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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9: MUSHROOMS Profile America -- Friday, September 9th. Some 100-thousand people will be descending on Kennett Square, Pennsylvania this weekend for the 26th Annual Mushroom Festival. This is appropriate, because September is National Mushroom Month, and Kennett Square bills itself...

  A new commercial processing technology is suitable for boosting the vitamin D content of mushrooms and has no adverse effects on other nutrients in those tasty delicacies, the first study on the topic has concluded. The technology, which involves exposing mushrooms to the same kind of ultraviolet light that produces suntans, can greatly boost mushrooms' vitamin D content. It appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Ryan Simon and colleagues note that many people do...

LINYI, China, Sept. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- How much did you know about soybeans? How did you find the difference between GM soybeans and non-GM soybeans? How can people find the 'New Market' for traditional non-GM soybeans? You may get the answer if you knew 'Shan Song'. (PHOTO: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110905/CN59608 ) Soybean is one of the most traditional plants that specializes in high nutritional soya-oil at reasonable price. Nowadays Soybean oil occupies more than...

Gluten-free cooking expert, Carol Fenster, author of 10 gluten-free cookbooks, offers tips for getting kids to eat vegetables. Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 10, 2011 "Many families are trying to eat more vegetables these days," says Carol Fenster, author of 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes. But getting the kids to eat their vegetables can be challenging, so here are some tips to make vegetables more appealing to them: *Make veggies accessible. Kids are more likely to eat veggies if they're...

WALLINGFORD, Conn., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fruit Experts® at Edible Arrangements® are celebrating the launch of their new campaign inviting America to take "The Pledge of Health and Happiness" from August 7-13th on Facebook or at any of Edible Arrangements' 1,000 store locations. The Pledge of Health and Happiness is a simple call to action and challenge to eat at least one half plate of fresh fruits and vegetables per day, the new USDA recommendation, for the rest of the...

Beans may be the unsung heroes of the food world, but a new booklet called Pulses in the Gluten-Free Diet, co-authored by Carol Fenster aims to give beans a more prominent role in the gluten-free diet. (PRWEB) July 27, 2011 Beans may be the unsung heroes of the food world, but a new booklet co-authored by Carol Fenster aims to give beans a more prominent role in the gluten-free diet. The free, downloadable booklet called Pulses in the Gluten-Free Diet was commissioned by a Canadian...

FRESNO, Calif., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The summer season brings hiking and biking trips, long days outside and race training season. Fueling your body with healthy foods is important to keep energy up especially when the sun is beating down. The antioxidants in pistachios help reduce the risk of heart disease(1) and the protein, carbohydrate and vitamin B content make them an ideal natural refueling option. Snack on pistachios for a delicious - and fun - summer. To view the...

Gluten-free cookbook author, Carol Fenster, announces the publication of 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes (Avery/Penguin Group, 2011) , a cookbook for people who want to combine the gluten-free lifestyle with a plant-based diet that includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, nuts, beans, and legumes. Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 21, 2011 Carol Fenster, author of nine gluten-free cookbooks, announces the publication of her new cookbook for gluten-free vegetarians, 125 Gluten-Free...

San Francisco State University researcher finds bioluminescent fungus not seen since 1840In 1840, renowned English botanist George Gardner reported a strange sight from the streets of Vila de Natividade in Brazil: A group of boys playing with a glowing object that turned out to be a luminescent mushroom. They called it "flor-de-coco," and showed Gardner where it grew on decaying fronds at the base of a dwarf palm. Gardner sent the mushroom to the Kew Herbarium in England where it...

CHICAGO, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study released by Technomic finds burger consumption up considerably since 2009, with nearly half of today's consumers saying they eat a burger at least once a week compared with 38 percent two years ago. One reason for the increase is the continued prominence of burgers on quick-service value menus. "The value menu is certainly a big part of this increase in burger consumption," says Sara Monnette, Director of Consumer Research at Technomic....