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Today, Community Food Bank unveils its newest program to bring such food to the poor. A neighborhood market takes place 9 a.m.-noon in a parking lot belonging to Mount Olive Baptist Church at Clinton of prefer the fruits and vegetables they want. The food is free.

The produce is supplied by the Farm to Family Program of the California Association of Food Banks, which gather donations of fruits and vegetables from farmers.

This is a great idea, particularly since donations are fruits and vegetables that are tasty but don’t meet the size or shape standards desired by stores.

Community Food Bank plans to create neighborhood markets throughout Fresno, Madera and Kings counties, says Dana Wilkie, its president and chief executive officer. She expects to give away 1 million pounds of fruits and vegetables per year.

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Located in Philips Park in Clayton, the orchard boasts 26 trees offering twelve different varieties of apple as well as pears, plums and cherries. Situated on the allotment site, the community facility also has bushes and plants including rhubarb, grapes, strawberries , raspberries and a variety of other berries.

The orchard is in an enclosed site, and opening times will vary depending on the time of year. These will be displayed on a notice board outside the space together with details of any planned activities and events taking place on the site.

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Stay away from foods that are high in calories, instead have foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals. A full diet consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and good fat. Whole grains mean bulgur, oatmeal, whole cornmeal, brown rice, popcorn and quinoa. Good fats are unsaturated fats. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are part of a healthy diet, and should be eaten in moderation. Monounsaturated fats include avocado, seeds, nuts and nut butters, olive, canola, peanut, sunflower and sesame oils. Polyunsaturated fats are also known as omega 3 fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fats are found in fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and trout. These fats are also found in flax seed, walnuts, and soybean, corn and safflower oils.

Instead of drinking soda, drink water. Instead of fruit juice eat the whole fruit instead. It has fewer calories. In a day drink at least 8-10 glasses of water. This can reduce your calorie intake and you will not face dehydration problem.

Power foods are rich in antioxidants, protein, vitamins and minerals. They are low in calories. Flaxseed is rich in omega 3 which can reduce the risk of heart disease, and cardiovascular problems. Flaxseed can be added to yogurt, breakfast cereal or salads. Avocado is rich in heart healthy fat, antioxidants, fiber and other nutrients. Blueberries are low in calorie. It improves concentration and memory.

Try to exercise regularly. Exercise can reduce stress and anxiety. Instead of using elevator, try to use stairs. Make sure that you are getting enough sleep. Try to sleep for 6-8 hours.

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There has been some recent buzz in Hollywood about so-called “strawberry cocaine.” TMZ did some crack study and got the low down on the blow.

Flavored cocaine is not anything new, we’re told. Law enforcement basis tell us that since the 80s people have been trade coke in all sorts of flavors, as well as rum and cherry, and now it appears strawberry are back and all the rage.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, which strawberry flavoring is additional to the drug to give it its fruity flavor. Years ago just adding food coloring was big thing– brown and also red cocaine was the talk of the town. Theoretically, you can make or add any flavor you’d like to the drug.

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NEW YORK – The U.S. government has recently bumped up its recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption, and a recent study suggests it’s extremely likely Americans aren’t keeping up.

The United States Department of Agriculture had long suggested that everybody to get at least five servings of fruits and veggies daily, but adjusted that requirement to 2 to 6-1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables daily in its new MyPyramid food guide, Dr. Patricia Guenther of the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion and colleagues note.

The guidelines state recommended eating by age and sex, and spell out the variety of vegetables people should eat.

To investigate how many people were meeting the new standards — and the old ones — Guenther and her team looked at single-day food eating data for 8,070 people participating in the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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KIDAPAWAN CITY — The annual celebration of Timpupo Fetival has been moved from this month to October 9 to 15 due to lack of fruits.

City administrator Rodolfo Cabiles Jr. told DXND Radio for Peace that fruit growers in different parts of this city have complained about the shortage of fruits because of the erratic weather state that hit the province of North Cotabato.

In 2005 the city government has celebrated the annual Timpupo festival in August. Lanzones, rambutan, marang, mangosteen, durian, banana and pomelo were in profusion then. In fact, one might walk the street and eat the fruits for free.

Despite the lack of fruits, however, the city government still allocated half a million pesos for the celebration in October.

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Ask any nutrition expert and they’ll tell you that there are lots of causes to treat in fruits during the summer. “I frequently tell people that if you eat more fruit, you might feel a tendency for your sweet tooth to decline and your tendency for chocolate to decline,” said registered dietician Chrisy O’Conor. As the chocolate desires decline, you waistline might, too. Plus, a new government report found that picking up fruits with the most antioxidants or disease-fighting nutrients could also help keep your heart healthy and fight off certain types of cancer. While there really are no bad fruits, scientists working with the USDA rated what they believe to be the ten best based it on antioxidant score, per serving:

1) Blueberries (nearly 13,000 antioxidant score per serving)
2) Cranberries (9,000)
3) Blackberries (7,700)
4) Raspberries (6,100)
5) Strawberries (~6,000)
6) Apples (5,900)
7) Cherries (4,900)
Black Plums (4,800)
9) Avocados (3,400)
10) Pears (3,200)

A serving of most fruits is about 1/2 cup or one medium apple, avocado, or pear.

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Hawaii growers of tropical specialty fruit now are producing a record 1.5 million pounds of fresh fruit a year, according to latest figures from agriculture officials.

That figure, issued Friday by the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office, covers 2005 and is up 41 percent from 2004.

Higher yields from growing orchards played a role in the dramatic increase, but harvested land also rose 14 percent, suggesting that the record volume is not a jinx but represents a genuine jump in Hawaii’s tropical specialty fruit production.

Sales volumes, measured at the planter selling level, also hit a record in 2005, $2.7 million, up 40 percent from 2004.

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KUALA LUMPUR — Pakistan is seeking for business partners and latent buyers in Malaysia for its fruits and vegetables, said Kerk Loong Sing, National Council Member of the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).

An eight-member trade allocation from Pakistan, dealing with fresh fruits and vegetables including growers, importers and exporters, today called on the chambers, here Wednesday.

Kerk, who is the chairman of ACCCIM/KLSCCI Agriculture and Primary Industries Committee, hoped that a meeting held with the deal delegation will cover way for future collaborations in the area.

He said to reporters after getting the Pakistan Delegation.

The fruits and vegetables sector accounted for only US$1.157 million or around two percent of the total exports.

Pakistan in the meantime imported US$676.479 million worth of goods from Malaysia during the same period, comprising mostly chemical products, machinery and parts, petroleum products, iron, steel and manufacturing plus agriculture products.

Kerk said that there was a lot of potential that can be gained in the fresh fruits and vegetables sector among the two countries.

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THE strawberry season is over for another year but ‘Pick Your Own’ and supermarkets are still present some tasty fare to brighten up and color our diet: raspberries, loganberries, teaberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, grapes, cherries and, very soon, blackberries.

Not only are they full of water (nice in hot weather) but they also hold a wonderful range of vitamins, minerals, some fiber and some wonderful antioxidants.

Antioxidants are one of the defense mechanisms that our body uses to neutralize free radicals (which create chemical reactions in our cells, sometimes with unwanted side reactions). A balanced and varied diet is a significant source of these and this is particularly significant since our body’s’ free radical load is increased by air pollution, radiation and, of course, smoking.

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