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WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Old London, makers of America's beloved Melba Snacks, has partnered with Chelsie Hightower to launch the "OPA! To A Better You" Sweepstakes and encourage consumers to live a more balanced, healthy lifestyle. Chelsie Hightower, the Emmy nominated professional dancer from the hit show "Dancing with the Stars" and a team of nutrition and culinary experts have come together to provide simple health tips and recipes to support a...

Planning your diet won't really help you gain self-control unless you're feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. And the same goes for saving money. "Although planning tends to aid subsequent self-control for those who are in good standing with respect to their long-term goal, those who perceive themselves to be in poor goal standing are found to exert less self-control after planning than in the absence of planning,"...

While a decline in disposable income and healthier eating trends hurt many coffee and snack shops during the recession, demand is set to revive over the next five years. Consumers will spend money on luxuries like eating out again, turning to the industry to satisfy their demand. Furthermore, operators will look to international expansion in Asia and the Middle East, since domestic snack food brands have not saturated these markets yet. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld...

LONDON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A whopping 80% of British workers choose junk food over healthy alternatives as a remedy for stress, a recent survey by office fruit delivery [http://www.fruitdrop.co.uk/delivery ] company Fruitdrop reveals. A tiny 7% of Brits eat fruit to raise their spirits on a bad day, instead choosing to reach for unhealthy comfort foods such as chocolate, crisps and biscuits. Fruitdrop's survey reveals 65% of those choosing unhealthy snacks...

Scientists are concerned that sneaking fruits and veggies into childrens’ food doesn’t do as much good as parents would like. Getting children to eat the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables is no easy chore for any parent. However, statistics show that our kids are not getting enough vegetables in their daily diets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System surveyed adolescents and found that only 21 percent of...

Protica is pleased to announce that its healthy gummy candy, Protein Twist® is featured in the January/February 2012 issue of Candy and Snack Today Magazine Whitehall, PA (PRWEB) March 02, 2012 Protica is pleased to announce that its healthy gummy candy, Protein Twist® is featured in the January/February 2012 issue of Candy and Snack Today Magazine. Twist is featured in the new products section of the magazine. Protein Twist is a one-ounce gummy candy with a similar taste and...

PLANO, Texas, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division today announced a partnership with Zynga, the world's leading provider of social game services and creator of games including CityVille, Words With Friends, and FarmVille, to offer fans various in-game virtual items with the purchase of specially marked Frito-Lay snacks, including Lay's Classic potato chips, Doritos Nacho Cheese flavored tortilla chips, Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream flavored...

TURLOCK, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating a healthy, energizing breakfast is easy and rewarding with Karoun's (karouncheese.com) new Greek Style Yogurt with Honey. With 100% pure, all-natural honey and rBST growth-hormone-free Greek style yogurt, the health benefits are numerous. Rich in both naturally occurring glucose and fructose, the added honey will give both immediate and extended energy to get through the day(1). Other benefits of honey include boosting the...

WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The got breakfast?® Foundation this week announced the results of a 2012 Survey of School Breakfast Programs. Among the findings - variety, including pre-packaged meals - is a key to school breakfast success. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091006/CG88097LOGO) The online survey, conducted for the non-profit got breakfast? Foundation by Cline Consulting, asked food service directors representing 1,500 schools with an...

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraft Foods today announces the launch of a new breakfast category in the U.S. -- with belVita, Breakfast Biscuits. Specially baked with whole grain, belVita Breakfast Biscuits are lightly sweet, crunchy biscuits that provide nutritious sustained energy that lasts all morning. The new breakfast biscuits can be found in the cookie/cracker aisle of stores nationwide on February 6. To view the multimedia assets associated with this...