Dairy shows up on body-friendly food list
Milk “does a body good,” but a new article featured on Yahoo! shows that other dairy foods achieve that purpose, as well.
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Got Milk? contest opens to Calif. Girl Scouts
Three scouts will have the opportunity to win a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and star in a milk-promotion billboard in their hometowns.
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Milk linked to improved senior health
Consuming milk during childhood does more than provide essential nutrients for growing youth. New research shows that it also is linked to improved senior health.
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Republicans, Democrats connect through food choices
Watch out, Mitt Romney: If a new survey comparing the food choices of Republicans and Democrats is any indication, swing state residents may eat – and potentially vote – more like blue states. However, both parties have a lot in common when it comes to what we eat and drink.
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Americans to face tougher 2013 on rising prices, taxes
U.S. consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets next year to pay for costlier healthcare, more expensive grocery bills and higher taxes, an extra drag on the country's already slow-moving economy.
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Chocolate milk reinstated in Oregon school district
Chocolate milk has returned to cafeterias in one Oregon school district less than a year after officials initially eliminated the popular drink in an effort to comply with federal school lunch regulations.
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Milk plays key role in a healthy vegetarian diet
Experts agree that a well-planned vegetarian diet can be healthful and nutritious but vegetarians need to pay particular attention to protein, iron, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B12 in their diets, according to the nation's nutrition advice, MyPlate.
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Study questions whether organic milk is healthier
Is organic milk healthier than conventional variities? A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics has answers.
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NMPF revamps REAL Seal website
As part of its efforts to revitalize one of the most recognized product symbols in the food industry, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced today that the REAL® Seal is undergoing a makeover.
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Shoppers find higher prices for breakfast items
Shoppers paid slightly more for food at the grocery store during the third quarter of the year, with many popular breakfast staples showing an increase in retail price. Higher prices for eggs, bacon, orange juice, milk and toasted oat cereal, among other foods, resulted in a slight increase in the latest American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Quarterly Marketbasket Survey.
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Kids learn with new Jr. Animal Scientist program
The new Jr. Animal Scientist program helps kids learn more about science and the animal world. Kids ages 5 to 12 can explore science careers and study the lives of pets, farm animals and zoo animals.
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