Here's some food for thought for today...
- The next big ingredient might just be amaranth - studies are showing it prolongs shelf-like of regular and gluten-free breads.
- Sometimes it's just common sense - children in schools with water fountains instead of easy access to sugary drinks have a lower rate of obesity.
- Competition from South America and new growing technologies have left Michigan blueberry farmers with a glut of fruit.
- Don't eat the black ones - people in New Zealand have been finding quantities of deadly nightshade berries mixed in with their frozen peas.
- Where does your food come from? Even the authorities can't tell you as the origins of many food products remain untraceable.
- Could hidden food allergies be linked to an inability to lose weight?
- The cocoa industry agrees to work together on a worldwide sustainability plan.
- Really teaching kids where meat comes from.
