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U.S. pushes school cafeterias toward healthier offerings
U.S. pushes school cafeterias toward healthier offerings (NBC26)
School lunches have long served as the punch line of jokes, prompting chuckles about "mystery meat" and angry lunch ladies.

Text messages help with weight loss and diabetes (JordanNews.Net)
People who want to lose weight and manage other conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure can do it all on one online and mobile phone platform.

Texas school cameras to track pupils' lunches (Guardian Unlimited)
Dr Roger Echon of the Social and Health Research Centre displays the digital food analysis equipment which will track chlidren's eating habits at WW White elementary school in Texas.

Chocolate Chip Day: A sweet excuse to have dessert
Chocolate Chip Day: A sweet excuse to have dessert (FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home)
For chocolate lovers and cookie fans everywhere, May 15 is a day to celebrate it's National Chocolate Chip Day! A truly American creation, chocolate chips were developed in 1939, following the surprising popularity of an accidental recipe by innkeeper Ruth Wakefield, co-owner of the Toll House in Massachusetts.

Trip to San Francisco Museum (SuperstationWGN TV)
Ready to tinker? At San Francisco's Exploratorium , visitors are invited to do just that.

Goodwin gives up on veganism (NewsChannel 9 WSYR)
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin arrives at the 24th Genesis Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 20, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.

Revival Market: More Than Just Basics
Revival Market: More Than Just Basics (Houstonpress)
I want to sip on this stuff out of a brandy snifter. It's hard to decide what I like more about Revival Market right now: The fact that I can do normal, weekly shopping at the store, picking up fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy along the way, or the fact that I can indulge in some unexpected goodies while I'm there -- and I don't just mean the ...

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