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Kraft Heinz Bets on Plant-Based Dessert Demand with Jell-O Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding
Kraft Heinz has launched the first ready-to-eat vegan offering under its iconic Jell-O brand, a dairy-free version of its chocolate pudding.
Packaged food giant Kraft Heinz is for the first time diving into plant-based desserts,โฆ
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Milk Aisle Consensus: Democrats & Republicans Unite in Push for Non-Dairy Options in Schools
A bipartisan bill is calling on Congress to provide non-dairy milk options in the national school meal programme to cater to lactose-intolerant and diet-restricted students.
It's becoming rarer and rarer to see US Democrats andโฆ
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Minimum Dietary Diversity: UN Adopts New Indicator for Women & Children to Reach Zero Hunger Goal
The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity as a new indicator to track progress for its Zero Hunger goal in women and children.
In a move to highlight dietary quality over calorie consumption, theโฆ
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Gen Alpha Embraces Alternative Proteins โ But Will Kids Actually Eat Them?
The world's most populous generation, Gen Alpha, thinks future foods like plant-based and cultivated meat are "inevitable" โ though first impressions matter.
By the end of the decade, Gen Alpha will have a spending power worth $12โฆ
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How Do You Parent in a Climate Crisis? Bridget Shirvell Has Some Ideas
Bridget Shirvell, author of Parenting in A Climate Crisis โ which grew out of her eponymous newsletter โ talks raising eco-conscious children, making the food-climate connection, and the importance of going outside.
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Meet the Startup Making Free-From, Climate-Conscious, Plant-Based Milk for Babies
Grow with Iris co-founder Amy Langfield explains why she created a free-from, plant-based milk for toddlers, and details her conquest to develop an all-conquering infant formula.
Amy Langfield was an art teacher when her newbornโฆ
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Kiki Milk Maker PlantBaby Raises $4M As Healthy Kid Drink Segment Heats Up
US food tech startup PlantBaby has secured $4M to expand the reach of its plant-based Kiki Milk for kids and launch new products, including a grain-free option this year.
Following several years of continuous revenue growth, PlantBabyโฆ
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Portuguese Biotech Startup Bags $15M to Bring Infant Formula Nutritionally Closer to Breast Milk
Portuguese startup CarboCode, which is producing human-identical breast milk molecules via biocatalysis and fermentation, has raised $15M from investors.
Based in Cantanhede, Portugal, biotech player CarboCode has closed a โฌ15M ($15.3M)โฆ
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Big Food Hit with First-of-A-Kind Lawsuit for Marketing โAddictiveโ Ultra-Processed Products to Kids
A teenager in Pennsylvania has sued major food firms like Coca-Cola and Nestlรฉ for allegedly causing illnesses in kids with 'addictive' ultra-processed foods.
Coca-Cola, Nestlรฉ, Kraft Heinz, Mondelฤz International and seven other Bigโฆ
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Vegan Fat Startup & Disney Team Up to Serve โPiggy Baosโ at Moana 2 World Premiere
Californian food tech startup Lypid has debuted its consumer brand via a partnership with Disney, serving vegan pork baos at the Moana 2 premiere in Hawai'i.
At the world premiere of Disney's latest record-breaking film, Moana 2, Puaโฆ
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As UK Embraces Gut Health, A New Oat Milk Brand Targets High-Fibre Nutrition for Kids
Amid the rise of gut health and GLP-1 drugs in the UK, Potina is making high-fibre banana oat milks for improved children's nutrition.
As the UK pushes back against junk food advertising and begins embracing GLP-1 drugs to combat theโฆ
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Impossible Foods Targets Convenience with New Pre-Seasoned & Family-Friendly Products
Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has rolled out three new products to appeal to families looking for convenient vegan options, including Disney-themed nuggets and pre-seasoned beef mince.
Impossible Foods is channelling itsโฆ
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Look, Itโs Dairy Free! 8 of the Best Plant-Based Milk Alternatives for Kids
Whether it's for one-year-old toddlers or kids starting school, here are the best plant-based milk alternatives made specifically for children.
There are a plethora of plant-based milks out there, serving a plethora of needs. Someโฆ
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How US States Can Support Climate Change Education in Schools
Eight US lawmakers explain how states can support climate change education in their schools.
By Glenn Branch
So you want to help to improve climate change education. Good for you!
Climate change education isโฆ
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Educational Injustice: How Climate Stressors are Affecting Childrenโs Education
A review of climate studies has revealed how global heating and extreme weather events have affected children's education and performance in schools.
There is ample evidence about the effects of climate change on children's mental andโฆ
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Meat Misinformation: How Big Beef is Funding Education Schemes to Influence Kids
Today's kids are more vulnerable to climate change than any generation, and thus more inclined to have consumption behaviours that are kinder to the planet โ the meat industry is trying to derail that by influencing the education system.
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Can Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Help Change How We See & Eat Food?
Much like its 2000 prequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is establishing itself in the 2023 cultural zeitgeist โ can it help change people's diets into something more sustainable and animal-friendly?
"People want to know where theirโฆ
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Plant-Based Pregnancy: Vegan Diet Lowers Risk of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women
Eating a vegan diet leading up to pregnancy can help lower the risk of developing hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, according to a large-scale, 20-year-long American study.
The new study, publishedโฆ
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Climate Education: How We Can Instil Hope & Action, Instead of Fear & Eco Anxiety
Reframing climate change education around a message of โhopeful alarmโ will not only underscore the threats we face, it will also show students how they can act to shape the future.
By Jeffrey D. Corbin, Meghan A.โฆ
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Vegan Mum Must-Haves: 5 Alternative Meat Products I Always Have In My Fridge
These are the tried and tested vegan meat products my toddler loves and will eat up with no argument. It's an added bonus that the rest of the house loves them as well.
In an ideal world, we would all be eating a whole food plant-basedโฆ
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OpEd: Company Breastfeeding Policies Help Build A Better, More Equitable World
Feeding your child should not be a barrier to success, argues our special columnist Australian entrepreneur Glen Hare, and that means companies need explicit, comprehensive breastfeeding policies for working mothers.
In a major andโฆ
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