They say March is the hardest month in Maine. Our winters drag on while other parts of the country welcome spring, and summer sunshine feels like a faraway dream. I know many people who swear by tanning beds and Vitamin D supplements to beat the winter blues, but there’s an even more powerful tool right […]
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Lewiston schools may get veggie volunteers to help serve local produce
LEWISTON — This week is harvest lunch week, when schools across the state serve fresh food grown in Maine — summer squash, zucchini, butternut squash, carrots, corn and potatoes. At Lewiston schools, there’s some local produce, but potatoes are most often made from dried flakes. Carrots are frozen. Corn comes out of a can. “It […]
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FDA to ban trans fats
WASHINGTON — Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant menus in the last decade. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is finishing the job. The FDA planned to announce Thursday it will require the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats, saying they are a threat to people’s […]
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Nutritional ratings appear to influence your grocery choices
PORTLAND — A nutritional rating system using gold stars affixed to price labels on grocery store shelves appears to have shifted buying habits, potentially providing another tool to educate consumers on how to eat healthier, according to a new study. The independent study examining a proprietary gold star system used in Maine-based Hannaford Supermarkets suggested […]
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Maine students adjust to healthier menus
As students at Portland’s Longfellow Elementary School ate lunch, Levi Franck described his school meal in a way you might not expect from a fifth-grader. “I like how every time I eat something there’s a vegetable to eat,” said the 10-year-old, finishing up the day’s meal of chicken, corn and beans with a choice of […]
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Calories on menus coming in 2011
For some Maine restaurants, this was the last New Year’s Eve patrons could chow down blissfully unaware of how many calories they eat. Coming in 2011: A new law mandates that restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets post calories on menus as plain as the price. That will let consumers know if that six-piece […]