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Michelle Obama launches company to promote healthy food for kids

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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient content.

The former first lady’s work with PLEZi Nutrition is an extension of her efforts to improve child nutrition while she was in the White House.

“I’ve learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, you can’t just work from the outside,” she said during a keynote address in New York at a conference

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These new spots are coming soon to Macon

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Several new restaurants and businesses in Macon have put their signs up, with most closing to opening.

Think Mexican cuisine, soul food, healthy food options, freshly made ice cream, steak and seafood, and more.

Here’s a new roundup of 10 new spots, including a pizza and BBQ restaurant that’s relocating.

A pizza and barbecue joint and a new Mexican restaurant are coming soon to the Shoppes at Riverside Center in Macon.

A pizza and barbecue joint and a new Mexican restaurant are coming soon to the Shoppes at Riverside Center in Macon.

Pig on a Pie — This pizza and BBQ restaurant is moving from its Houston Road location at the close of the business day May 19 and is expected

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EVE SIMMONS: Why diet gurus are wrong about packaged foods

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Are baked beans healthy? It was the question that set Twitter alight last week. According to food policy expert and author Rob Percival, the much-loved British staple brainwashes children into developing a taste for sweet foods from a young age, making them grow up into junk food fiends. And he didn’t stop there.

In a detailed Twitter thread – which attracted 150,000 views – he suggested the same was true for baby foods and children’s snacks.

Nutrition expert Professor Tim Spector soon got involved, highlighting the risks of a host of supermarket favorites – bread, cakes and even flour.

Why

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Michelle Obama launches a healthy food-and-drink brand to fight childhood obesity

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama announced the launch of a healthy food and beverage company she co-founded that is targeted at fighting childhood obesity.

The former first lady spearheaded the Let’s Move campaign, a program aimed at ending childhood obesity, during her time at the White House. She announced her latest venture at the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday, May 3.

“We’re hoping not to just provide healthy and delicious

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Fact Check: 5 Popular Myths About Healthy Food That You May Still Think Is True

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Are you ready to separate fact from fiction when it comes to healthy eating? It can be tough to know what to believe with so much conflicting information out there. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back! We’re here to bust some of the most common myths about nutrition and set the record straight. From the truth about trendy diets to the lowdown on “superfoods,” we’re going to give you the scoop on what really works (and what doesn’t). So get ready to take notes and learn how to eat for your best health – no more falling for nutrition

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Are You Always Hungry? Here Are 7 Possible Reasons For Frequent Hunger

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In our fast-paced lives today, eating can sometimes become an afterthought. While we certainly consume food regularly, we are often not mindful of what we are eating. We often choose food based on our mood and convenience rather than their nutritional value. If our diet is not properly monitored, our overall lifestyle can also be affected. However, your appetite can be an indicator that something is off. Just as a lowered appetite can be a red flag, an increased appetite may also signal that you need to make some changes. Do you tend to feel hungry always, although you eat

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Healthy food beyond reach for many low-income Londoners: Health unit

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Published April 20, 2023 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 3 minute read

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Londoners on welfare seeking nutritious meals would spend nearly half their monthly income doing so, a new health unit report says, as stagnant social assistance rates and skyrocketing grocery costs put basic needs out of reach for the city’s poor.

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How to use social media to get more likes for healthy food

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What’s on your plate? A quick glimpse at your social media feed might reveal a record of your most aesthetically pleasing meals.

But the amount of engagement on those photos may be smaller for snaps of healthy foods. According to a study in the journal Health Communication, people seeking to promote healthier diets might want to take a few tips from successful photos of indulgent, high-calorie meals.

To find out how food styling affects social media engagement, researchers collected nearly 54,000 photos from the Instagram accounts of 90 food influencers, then used machine learning to

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