Kid Bites

05/11/2012

Hunger in America...how in the world can hunger be an issue in the land of plenty? Just recently the USDA released numbers illustrating that 1 in 5 American children are suffering from hunger! The average Georgian population suffering from food insecurity was 19.9% in 2010. Kid Bites is taking on the Challenge of Fighting Childhood Hunger!!! Be on the lookout for volunteer opportunites and food drives!

10/14/2011

I'm sure like myself...there are those of us out there that remember the difficult to understand 'Food Pyramid'...Well, if you haven't had a chance to check out 'MyPlate' the latest illustrative view of how a healthy diet should appear on a plate...check out this link...

Today was an exciting day at USDA as I was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin to unveil USDA's new food icon, MyPlate. The icon is a departure from MyPyramid and serves as a quick, simple reminder to all consumers, built off of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for...

01/26/2011

Wal-Mart Shifts Strategy to Promote Healthy Foods
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/business/20walmart.html?_r=1

The company said it would lower the price of fresh produce and cut sugar, fat and salt in its house brands, and would press other food manufacturers to do the same.