Tag: grocery stores
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1/26 Binge & Purge: Lunch Change, Single Strains
32 million reasons to cheer the USDA: School Meals Changes to Fight Obesity // First Lady visits Tampa grocery store // U.S. food-stamp program shouldn’t be political toy // Why You Absolutely Must Personally Treat Your Own Water // Video: Bill Gates Talks About Modified Foods // Audio Satire: Virulent Strain Of Soy Flu Traced…
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1/12 Binge & Purge: OJ, Disputes & ‘The Stuff’
Coke says it found fungicide in orange juice // OJ tumbles most in 2yrs as FDA halts imports to test for prohibited pesticide // Superweeds spreading into Canada // Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto // Navigating Netflix: Streaming ‘The Stuff’ // Audio satire: Pfizer’s new prescription-only sandwich ‘Hoagizine’
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manischewitz creates kosher food for gentiles
from nytimes: In recent years, Jews who keep kosher rejoiced when popular foods that had been off-limits gained kosher certification, from Oreo cookies in 1997 to the Tootsie Roll in 2009. According to Mintel, the market research firm, the growth in sales of kosher products — up 41 percent from 2003 to 2010 and projected…
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food banks face peanut butter shortage for the holidays
as peanut prices soar, supply goes down from time: Peanut butter may be too expensive for impoverished families this Christmas. Happy holidays, America! The miracle staple that saves the starving and goes ever so well with jelly is in short supply. A spell of hot weather in Texas and Georgia this year, combined with a…
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usda targets stores in food stamp trafficking
from ap: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is upgrading technology used to combat a swindle of the nation’s $64.7 billion food stamp program that diverts as much as $330 million annually. The agency last month awarded a 10-year contract worth up to $25 million to a Fairfax, Va. company, SRA International Inc., to improve monitoring…
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food costs soar as thanksgiving looms, diners eat cost of inflation
from boston herald: Shoppers are feeling the pinch of higher food prices at the supermarket, and most consumers are convinced they will be shelling out even more cash for groceries next year. “Prices keep going up,” said Vladimir Nefyodov, a home health aide who shops for his elderly clients at Shaw’s in the Fenway. “My…
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usda says ‘locally grown’ food a $4.8b business
from ap: A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of “local foods,” whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or through intermediaries such as grocers or restaurants, amounted to $4.8 billion in 2008. That’s a number several times greater than earlier estimates, and the department predicts locally grown foods will generate $7…
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reasons why buying in bulk is smart, economical & eco-friendly
from ecosalon: How much of what we eat is dictated by our parents? Research shows that our food preferences may actually be shaped before we’re even born, but beyond what we eat, our own eating habits and traditions are certainly influenced by our families. This topic was thrown around recently as it came to my…
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discounts for walgreens customers who get flu shot vaccination
from natural news: Have you read the NaturalNews report just published about Walgreens customers feeling verbally harassed by Walgreens employees at the checkout counter over flu shots? Multiple accounts from NaturalNews readers have continued to describe aggressive verbal harassment by Walgreens employees who appear to be “over the top” in pushing flu shots…
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grocery store ceos: refuse monsanto’s gmo sweet corn!
from credo action: Right now, Monsanto, the corporation responsible for producing roughly 90% of genetically modified seeds around the globe, is working to bring their new, GMO sweet corn to a grocery store aisle or farmer’s market near you. Unlike Monsanto’s other GMO crops — which are primarily fed to animals — this sweet corn…
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Brain Scans Reveal Why Food Looks Tastier When You’re Hungry
It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, because you’re more likely to buy junky, fattening foods. Now a new brain scan study shows why: your brain craves junk food more on an empty stomach.
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ralphs, albertsons supermarkets could close if grocery workers strike
from abcnews: The “Big Three” Southern California grocery chains are bracing for a strike and possible shut down after the union representing grocery workers canceled their contract with the stores. About 62,000 workers in the United Food and Commercial Workers union at Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons could walk off the job as soon as Sunday…
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how to: plan ahead to make buying in bulk pay off
from ap: PORTLAND, Ore. — Grocery shoppers will tell you that their bills are getting bigger from week to week. Many are already bargain hunting, buying store brands and using coupons for the best deals. But food prices are expected to rise further — the USDA estimates that grocery prices will rise 3.5 percent to…
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organic food pushing out the poison at the grocery store
Alex takes to a local grocery store to point out the good and the bad.