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The Department of Agriculture has invested seven years and several million dollars in a popular program that claims it gets students to eat significantly more fruits and vegetables. But as a recent critique of the research behind the program reveals, "significantly more" often means an amount as small as a single bite of an apple.
Concord grape growers in New York are getting a boost from the federal government, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture planning to buy juice for nutrition programs. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say the USDA will use up to $18 million to purchase surplus grape juice, which will help stabilize prices farmers receive.
A minority equity investment from Encore Consumer Capital could help fast-growing Veggie Noodle Co. spring to new levels by funding the startup's expansion into a larger facility in East Austin that will allow it to produce more than five times its current capacity.
Aug. 6-12 has been proclaimed by U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as National Farmers Market Week. This is the 18th year of proclamations supporting local agricultural production and marketing.
Schools in Central Missouri, along with the rest of the nation, have been struggling with how to deal with outstanding balances on school-provided meals. The Southern Boone school district has amassed about $30,000 in debt from outstanding meal balances.
The relationship between "added sugar" and adverse health outcomes has been a subject of debate. When the FDA proposed adding a line for "added sugar" to the nutrition labels on packaged food , some argued that the label could send a message that naturally occurring sugar meant "healthy" and "added sugar" meant unhealthy .
President Trump's disdain for science apparently knows no bounds. He has now nominated climate change skeptic Sam Clovis, a talk radio host, to serve as the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist - a slap in the face of the scientific community and a disservice to those responsible for the integrity of the USDA's research.
For many children, summer vacation evokes images of their favorite foods: backyard barbecues, fresh farmer's market produce, s'mores by the campfire and frozen delights from the ice cream truck. However, for the - homes lacking the adequate resources to purchase the food needed for an active, healthy lifestyle - summer vacation offers less relief than it does hunger and uncertainty.
The Washington State Department of Health and Safeway are partnering to offer Complete Eats , a program that makes fruits and vegetables more affordable for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program customers. Complete Eats rewards customers who purchase fruits and vegetables with SNAP benefits with coupons and rebates.
Three months after Christian charity organisation Compassion International was forced to shut its operations in India following a government directive, the Indian side may be asked some tough questions from US interlocutors on the crackdown on NGOs during Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's stay here. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Washington DC Saturday night, will meet US administration officials Sunday onward and US President Donald Trump Monday.
Rice bran is worthy of greater studies to assess its benefits for human health and nutrition because it is a rich source of proteins, fats, minerals and micronutrients such as B vitamins, according to a new study. In a paper published in the open access journal Rice, r esearchers at Colorado State University suggested that rice bran, which is often removed from whole grain rice during processing and used as animal feed, could have benefits for human health and nutrition.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Budget director Mick Mulvaney speaks to the media about President Trump's proposed fiscal 2018 budget at the White House on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The Trump administration is calling its fiscal 2018 budget proposal the " Taxpayer First " plan - meaning that its priority is to take care of those who pay their taxes.
A study in mice finds that development of age-related macular degeneration could be arrested by switching from a high-glycemic diet to a low-glycemic . For the same amount of total carbohydrate, high-glycemic diets release sugar into the blood stream more rapidly than low-glycemic diets.
President Donald Trump has reportedly picked Sam Clovis - a conservative talk show radio host and climate change denier - to be the "chief scientist" of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's research division. If appointed, he'll oversee key scientific work on everything from nutrition to the effects of rising temperatures on food supplies.
Under the Obama Administration, USDA eliminated low-fat flavored milk as an option in the school meal and a la carte programs. Since then, consumption of school milk declined, as did overall participation in the school lunch program.
Former first lady Michelle Obama attended the presentation of "Let Girls Learn" at Matadero cultural center last June in Madrid, Spain. Former first lady Michelle Obama might find some of the latest actions by the Trump administration pretty difficult to stomach.
House of Representatives minority leader Nancy Pelosi and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio discuss the farm bill as part of the Plate of the Union campaign, April 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Hunger in America can often seem invisible, but recent studies have shown that it is a problem that affect millions of people, many of them children. An estimated 13.1 million kids live in homes with insufficient food, according to the most recent figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The 2017 National Football League draft is happening in Philadelphia this weekend, from April 27 to 29. And a local organization will help recover surplus food so it can be donated to area shelters. Food Connect is the Philadelphia-based organization behind an app that makes donating surplus food to local shelters as easy as a few clicks.