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...case could easily be made that state fairs remain the worst place to find healthy food but there is general agreement that Iowa's famous fair - held for 11 days in mid-August - is offering a few more nutritious options, including more foods cooked in trans fat free oil. The trick is finding the stuff - and getting more fairgoers to eat it. The lousy economy also may not be helping. "It's a growing trend that as consumers are looking for and demanding more options that are lower in calories and fat, smaller portions, more healthful, the vendors are responding...
Rollie McCubbin, the Fair's longtime concessions director, reports fielding more fairgoer requests for help ferreting out healthful options, especially gluten-free items and food suitable for diabetics. But creating a conclusive, accurate list is time-consuming and costly. Helping people find healthful fair food has been a topic at seminars for state fair officials, with some states more proactive in than others, he notes, adding Iowa is "on the fence on how to accomplish this." McCubbin also doesn't tell vendors what not to serve. "I'm not real big on mandates." (See pictures of what the world eats...
...cheap food is not free food, and corn comes with hidden costs. The crop is heavily fertilized - both with chemicals like nitrogen and with subsidies from Washington. Over the past decade, the Federal Government has poured more than $50 billion into the corn industry, keeping prices for the crop - at least until corn ethanol skewed the market - artificially low. That's why McDonald's can sell you a Big Mac, fries and a Coke for around $5 - a bargain, given that the meal contains nearly 1,200 calories, more than half the daily recommended requirement for adults. "Taxpayer subsidies basically...
Supplements: None Niman gives no supplements whatsoever to his cattle - no drugs, no hormones, no additives. That's not ironclad for organic beef - some companies might use antimicrobials - but generally the animals are supplement-free...
...conspirator begins at a former NATO military base in the Netherlands. More than 230 witnesses deliver what many considered to be circumstantial evidence. Three Scottish judges unanimously convict Al-Megrahi and sentence him to life in prison. His co-defendant, however, is acquitted and allowed to go free...