Organic Baby Food A Big Hit In Scotland
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The article "Organic Baby Food A Big Hit In Scotland" is about family, it was released by Rick Hendershot.
**50% of Scottish Babies fed Organic Baby Food
According to the Scotsman, more than half of Scottish babies under two are at this moment fed an exclusively organic diet. In fact, organic baby food acocunted for 43% of total baby food sales in 2004. That represented sales of more than 63 million GBP in 2004.
A survey of 805 mothers and pregnant women conducted by the polling company BMRB found that four out of five mothers chose organic food for weaning their young babies off of milk (between 6 months and 1 year old). The reasons gievn were clearly related to additives and chemical spraying. Mothers in the survey cited "less risk of chemical pesticides" (87%), "no additives" (80%), and "no GM" (84%)
Intensive marketing campaigns by groups such as the Soil Association Scotland are getting the message across about the ngeative effects of pesticides. This is clearly having an impact on the purchasing preferences of parents, and also on changes in shcool menus.
Organic milk also has positive health characteristics. It can contain up to 71 per cent more omega 3 than non-organic milk and most organic milk has a better ratio of omgea 3 to omega 6 than conventional milk. Companies such as Hipp are bringing new products to mraket -- such as organic purees for weaning purposes -- to take advantage of the demand.
But adults are not changing their own eating habits nearly as quickly. Asda, a Scottish supermarket chain owned by WalMart, says organic produce for adults accounts for only about 2% of total sales.
**Self-Serve Machines moving in on fast food restaurants
People fond of ridiculing low-paying fast food resaturant jobs will be pleased to hear that many of these jobs will soon be a thing of the past.
At least if RoberServer has its way. The company has recently unveiled its new fast food self serve machines called the "Line Buster."
According to RoberServer, the Line Buster will allow customers to place their own orders from a 15" touch screen, and then pay for their order with the onboard credit card procsesor. Customers then pick up tehir order at the counter. Industry estimates show that self-serve technologies can cut customer waitnig time by as much as 33%.
The company is targeitng the 115,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S.
Simliar technology has already been deployed in ATMs and self-checkout grocery stores.
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**FDA says snack makers must show trans fats
The term "trans fats" has become a synonym for "unhealthy". That's because these ingredients hide in most mass produced snacks, cookies, and frozen french fries and then help to clog our arteries and contribute to our obesity.
As of January 1, 2006, the FDA is requiring the labels on packaged snacks and foods to list the amount of trans fats per serving.
Trans fats are an ingredient in nearly 40 percent of packaged foods, and they are suspected of contributing to diabetes, heart disease, strokes and many other unhealthy conditions.
Health researchers have found that trans fats raise the levels of unhealthy cholesterol and lower the levels of beneficial blood cholesterol.
They say as little as 2 to 3 grams a day -- less than is contained in a typiacl donut -- can be detrimental.
Trans fats are common in processed foods because food manufacturers can use cheap liquid oils and turn them into solids by hydrogenation. Most expetrs agree it is better to use products that have been made with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats such as those found in canola and olive oils.
Simply avoiding processed foods and sancks accomplishes the same thing, for whole, unprocessed foods do not have trans fat additives.
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