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HOUSTON — Don’t get thrown out by the sweet taste: Children shouldn’t get more weight if they drink the right amount of fruit juice, according to a researcher in Texas said.

In the study, she said she is concern about how much fruit juice should actually be given to children because of its sweet taste. Nicklas, a child nutrition researcher, said more research is really needed to better understand of their diet, lifestyle and physical activity affect childhood obesity, the university said.

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Salem: Oregon State University researchers are alternating a purple tomato, a new blend of colors and nutrients. The skin is as dark as part of eggplant. But it doesn’t just look okay, it can be even better for you.

The novel pigment contains the same physiochemical that found in blueberries, which is thought to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.

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Eating healthy is fast becoming a way of life for many Americans. Studies show people are living longer and enjoying more active lifestyles. Consumers are increasingly interested in eating better without giving up great taste. It turns out that simple fruit might be the fountain of youth no matter what your age.

Studies show that fruit contains many usual health benefits. Due to advances in food technology, we are only just beginning to find out the many health secrets Mother Nature has placed in simple everyday fruit. In fact, in early 2005, the U.S.D.A. revealed the updated version of the food pyramid that increased their advice for fruit and vegetables to five to nine servings per day.

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Now is the time to choose whether or not to grow fruits or nuts. Consider the time, labor, logistics, and chemicals concerned in producing these crops. Are you eager to do what should be done to insure production? Do you have an appropriate location? Fruit, such as blackberries, figs, Japanese persimmons, and pears, are low-maintenance crops. The hardest to care for are peaches, plums, apricots, and pecans.

For maximum manufacture, fruit plants need at least 6 hours of full sunlight daily. Extremely shaded landscapes are not perfect sites for fruit planting.

Soil and drainage are also significant considerations. Most fruit and nut species cannot tolerate extreme periods of ‘wet feet’. Fruit trees planted in soil with poor drainage show abridged growth, pale green leaves, iron chlorosis, zinc rosette, and in some extreme cases, drought stress. These symptoms occur when there is not enough oxygen obtainable in the soil, and the plant is unable to soak up the essential nutrients necessary for growth, even though it can be standing in water. Growing trees and shrubs on large, raised beds could progress soil drainage where the native soil is unsuitable.

You can contact Dennis Smith the Gregg County Extension Office by e-mail at dg-smith@tamu.edu or telephone at: 903-236-8429 for further information.

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WEDNESDAY– Folks with a sweet tooth know they’re wan to candy bars and ice cream. But research suggests this set also finds fruit more attractive a fact that can be turned to their advantage.

“The take-home message here is that if you are a self-identified sweet lover, try to replace a few sugary snacks with more healthful sweet snacks that are packed with nutrients, not just sugar and calories,” said Lona Sandon, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.

She wasn’t concerned in the study, which was led by Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

“If someone does have a sweet tooth, the same desire for sugar that leads them to eat candy is also the same desire that leads them to be predisposed to fruit,” Wansink said.

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WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) — The U.S. government needs people to eat more fruits and vegetables, noting that health benefits could be derived from such a diet regimen.

Under its new plan, the Agriculture Department would replace the old “5 A Day” slogan calling for eating of five servings of fruit or veggies a day with new guidelines under the message, “Fruits and Veggies — More Matters,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

The new message comes from a restore of the government’s food pyramid. The guidelines would contain specific amounts of produce, measured in cups, rather than the vague “servings.” And they would vary by age, sex and level of action for everyone over the age of two.

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APPLES, strawberries and oranges are immense and all but how about trying something a little different? Here are five fruits worth seeking out.

Guanabana: Also known as sour sop or custard apple, this tropical-growing fruit looks like a small watermelon but has soft flesh that tastes like a cross between coconut, pineapple and banana.

Huckleberry: Huckleberries, a native U.S. fruit that grows feral in the Pacific Northwest and the Santa Cruz Mountains, looks and tastes like a blueberry. If you could find this summer fruit, expect to pay a lot.

Mangos teen: One of the most sought-after fruits in the world, the mangos teen is not obtainable fresh in the continental United States but growers in Hawaii are working to export it to the mainland

Paw paw: With a flavor like to the guanabana, the paw paw is the major fruit native to the U.S.

Rambutan: The delicate, melon like white flesh of the rambutan is covered in a spiny red covering that makes it one of the most exotic-looking fruits around.

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TRAVERSE CITY — Cherries are not the only product plucked from the fields of northern Michigan these days. Local farmers are selection cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce, onions and a few early varieties of potatoes.

Mid-July means an ample variety of fruits and vegetables are set for — or close to — harvest throughout the region. The local sweet corn crop must ripen over the next couple of weeks, apricots are near harvest and carrots, broccoli and tomatoes are receiving close. August would bring more selection to the local harvest table, plus blueberries, blackberries and other produce such as beets, beans and cauliflower.

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Carbohydrates often get a bad rap: they make us fat, they source diabetes, and they rouse our appetites. When people think of carbohydrates, they frequently conjure up images of cake, bread, or pasta. The truth is that carbohydrates are one of the three main nutrients found in our diet, along with protein and fat — and we require them to stay healthy.

Our bodies need carbohydrates for energy. Yet, different protein and fat, there is no daily optional requirement. Carbohydrates are the body’s favored energy source — whether as a ready source (consumed as a carbohydrate) or a longer-term one (converted from protein and fat). However, we require carbohydrates for energy (it takes too long to exchange protein to carbohydrates for quick energy).

Calories are fattening, not carbohydrates. In fact, each carbohydrate has four calories per gram of food — the precise same calories as a gram of protein. Fat, on the other hand, has nine calories per gram. Even though carbohydrates have the similar calories as protein, they have dissimilar metabolic effects on the body. Protein has a neuron-chemical effect on the brain to make you feel more pleased, or fuller, when you eat.

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River land packers say they are not being weakened on the price of citrus through a endorsement in which three kilogram bags are being sold for $1.

Dennis Hodgson from Lockett Brothers in Ramco says the orange prices are being heavily subsidized by traders at Adelaide’s Central Markets where the sponsorship is running.

And Mr. Hodgson says it is not likely growers would be discarding citrus this year because of an oversupply.

But he says some fruit is being discarded because of frost damage.

“Pre-frost it would’ve only just been the normal excess juice fruit that would’ve been dumped and that’s based around generally the quality of the fruit, if it’s not up to scratch it’s sent to the juice factory or the dump, but since the frost of course, yes, there’s probably a lot more fruit being dumped,” he said

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