Synopsis: 3. food & berverages: Foods:

It provides trace nutrients to your plants as well as giving them what they need (foliarly) to be healthy.

Dragon Juice is an all in one#product meaning it helps your plants to take up more nutrients in it s existing system or medium.

School lunches for the first time this year are required to be healthier but they are getting some push back from students

Other students from Massachusetts to South dakota have spoken out about the new meals on websites and blogs,

and some are brown-bagging it as a boycott to the healthier school meals. We had chicken nuggets one day.

We had pork cutlets the other day and that was compared really small to last year.#

And for the first time, there are limits on the calories that can be served at meals based on students ages.

and proteins that can be served over the course of a week. The standards raise the nutrition bar for the first time in more than 15 years.

the old standards for lunch required that a daily minimum of 825 calories be offered to seventh through 12th graders;

and a maximum of 850 calories that can offered at lunch for high school students. The meat guidelines are more complex.

The old standards set a 1. 5-to 2-ounce daily minimum of a meat or meat alternate such as cheese, peanut butter or tofu.

Now there is a daily minimum and weekly maximums. So for instance, high school students must be served at least two ounces of a meat

or meat alternate daily as a minimum, but that can t exceed 12 ounces on a weekly basis. Younger kids are offered less.

There are similar requirements for grains. The biggest part of the problem with the new school lunch is reduced the amount of protein from meat in the meal from previous years,

says Brenda Kirkham, art and publications teacher at Wallace County High school. She came up with the idea of the We Are Hungry video (set to the tune of fun. s We Are Young)

because she felt like she was starving#after lunch. We wanted to give kids a voice

That two ounces of meat daily wasn t enough. By 1: 30 to 2 o clock they complain about how hungry they are.

and I need a large healthy meal to help me get through the day.##Still, nutrition experts say that there s not a lot of beef behind complaints from the students

and teachers about the updated standards. Before the new standards were implemented, some schools may have been serving a lot of protein to keep their customers happy,

Besides meat and meat alternatives, students get protein in milk and legumes, she says. It s an outdated idea that kids aren t getting enough protein#most kids are eating twice the recommended amount#

a consumer group that fought for healthier school meals. Eating 850 calories at lunch is enough for most high schoolers,

she says. Not all students are linebackers, and we shouldn t feed them like they are.#

#A large national study showed that under the old standards, high school students were offered an average of 857 calories a day,

800 calories a day (from all meals and snacks) for someone who is sedentary to 2, 400 calories for an active teen.

Really active athletes may need more than the lunch, but that s not our normal customer in the school lunch line.

Not everybody needs all those calories. Lunch is meant not to be 100%of their calories for the day.#

#She says her district lets students take as many fruits and vegetables at lunch as they want from self-serve bars.

That s probably the healthiest way to add more calories if they re not getting full at lunch.#

#O connor says the teachers and students have no problem with the extra produce. We love the extra fruits and vegetables.

#The quality of school meals has been debated hotly for years because one-third of U s. kids are overweight or obese.

at times, to cook buns. 5. Irrigation Irrigation is the artificial application of water to land or soil.

It produces, among other things, flour, which is the main ingredient of bread#a staple food for many cultures.

or a combination thereof, under anaerobic conditions##which leads to such products as alcohol, wine vinegar, yogurt, bread, and cheese.

Which led to innovations like tea and pasta and cook-in-a-bag omelets. Additionally

and meat Researchers say organic foods are no more nutritious and no less likely to be contaminated. Are organic fruits and vegetables more nutritious than conventional fruits and vegetables?

The researchers also found no obvious health advantages to organic meats. Conventional fruits and vegetables did have more pesticide residue,

Organic meat has a smaller share of the American market, at $538 million last year,

Organic chicken and pork were less likely to be contaminated by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Those are the big motivators for the organic consumer,

examining a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and meats. For four years, they performed statistical analyses looking for signs of health benefits from adding organic foods to the diet.

The researchers did not use any outside financing for their research. I really wanted us to have no perception of bias,

#Similarly, organic meat contained considerably lower levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than conventionally raised animals did,

But if the choice were based mainly on the hope that organic foods would provide more nutrients

And they do it all without a coffee break#three shifts a day, 365 days a year. All told, the factory here has several dozen workers per shift, about a tenth as many as the plant in the Chinese city of Zhuhai.

