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NEW! Gluten-free Cookbook

"A Bite of Heaven: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, & Nut-Free Fused with Conventional Recipes to Please the Whole Family," by Torie Christensen, RD.  A cookbook written by a dietitian which includes both conventional and allergen-free recipes, (which can be made gluten, dairy, egg, and/or nut-free as needed). Make Peppermint Hot Cocoa Coffee Cake for a crowd of traditional eaters, and make a version that is gluten-free and/or dairy free for food intolerances- everyone gets to indulge!

A book for eaters of all types- forbidden foods no longer have to be shunned, with modifications we can all eat food that is good for the inside and out! The author believes in the value of eating food that is both delicious and healthful, while also enjoying splendid treats, in moderation, without feeling guilty.

Fun and easy to use cookbook. Full color, nearly 100 recipes, 75 color photos, + an introduction about specialty ingredients. Go ahead, step into the kitchen and take A Bite of Heaven.

To purchase visit:

All copies are autographed from A Bite of Heaven's website above

Gluten-free Testing Website

I am thrilled to announce that www.glutenfreewatchdog.org is fully operational and taking subscriptions. This website was started to make gluten-free food testing data available to gluten-free consumers, dietitians, and other interested parties. Ten product reports are currently available and four new reports will be added each month. The monthly subscription fee is $4.99. The cost of testing each food product fairly and correctly (e.g. 3 separate samples tested in duplicate using the standard sandwich R5 ELISA) is approximately $500. And this does not include the cost of product or shipping. As long as the gluten-free community feels the site is useful and is willing to pool their resources--contributing a relatively small amount of money in return for access to expensive test resultsundefinedit will continue to operate. Please help spread the word so we can test a lot of products. And thank you so very much for your support!

 

Inquiries: Please contact Tricia Thompson at tricia_s_thompson@hotmail.com


Nutrition Industry Network

One stop shop for industry wide jobs, news, contacts, networking, and forums. DDA has recently become a member of the organization.  Check out our listing by visiting the website at NIN.  To find DDA, at the main page go to Directory, Industry Organizations, Food; we will be the first listing.  Let us know what you think!

USDA Newsbriefs

USDA’s newly proposed legislation published January 13,2011, entitled ,”The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act” includes sweeping changes to school meal patterns and school meal reimbursement rates.  These changes are based on Institute of Medicine recommendations and include the following:

  • ½ of weekly servings of grains must be whole grain-rich ( whole grain-rich foods contain at least 51% whole grains)
  • 2 years post implementation, grains must be whole grain-rich
  • Fat free ( flavored or unflavored) and unflavored low fat ( 1%) milk only
  • Students must select a fruit or a vegetable for a reimbursable meal at lunch and breakfast
  • A weekly requirement of vegetables subgroups(i.e. dark green, orange, legumes)
  • No more than 1 cup of starchy vegetables ( corn, peas, lima beans, potatoes) per week
  • New standards for sodium to be gradually reduced over course of ten years
  • New calorie maximum and minimum requirements
  • New trans fat restriction –products and ingredients used in meals must contain zero grams of trans fat per serving ( less than .5 grams of trans fat)
  • Saturated fat limit less than 10% of calories ( same as current standard)
  • Fruit strips and drops and grain-fruit products no longer allowed

Some other proposed regulatory changes impacting nutritional quality of school nutrition programs:

  • Increase the federal reimbursement rate for school lunches by 6 cents for districts who comply with new federal nutrition standards. This is the first real reimbursement rate increase in over 30 years.
  • Improving the nutritional quality of all food in schools by providing USDA with the authority to set nutritional standards for all foods sold in schools, including in vending machines, the "a la carte" lunch lines, and school stores.
  • Empowering parents by requiring schools to make information more readily available to parents about the nutritional quality of school meals, as well as the results of any audits.
  • Improving the quality of foods supplied to schools by building on and further advancing the work USDA has been doing to improve the nutritional quality of the commodities that schools get from USDA and use in their lunch and breakfast programs.

Final regulations expected spring 2012 with projected implementation School Year 2012-2013.
 
 

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