On the good news front: ConAgra Foods Foundation and Sandra Lee, the home and food expert, have partnered with Share Our Strength to launch the “Champions Against Child Hunger” contest. The goal is to recognize individuals and communities that are fighting childhood hunger. The numbers of the hungry are staggering as the earlier in the week blog discussed. There is not simple solution nor a single approach, but we need to champion the various outreach initiatives and participate.
Target decided it can expand its reach beyond its mega-store locations into neighborhoods and offer what people need and want: Greater food selections. These smaller footprint stores will be more manageable and accessible, and the grocery selections will continue to compete handsomely with stand-alone markets.
Smaller is better. We see the trend in small plates, shareable appetizers, and no the sister of mega-portion size restaurant Cheesecake Factory has decided to go even smaller. Yes, Cheesecake did introduce smaller plates and focused more on sharing sizes, but Grand Lux Cafe has taken the terminology down to an even smaller size with new menu selections called: Minis, Bites, and Tapas. Pricewise, it’s great news, too, with a variety of tastes from $3.95 to $7.50. They’ll also offer seven different mini rustic pizzas, $4.95.
Now a little beverage cheer. A new Spanish research study says men do well with multiple alcoholic beverages daily. Women’s health profile fares poorly with multiple drinks, but men have been given the go-ahead to enjoy several drinks daily and attribute their new found behavior to this study and to their new heart-healthy ways. Heart attack risk was cut by a third! I can see alcoholism researchers lining up for their new candidates!
Keep the news coming.