#But Bran Ferren, a veteran roboticist and industrial product designer at Applied Minds in Glendale, Calif.,argues that there are still steep obstacles that have made the dream of the universal assembly robot elusive.

Robots could soon replace workers at companies like C & S Wholesale Grocers, the nation s largest grocery distributor,

From this warehouse in Newburgh, C & S, the nation s largest grocery wholesaler, supplies a major supermarket chain.

and see cows in a pasture, in contrast to Iowa, where they have a large agriculture industry.#

#Superfood Cocolicious Chocolates will rock your world Is your chocolate Organic, Raw, Low Glycemic, Vegan, and Gluten Free?

Cocolicious chocolates are a great new chocolate on the market for people who are health conscious yet recognize the value that chocolate is able to provide.

It has the particular advantages of being organic, low glycemic, raw, vegan and gluten free!

took time away from her chocolate creations to answer a few pertinent questions about creating healthy chocolates

and supporting organizations that help this world to be a better place Cocolicious Chocolates provide a healthy way to enjoy chocolate.

and coconut oil and wanted to have them in my diet, so I created a chocolate for myself that was extremely healthy and that I loved.

What problem does it solve? Experiencing the utter bliss of consuming chocolate without any of the negative properties (processed sugars, unhealthy fats, emulsifiers, lactose, etc..

Cocolicious chocolates are very low glycemic, soy, dairy and gluten free. After you came up with the idea,

how did you size up the market and decide who your customers would be? The whole thing developed organically.

I started bringing little baggies of Cocolicious chocolates to sell at our raw food potlucks.

me and said I absolutely need to be selling my chocolate there, so I did!

I formulated Cocolicious chocolate in one day and made refinements to it over a period of a couple of years.

In Boulder, CO at Whole Foods on Pearl & 28th, Ideal Market (Whole Foods), Vitamin Cottage and Alfalfas as well as samplings, the Boulder County Farmer s market, brochures, word of mouth and my forthcoming website.

I just couldn t help it Anyone who has to hold an ipad in the course of a day,

Study A diet based on healthy carbs offers best chance of keeping weight off. A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a diet based on healthy carbohydrates#ather than a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet#ffers the best chance of keeping weight

off without bringing unwanted side effects. Study participants following a low-glycemic-index diet, which is similar to a Mediterranean diet

Such a diet might include minimally processed oatmeal almonds, brown rice, beans and healthy fats like olive oil, among other foods.

It was designed to assess how each of three common diets affects the ability to keep weight off.

They ate many meals at the hospital, picking up others to eat at home. David Ludwig

Dr. Ludwig s study was designed to look at the impact of the three diets on measures of energy expenditure,

A month later, participants were placed on one of three diets for a month: a low-fat diet limiting fats to 20%of total calories;

a low-carbohydrate diet modeled on the Atkins diet, limiting carbohydrate intake to 10%of total calories;

and a low-glycemic-index diet, which contained 40%of total calories from carbohydrates, 40%from fats and 20%from protein.

Participants were switched then to the other two diets during two additional four-week periods. The low-fat diet had the worst effect#on energy expenditure,

Dr. Ludwig said. Participants on that diet also had increases in triglycerides, a type of fat,

and lower levels of so-called good cholesterol. We should avoid severely restricting any major nutrient

and focus on the quality of the nutrient, #he said. Dr. Ludwig said those on the low-carb diet had the biggest boost in total energy expenditure

burning about 300 calories more per day than those on the low-fat diet#bout the same as an hour of moderate exercise.

But that bump came at a cost: increases in cortisol, a stress hormone, and a measure of inflammation called CRP,

Those on the low-glycemic-index diet burned about 150 calories a day more than those on the low-fat diet without any negative impacts on cholesterol levels

or various hormones, making it the ideal diet, Dr. Ludwig said. The glycemic index measures the impact of carbohydrates on blood-sugar levels.

