Produce Nutrition News
The Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge is ready for the next contestants from the produce industry. You can win a grand prize! But more importantly, you win support to meet your health goals.
The dietary shopping filters on ShopRite.com are intended to help shoppers find food and recipes based on their needs — which almost certainly would include fresh produce.
Pure Flavor is celebrating the flavor, nutrition and fun of healthy snacking with a week-long “Snackathon” campaign leading up to National Snack Day on March 4.
National Watermelon Promotion Board recently partnered with Nutrition Impact LLC on a research project to determine the relationship between intake of watermelon and diet quality in children and adults.
Healthy Family Project brought together over 100 dietitians to raise money and connect at the Food Nutrition Conference & Expo in Denver.
This year’s annual Back-to-School campaign by Healthy Family Project saw a record 238 million impressions, as seven partner brands joined forces to make going back to school easier and healthier for families.
For every customer dollar spent via Instacart between Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 on select products from four partner brands, Instacart and the participating brands will collectively donate 1 serving of fruits and vegetables.
In the category of “manufacturer, greenhouse fruit and vegetable company,” Pure Flavor has won the Gold Plate Award for its “Together” campaign that supported FMI’s National Family Meals Month this past September.
In April, participants in the four states in which the company operates can earn $5 in Schnucks Rewards points each week by reaching the steps challenge goal of 50,000 steps per week.
The study primarily aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 10-week fruit and vegetable dietary intervention in primary school and the measurement of mental and cognitive health outcomes.
The global fresh produce provider is hosting Dole Fruit and Veg Tournament Brackets, a competition between produce-rich recipes inspired by the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
The National Grocers Association Foundation has wrapped its Point of Sale Produce Prescription Workgroup, creating a core functionality document intended for efficient and accurate produce prescription POS solutions.
The FDA has proposed changes to update the rules on healthy food labeling, which can affect fruits and vegetables sold in bulk, cut, otherwise value-added and in juice form.
“Lettuce” put more greens on that plate, says Hannaford Supermarkets retail dietitian Allison J. Stowell. This is what shoppers like in the salad category.
The Food as Medicine movement isn’t going anywhere. What is the retailer’s role?
Hannah Waxler will be the in-store nutrition expert to help shoppers navigate healthy eating.
If some produce marketer conjures a product line that actually convinces toddlers and preschoolers to eat more fresh vegetables, I will shower that person with prizes and adoration.
Produce for Better Health has revealed the 14 retail dietitians and wellness influencers attending this year’s Consumer Connection Conference, April 10-12, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The program, using Apple Watch and iPhone, is designed to inspire well-being and rewards customers for staying active and eating healthfully with points redeemable for grocery coupons and discounts.
A naturopathic medical practitioner makes the case for cooking with fresh pumpkins — with actionable takeaways for produce professionals and consumers — for functional health, taste, utility and increasing sales.
The produce-forward cause marketing organization’s fundraising efforts helped support Feeding America food banks and organizations such as the Foundation for Fresh Produce, Our Military Kids and Ripe for Revival.
The Boise, Idaho-based company said it will offer double rewards for healthy choices and quadruple rewards for Own Brands purchases during January.
The program in Las Cruces, N.M., is providing fresh produce to 600 families, aiming to improve health outcomes and combat food insecurity.
The association gave $5,000 in grants to five schools to support initiatives that highlight fruits and vegetables and healthy eating.
Leslie Jefferson, a certified nutrition specialist and community health manager at Giant Food, expands what food-as-medicine means for a grocery store by factoring in equal access to healthy opportunities for all.
The new functionality on the Sincerely Health platform offers nutrition insights on grocery food purchases based on USDA’s MyPlate guidance.
Here are some “pear”ed-down facts and tips about this favorite fruit.
The Food as Medicine movement just got even more real for the fresh produce industry.
The program with Molina Healthcare of Michigan will provide Instacart+ memberships and grocery stipends to help reduce birth outcome disparities.
Instacart’s fourth annual Giving Tuesday campaign is supporting Partnership for a Healthier America and its mission to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity.
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