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Healthy Fast Food For Kids With ‘Healthy Happy Meals Bill’; Will It Solve Childhood Obesity?

It is a well-known fact that fast food isn’t healthy, but every parent also knows that fast food meals cannot be avoided and will not be turned down by most, if not all kids, especially those which include toys. Because of this, a New York City council member proposed the "Healthy Happy Meals" bill based on a California ordinance with similar aims.
By Althea Serad

  • Amazon Testing Farmer's Market Deliveries

    Amazon's quest to deliver everything imaginable continues. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the E-Commerce giant is testing a new Farmer's Market delivery scheme that will allow fresh produce, fruits, seafood, and a whole host of other items to be delivered straight to your doorstep within 36 hours of harvest.

  • The Japanese Government Is Developing Eggs with White Yolks

    The Japanese government is talking the term egg whites to a whole new level. The Japan Times is reporting that the country is feeding hens with Japanese rice in a bid to boost rice production and lessen dependency on foreign corn imports.

  • Miami University Turns Food Waste Into Water

    In a report published in Journal News, Miami University has deviced a way to reduce food waste and at the same time, save money. They are actually using their waste in order to save money.

  • Salmon Farmers Who Culled Seals Facing Boycott

    Scottish salmon farms face backlash for culling seals. Salmon farmers in the UK are facing a big problem: public backlash for the culling of seals. The Independent UK revealed that more than half of Scotland's salmon farms had shot and killed a seal in the past two years.

  • Starbucks Is Trying to Delay Pumpkin Spice Season With Two New Frappuccino Flavors

    Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte drinkers will have to wait longer this year to get their first sip of the popular drink. For the meantime, they can enjoy two new frappuccino flavors.

  • Michael Fassbender To Play Chef Marco Pierre White in New Film?

    It lookslike Michael Fassbender may be trading Magneto's helmet and cape for some Chef's whites in the near future. Entertainment.ie is reporting that the Academy Award nominee is the frontrunner to land the role of legendary chef Marco Pierre White in an upcoming film based on his autobiography 'The Devil in the Kitchen.'

  • First Look: Cheesecake Factory at Wolfchase

    The Cheesecake Factory opening is just less than a week and some get to see what’s going on inside the store. Invitation only guests were given a chance to preview the restaurant. Managers have been busy training the more than 300 new staff member this Thursday and Friday.

  • McDonald's Drops Chicken Supplier After Video Shows Animal Cruelty [WATCH]

    McDonald’s, along with Tyson Foods, severed ties with a Tennessee poultry farm after an animal-rights group released video footage from the facility that showed animal cruelty.

  • Study: Non-Pasteurized Milk is Not Healthier

    A recent study published that raw milk may only have a placebo effect as reported in Food Safety News. Any other health benefits supposedly from raw milk consumption are pure myth, it added.

  • FDA Updates Food Labels, Packaging

    The Food and Drug Administration of the United States is anticipated to update the nutrition labels of the food packages next year.

  • Cancer Cells Thrive on Processed Sugar - MRI Shows

    Time to stay away from processed sugar. More and more discoveries have surfaced regarding cancer cells, their growth and their links. In fact, a recent study from Denmark revealed that taking an aspirin a day for at least five years could prevent the development of colorectal cancer.

  • Superbug May Be Found in the Beef You Are Eating

    Consumer Reports recently published a study that discusses the safety of ground beef across the country. In the experiments conducted, the researchers found existence of drug-resistant bacteria (superbugs) in ground beef that are available in supermarkets.

  • Food Stamp Benefit Removed From 50,000 Hoosiers

    After losing their qualification for food stamp, almost 50,000 Hoosiers are looking for a job. All able-bodied adults without children in Indiana will no longer benefit from food stamps if they are not employed or if they are not attending an educational program. In fact, it will not be legal anymore as reported in Fox59.

  • Chipotle California Shuts Down After 60 People Got Sick

    More than 60 people were reported sick after eating at a Chipotle Restaurant in California, according to NBC. Ventura County health officials say at least 60 were reported sick after eating at a Chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley last week.
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