If there is a secret to Apple s sauce, this is it: the company ennobles employees. It understands that a lot of people will forgo money

And we all got two tacos from a taco truck. That was our surprise. Two tacos.#

#Rising to the Top Like many who spoke for this article, Shane Garcia, the former Chicago manager, talked about Apple with a bittersweet mix of admiration and sadness.

ashy roasts we drink today. Big producers want uniform taste, and a dark roast makes that easy:

it evens out flavors and masks flaws. But now the best beans are increasingly being set aside

Improvements like these have allowed roasters to make coffee that tastes like Seville oranges or toasted almonds or berries,

Starbucks, for instance, now has a Blonde Roast. As quality continues to improve, coffee will lighten,

and dark roasts may just become a relic of the past. 3. Analytical Undies Your spandex can now subtly nag you to work out.

certain jams could be avoided simply through harmonizing speeds and smoothing driver reactions. One study shows that even a highway that is running at peak capacity has only 4. 5 percent of its surface area occupied.

what you need for dinner. The cart uses Microsoft s Kinect motion-sensor technology to track

Michelin-Star TV DINNERS Frozen food may soon be on par with anything you can get at a three-star restaurant.

Your local Costco or Wegmans may sell perfectly cooked sous vide lamb shanks, osso buco or turkey roulade.

Unlike most meals in the freezer aisle, sous vide food can be reheated in a pot of boiling water

The newly wrapped ice cream and yogurt will be available later this month at the lab store in Paris,

Says Should Not Exist The solar system is passing through a region of the Milky way filled with cosmic rays and interstellar clouds.

and livestock feed such as alfalfa and clover. Massive loss of honeybees could result in billions of dollars in agricultural losses, experts estimate.

through nectar from plants or through high-fructose corn syrup beekeepers use to feed their bees.

it s also found in corn syrup.)In the summer of 2010, the researchers conducted an in situ study in Worcester County,

#Wikicells edible food containers Edible bottles Nature creates its own packaging for perishable foodstuffs. Most fruits and vegetables come prepackaged in delicious edible containers.

and work sort of like the shell on a hard-boiled egg that you can peel open to enjoy what s inside.

It s whats for dinner. Next time you re stuffing your face with popcorn, don t feel guilty;

but it doesn t count as a balanced diet alone. Science Daily Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati o

and added sugars. When compared to other countries, our food is by far the cheapest According to Carpe diem:

The dangers of overusing pesticides should have motivated a wide spread scaling back of their use.

factory farming accounted for 40 percent of the global meat supply. Not only has meant its growth the gross suffering of animals and a huge weight on the planet,

In the end, the new corporate structure of our food system has cheapened our diets in a way the world has seen never.

Over time this could evolve into vital data to feed into our global food supply. 5.)Whole Earth Animal Genealogy Project Once again, the same as#3 and#4,

Today, cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children, but the timeworn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork,

The U s. Department of agriculture estimates that 23 percent of eggs and an even higher percentage of produce ends up in the trash.

there was enough food to feed people, it was just too expensive.##Dupont is working with farmers in Kenya to extend the life of raw milk.

Making pizza toppings stickeurope is a leader in tackling food waste, but the United states is catching on as producers,

a General mills pizza plant found a way to use heat to make toppings stick to frozen pizzas better.

The system is expected to prevent thousands of pounds of cheese and other pizza toppings from going to waste each year.

The U s. Environmental protection agency said 33 million tons of food waste hit landfills and incinerators in 2010, the largest solid waste product in the system.

while certain leftovers could be used as animal feed. Increasing composting could boost soil health and drought resistance,

purchases meat in bulk; and freezes what she doesn need t immediately. She also has introduced her kids to frozen banana treats,

Gove said she has cut waste by starting with smaller meal portions for her children,

in half#aying the aim is to slow the spread of the problematic superweeds. Even though said superweeds,

#Americans eating less meat Meatless meals were s a top food trend for 2011. It may be due to rising prices,

but Americans are eating less meat. According to recent USDA projections, the country will see a sharp drop in meat consumption this year.

Americans are expected to eat 12 percent less meat and poultry than they ate five years ago.

Tanya Steel, editor of epicurious. com, saw the trend coming, pegging meatless meals as a top food trend for 2011.

Anecdotal evidence, said Steel, as well as searches on epicurious. com bear out her predictions. More people especially those over 65 and those under 30, are eating less

and less meat and searching for high protein items to replace meat, #said Steel. Tempeh, tofu, quinoa, lentils, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, soy, beans,

as well as fish and shellfish, are all rising up in our search queries.##The Allrecipes food site found in its recent survey,

What American Families are Eating and Cooking,#that more than one-third of U s. households ate less meat in 2011, mostly for health reasons.

