Healthy Eating for Children – Helpful Videos

All parents know that getting your children to eat healthy foods is not always easy, but getting a good start in life depends on early adoption of healthy eating habits.  So how can a parent convince an unwilling child to eat or at least try healthy foods?

In America, there is a very helpful children’s television series called Sesame Street® that provides excellent video coaching for children in a number of areas, including healthy eating.  Listed below is a link to videos on the Sesame Street website that encourage children to eat healthy foods.  These are just a sample and you can find other videos on the site with the same theme….more

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AFIC Celebrates FAO World Milk Day on June 1st

The World Milk Day provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to publicise activities connected with milk and the milk industry.  The fact that many countries choose to do this on the same day lends additional importance to individual national celebrations and shows that milk is a global food…more

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UK Survey on food safety mirrors AFIC findings in Asia on GM foods

The UK Food Standards Agency recently released its latest findings from regular polling of consumers.

Every quarter, the Agency monitors changes in attitudes by asking people questions about their confidence in food safety, general food-related concerns, and their awareness of and trust in the FSA…more