| Jamie Oliver, arguably one of the top 10 celebrity chefs | | | | vegetables. These destructive microbes are the cause |
| in the world, recently began a TV series on ABC. His | | | | of food spoilage, and once they are killed fresh |
| first hot topic: what kids are being fed in schools, the | | | | produce lasts longer – often up to three or four |
| effect on their weight and health, why this trend is | | | | times longer. The result: less food thrown away and |
| dangerous, and their need to eat fresh fruits and | | | | lots of money saved. |
| vegetables every day. (To learn more about what he | | | | The name of this useful device? The MiniMate ( |
| is saying and to find out why government-sponsored | | | | For many years the wholesale produce and cut flower |
| school lunch programs are harming your kids go | | | | industries have used the same FDA-approved |
| to: View Video). | | | | technology that the MiniMate uses. Why? Because |
| According to the Federal government's | | | | these businesses wanted to cut the amount of |
| recommendations, your kids should have multiple | | | | products being lost to spoilage and the millions of |
| servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Most | | | | dollars in lost profits. You can now use MiniMate in |
| school programs now provide breakfast and lunch, | | | | your home refrigerator to cut waste and save big |
| two of the three meals your kids eat every day. How | | | | money like these companies. |
| well are the schools following the Federal | | | | Not only is spoilage a problem, but how about food |
| recommendations? According to Oliver, they are not | | | | contamination that sickens people and leads to product |
| even close and they may be doing much more harm | | | | recalls? In fact, each year over 500,000 American get |
| than we realize. | | | | food poisoning, as many as 30,000 are hospitalized |
| For many kids, the only meal they eat at home is the | | | | and over 5,000 die. Most of these illnesses are caused |
| evening meal and maybe some snacks after school. | | | | by either botulism or E. coli. The MiniMate kills both and |
| These snacks and meals typically consist of | | | | other harmful microbes. How effective is this |
| pre-packaged, processed foods because parents' | | | | technology? According to the FDA study, it is over |
| harried schedules mean less time for cooking from | | | | 3,000 times faster at killing microbes than bleach. |
| scratch. Many of these pre-packaged foods contain | | | | Now is the time to take control of your food by |
| too much sodium and other taste-enhancing additives, | | | | keeping it fresher and safer longer. If those healthy |
| neither of which are healthful. Jamie Oliver has spoken | | | | fruits and vegetables are there and look more |
| out about this trend. | | | | appealing, chances are your kids will eat them – and |
| Parents may also be acting out of sheer frustration | | | | you're more likely to serve them. Fight the effects of |
| because they have thrown out hundreds of dollars in | | | | harmful school meals: arm yourself with safer, healthier |
| spoiled fresh produce each year, according to a study | | | | food at home. |
| by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and | | | | ### |
| Kidney Disease at the National Institutes of Health. | | | | For more information about the MiniMate from |
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| of not providing enough fresh fruits and vegetables, as | | | | |
| well as reducing waste on two fronts. | | | | Article by Chris Chase Founding Partner HealthQuest |
| There is a technology available that kills the mold and | | | | Technologies, LLC. |
| germs growing on the surface of fresh fruits and | | | | |