The Meatless Monday initiative stresses the health benefits of cutting meat consumption, as well as the environmental impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing water usage and reducing the use of fossil fuels.

Even pork-loving celeb chef Mario Batali embraces the skip-meat-once-a-week trend

and offers more meat-free options in his restaurants. In Indianapolis, diners are interested very#in meatless dishes,

said Jennifer Laughner, a chef at Sobro Cafe. Known as chef Jenxie,#Laughner said she draws inspiration for meat-free dishes from a variety of world cuisines.

It s very hard to find good, healthy, ready-to-eat food, #said Laughner. I decided that would be a really good niche.#

#Meatless dishes on the Sobro Cafe menu include barbecue lentils, sweet-and-sour cabbage, a savory Dutch pancake and a veggie burger that s the No. 1 seller.

but now eats some meat, said her style of cooking focuses on creating healthy food that tastes good.

so that people don t notice that there s no meat in it.##Via USA Today Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati b

It s not quite the proverbial butterfly flapping its wings creating a hurricane across the world,

and sugar-free varieties are associated with a variety of elevated health risks. Water is essential to human life.

And I always found that preparing lunch at home was a more efficient use of my time than waiting in line with a bunch of other wage slaves during lunch rush hour. 4) Font-free foods are the best.

Salad dressings are just one example: they re overpriced and underwhelming when prepackaged at the grocery,

but so simple to whip up at home. Even a basic vinegar and oil dressing will bottled kick dressing s butt

if you re using quality ingredients. Feeling more ambitious? Things you enjoy making and eating#or some, baked goods or slow-cooked soup, for others,

more exotic hobbies like home pickling#an become a pleasurable and money-saving habit. Another simple example:

If you eat meat, consider reducing your intake of meat. Try integrating more plant-based proteins into your diet.

If this sounds crazy to you, start with just one meal a week. Tofu and beans generally cost less, ounce to ounce,

than chicken, beef, pork, lamb, or fish. And they need not be boring. If you re new to plant-based cooking

the web is full of wonderful vegan/vegetarian blogs and free recipe sites that can help you learn how to include these foods in your diet.

You don t have to become a vegetarian to enjoy them, though you may decide you want to

because they are yummy, satisfying, and nutritionally rich. 7) If you drink coffee, brew it yourself.

Even if you re in the city without a yard, things like herbs, tomatoes, and lettuces can be grown in containers. 9) Buy in bulk,

nuts, flours, and grains in stores that offer bulk bins. And Amazon and big-box stores like Costco are established well sources of savings

But for now, users of the robo-bunny need to be wired up to biometric sensors for the rabbit to sense the user s emotional state

when you scratch it too hard rolls over and purrs. The one thing a robot can do that s different from an animal is truly be in the service of its owner

A new technology will let you simply wave your phone over itor any foodto get a verdict on whether it s still edible.

Pasted onto eggs, stamped onto fruit or floating in milk, they can warn you when your fruit is ripe,

The gold bits are as thin as gold leaf found on some extra-fancy desserts. The silk substratemade of pure proteinis easily digestible.

eggs, apples, cheese, and milk, and published the results in Advanced Materials. When a fruit ripens or rots,

#New legless amphibian found in India An adult Chikilidae, a new species of legless amphibian known as a caecilian, with eggs and hatchlings.

#Egg clutch His first effort in conserving the chikilidae was to give it a scientific name mirroring

A chikilidae egg is shown in the soils of northeast India. Within the chikilidae family, the team has identified already three species

So far, Biju s team has determined that an adult chikilidae will remain with its eggs until they hatch,

When the eggs hatch, the young emerge as tiny adults and squirm away. They grow to about 4 inches (10 centimeters),

and chikilidae lay eggs in waterlogged soils. Gripping garden spades with blistered hands the researchers along with locals they hired spent about 2,

but what they have in common is their search for ways to get something extra out of the biochemical process that uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.

The attractive color in our face is affected by our health especially by the amount of colourful antioxidant carotenoid pigments we get from fruit and vegetables in our diet.

