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Sardines Are A Superfood

Posted Jun 28, 2011

If your experience with sardines is limited to what you get from a can, then you are in for a special treat with Portuguese sardines.

Posted Jun 24, 2011

The new My Plate nutrition guidelines released by the federal government earlier this month are another step toward the goal of a healthier America and, according to licensed dietitian and nutritionist Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, easier to follow.
“I think it is a big change but I think it’s easy to adhere to,” said Kirkpatrick, who runs Keep It Healthy in Greensboro. “I really like that it makes it fairly simple. You don’t have to count anything or look things up or measure anything, it’s purely a good visual reference.”

Posted Jun 22, 2011

Intentional contamination by food producers and processors driven by profits are largely being blamed for the food safety crisis in China, officials with the country’s top food security watchdog said.

“Instead of sheer accidents, most of the recent stomach-turning food safety incidents are a consequence of intentional violations of food safety regulations and processing procedures,” said Yu Jun, a senior official with the Food Safety Commission under the State Council, China’s Cabinet, at the Third China Food Safety Forum.