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...been sweet ever since. Retailers such as Whole Foods Market have seen yogurt's shelf space nearly triple, with more than 40% sales growth over the past five years, the result of increased demand for cups, quarts, drinkables and everything from thick, Greek-style yogurt to water-buffalo-milk, goat's-milk and soy-milk varieties. Last year 3 out of 4 U.S. households spooned, drank and squeezed billions of dollars' worth of yogurt, an average of 5 lbs. per person--a paltry amount compared with the 40 lbs. the average Frenchman consumes...
...yogurt daily help prevent osteoporosis and contribute to weight loss. Of course, not every yogurt product is as healthy as its image. An average 6-oz. cup can have as many as five teaspoons of sugar--about 80 calories--the same amount as in a 1.5-oz. Hershey's milk-chocolate bar. And artificial sweeteners such as aspartame are the subject of vigorous debate as more studies investigate potential health risks...
Organic-yogurt sales are limited only by the growth in organic-milk production, which is climbing 20% to 30% annually. "It's the 10,000-lb. cow in my life," says Hirshberg. To find enough organic milk, Stonyfield Farm subsidizes farmers as they convert to organic production and offers price guarantees on the milk it buys. "Conventional-milk pricing has fallen to levels not seen since the 1970s," says Hirshberg. "It's a disastrous situation for farmers with a cost structure based on 2006 energy costs." The only silver lining, he says, is that it has helped some dairy farmers...
...Hirshberg is looking for other options abroad, including buying organic-milk powder from a co-op of 35 family farms in New Zealand to reconstitute in limited amounts for Stonyfield products. He is discussing ways to finance the changes with his prospective partners. Hirshberg has also persuaded Danone managers in four European countries to move into organic products this year, and he expects 11 more countries to follow in 2007, assuming they can find the cows. He hopes demand from Europe will stimulate the supply of organic milk here and abroad...
...improvement. I say, Get rid of all sodas in our schools. Richard Overturf Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. I was favorably impressed by Clinton's deal with the U.S.'s three biggest beverage manufacturers to expel sugary drinks from school vending machines and substitute bottled water, unsweetened fruit juices, low-fat milk and sugar-free sodas. Clinton is setting a good example by using his influence to improve the quality of nutrition at U.S. schools. Although many American schoolkids are of the opinion that his campaign is futile, since sweetened drinks will still be available at after-school events, his struggle...