drumbeat of nutritional advice, most Americans are still consuming less than half of the USDA recommendation of two-and-a-half cups of vegetables and two cups of fruit a day. [...]

Need More Veggies? Congress Says, 'Have Some Pizza' — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:00:46 +0000

Members of Congress love pizza as much as any of us. So, when the United States Department of Agriculture threatened to take it off public school lunch menus, they did what many of us would have done in their position — they officially declared it a vegetable.

Earlier this year, the USDA proposed new standards that would’ve limited both sodium and potatoes for school lunch lines — moves some conservatives in Congress are fighting.

Flint Farmers' Market Fresh and Fun Year Round

Stu Allen — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:22:50 +0000

A lot of people think that farmers’ markets are only open when it’s harvest season. That might be true for some markets, but not the Flint Farmers’ Market. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays all year long – you can find many fresh and delicious treats at the Flint Farmers’ Market. If knowing where your food [...]