Published by Helen on 15th March 2009
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diet, nutrition
The latest BFA report:
Get creative with food if you want your kids to eat more.
A study from Cornell University has found youngsters are most likely to clean their plates when food names get creative.
Names such as ‘X-ray vision carrots’ ‘power peas’ or dinosaur ‘broccoli trees’.
”Whether it be giving a food a fun name makes kids think it will be more fun to eat”, said research author Brian Wansink.
If you’re a parent, making food fun could be the fastest way to bring nutrition back to the table.
Published by Helen on 15th March 2009
just reading “Good Fruit and Vegetables” March edition p. 23 where there is an article about Dr. Bruce Cockroft who is leading research on 8 top orchards in order to increase yields by up to a 150% while reducing water usage.
Dr. Cockroft says that “increased biological activity is critical as it increases plant roots (and) water absorption” One of the trial farmers can see that increased biological activity means that his soils are less compacted (and) water absorption levels are greater.
In other words, follow practices that are an aid to help develop better soil biology.