#The top ten instant noodles in the world Not all instant noodles are the same.

The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of dough,

which is rolled flat and cut into long thin ribbons, strips, waves, helices, tubes, strings, shells, or other various shapes, sometimes folded.

noodles may be dried or refrigerated before cooking. The top ten list is after the jump..10.

Koka Instant Non-Fried Noodles, Spicy Black pepper Flavour#Singapore This stuff is amazing; it contains a block of instant noodles that are exceedingly light

and very low in fat. This doesn t end up with low in taste though, especially with its garnish pack s mention that the veggies vary depending on the season of production!

It has a nice peppery taste and a little heat, but not overwhelmingly so. Perfect complement:

Goes great with Eggs. 9. Doll Instant Noodle, Artificial Chicken Flavour#Hong kong Yeah I know chicken instant noodles.

How boring! Not this one the broth is very good it warms one s innards on a cold day like nothing else.

This is especially good with an egg or two added with about 45 seconds remaining as it cooks in the pot#making the broth even heartier.

A very relaxing bowl of noodles. Perfect complement: Eggs added during cooking. 8. Sapporo Ichiban Shio Ramen,

Japanese Style Noodles#Japan This is a very recent addition to the Top Ten list. Having tried Shio instant noodle varieties in the past,

I had a feeling this would be a good one, and it truly was. The noodles were very hearty

and the broth had an almost buttery flavor. Comes with a little packet of sesame seeds!

Perfect complement: Some baked chicken, green onions and hard boiled egg. 7. Nong Shim Shin Ramyun Black#Korea Twenty years after the introduction of the well-known Shin Ramyun, Nong Shim

brought out Shin Ramyun Black. A huge block of noodles, a veggie packet that also has freeze dried beef, red spicy seasoning,

and onion and oxtail soup packets, make this a culinary onslaught of epic proportion. Perfect complement:

Using a recipe from Eat Your Kimchi, add an egg, bok choy and a single slice of processed cheese. 6. Myojo Hyoubanya no Chukasoba Japanese Style Noodles, Oriental Flavor#Japan A very good, very traditional instant noodle from Japan.

Noodles are a little chewy and the broth has hints of seafood. Perfect complement: A couple of eggs cooked with the noodles,

and a little baked chicken with salt and pepper. 5. Mie Sedaap Instant Kari Spesial Bumbu Kari Kental#Indonesia Like spicy?

Like curry? This one from Indonesia fills both criteria and then some. The noodles are good,

but the real star here is the broth a bit greasy and so flavorful. Not only a hot curry taste,

but had sweetness as well. Perfect complement: Fried eggs. 4. Sapporo Ichiban, Japanese Style Noodles Chow mein#Japan This stuff is great.

It s cooked with a small amount of water as the noodles gobble it all up.

The flavor is sweet and salty and purely enjoyable. What s more is a packet of ground seaweed is included,

which makes it all the more enjoyable. Perfect complement: A bit of roast beef and some chopped onions. 3. Nissin Yakisoba with Mayonnaise/Mustard Packet#Japan Yakisoba is a very commonly enjoyed dish in Japan

and this variety puts a unique twist on it. You fill the box with boiling water

and then afterwards, there s a little drain spout to get rid of excess water. Add the flavoring

and stir then comes the fun as there s a little packet that dispenses mayonnaise out of one reservoir and mustard out of the other!

This is quite good especially the vegetables. Perfect complement: Nothing#enjoy in its native state! 2. Indomie Mi Goreng Rasa Ayam Panggang Jumbo, Barbecue Chicken Flavour#Indonesia First off, it s a jumbo pack,

which is helpful as this is such a great tasting package of instant noodles. Second, it comes with a whopping five seasonings from sweet soy sauce to spicy chili sauce.

The noodles are served drained without a broth. Perfect Complement: The flavorings in concert with a couple fried eggs, some pickled ginger and fried shallots make this one not to miss. 1. Indomie Special Quality, Special Fried Curly Noodles#Indonesia Truly the best instant noodles

I ve ever had. I love these the noodles are flat and very tasty. The seasonings provide a broad range of flavors.

Spicy, sweet, full of good flavor. Perfect complement: Some turkey, fried eggs, pickled ginger, fried shallot and Sriracha.

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