| EDiets.com and Glaxo co-brand low-fat meals
EDiets.com Inc., the Fort Lauderdale-based online operator of diet and nutrition programs, is joining with GlaxoSmithKline PLC to provide customized low-fat meals tailored to Glaxo's Alli weight-loss treatment.
"It creates the most comprehensive weight-loss program I think the market has seen before," EDiets Chief Executive Officer Stephen Rattner said in a telephone interview.
Alli, the first federally approved over-the-counter diet pill, was released in June and works by blocking 25 percent of the body's absorption of fat in the digestive system. Glaxo recommends taking it with a low-fat diet and exercise.
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Dairy farmers learn power of their checkoff dollars
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Simply put, milk checkoff dollars are being used to "promote great products made by great people."That's what Char Heer, program manager for the North Dakota division of the Midwest Dairy Association (MDA), told dairy farmers attending the Midwest Dairy Association/Dairy Cow College meeting in Jamestown recently.Those administering the program have a goal to make sure the check-off funds go as far as possible to promote consumer dairy consumption. At the present time there are three main areas of focus in their promotion program:- Use the funds as a catalyst for new products and packaging and help in the development of new products based on new flavors and ingredients;- Promote the nutritional benefits of dairy and how they fit into the dietary guidelines; and- Promote the image of dairy producers and the dairy industry.
Elder menus
Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury. Menus are for Monday, Feb. 25, to Friday, Feb. 29. Monday — Low-salt Frank, mustard and relish, baked beans, coleslaw, Lorna Doone Cookies/All, hot dog roll. Tuesday — Beef liver, onion gravy, Tuscany-blend vegetables, applesauce/All, stone ground wheat bread. Wednesday — Grape juice, chicken fajitas, Oriental-style rice, Oriental-style vegetables, fruited gelatin/Diet fruit gelatin, tortilla wrap. Thursday — Swedish meatballs with gravy, herb-mashed potatoes, peas and mushrooms, fresh fruit/All, low-fat muffin. Friday — Pier 17 fish with tartar sauce, herb-roasted potatoes, Jardiniere-blend vegetables, Mandarin oranges/All, dark rye bread.
Ala Moana cafe hosts class on secrets of tea
Learn the ways of tea at a free Tea 101 Class, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pacific Place Tea Garden Caf at Ala Moana Center. Pacific Tea owner Lynette Jee will summarize the history of tea, how fine teas are made and how to serve them properly. She'll also offer a sampling of teas for Valentine's Day gift-giving, including Queen Emma's Rose Blend, Earl Grey with Maui Lavender, Green Sencha with Maui Lavender and Puerh Rose Tea Cappuccino. [ BOOKSHELF ] Guide offers local take on healthy tips and recipes Chefs and nutritionists from Kapiolani Community College are offering a one-shot guide to battling hypertension through better nutrition -- local style. "A DASH of Aloha: Healthy Hawai'i Cuisine & Lifestyle" builds on the national program called DASH -- Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension.
Complimentary Nourishment For Qualified Beneficiaries
The ‘Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program,' also known as ‘Special Supplementary Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children,' aims to assist distressed families experiencing marked malnutrition. The program helps people who don't have enough money to acquire healthy foods, to receive information about good nutrition, and even be referred to social services. The Congress was able to cover nutritional drinks, fundamental nutriments, infantry diets, and some others falling within the same category by banking $5.204 billion in 2006. .
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