...way they want to eat. Estimates show 49 million Americans make food decisions based on cost,” (Gustafson). There are many people in the world that don’t get enough food in the world and a lot of families can’t pay for the food for their families. Parents are unable to put healthy food on the table because they don’t get enough money since the fruit and vegetable prices have increased. Some parents don’t get much money from their jobs to pay for food. Parents are unable to put food on the table nationally. Some kids can’t eat since the food isn’t healthy. “The updated food pyramid, now called “MyPlate,” encourages higher consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, which are typically more expensive than processed foods,” (Gustafson). If you were to buy healthy food it would be more expensive than to buy unhealthy food. “Purchasing food items that provide important nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium, could add up to $380 annually to consumers’ grocery bills,” (Gustafson). This sentence explains how much it would or could cost to buy healthy groceries for most families. Lots of families...
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...Healthy Food Storage Ideas Pioneers, Native Americans, and other early settlers, who traversed across the country, were very knowledgeable about food and safe food storage. These people all planted, grew, harvested, prepared, and even stored food all year round. Properly harvesting and storing food was a matter of life and death for these people and they had nobody to rely on but each other. In today’s modern society, people have stopped growing the majority of their food and rely heavily on farmers, grocery stores and the distribution system to produce their food for them. There are also easy to use storage containers in every shape and color and proper food storage is often never given a second thought. Sometimes proper food storage can make the difference between surviving or not, as in cases of natural disasters and other unforeseen emergencies. Companies such as Foodinsurance[->0] and Myfoodstorage have taken the guess work out of healthy and properly stored emergency food and provide nutritional, well balanced foods which will meet the needs of everyone ranging from the vegan to the meat lover to the gluten free diet. With foods such as: freeze dried fruit, jerky, freeze dried ice-cream, egg and milk substitutes and pancakes, the entire family will be eating well, and equally as important, eating healthy. The idea of healthy food and proper food storage, however, needs to extend beyond just when preparing for an emergency. Besides having the proper supply of emergency...
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...While some health trends, like eating more whole foods, are worth the effort, others are more hype than fact-based. This is something to consider when deciding to make a change in and/or about your diet. There are many types of food trends and fads, not only including weight loss or diets. Recent interest (especially in North America) in health foods such as quinoa, Kombucha, and almond milk, have all caused many scientists to really try to understand these products. When determining whether these health food products should be included as a part of a healthy diet, we need to understand nutritional value. The nutritional value of food defines what a food is made of and its' impact on the body. Because of disease and weight control, it's particularly...
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...the truth. I am now aware of where my food comes from, how it is made, how it is processed, and how it is sold. The way our food is made is not the most pleasing but it is a neccessity. I do believe the way animals are treated could be better, but in order to provide for people, it has to be done quickly and efficiently. The process is not the healthiest and that is what has impacted me, if anything, the most. I am now aware of the way that food and especially meat is sold. It is made to look like a bunch of brands but may only be supplied by 3 companies. For example, Tyson has a big hold in the chicken market and even though a product say it’s one thing, it is most likely Tyson chicken. I think that people can definitely be more informed and educated on what is in their food. One of the ways consumers especially can do this is by research to see the ingredients they’re consuming and videos similar to Food Inc. I believe that people have a right to know what is in their food and also how it affects their bodies. Another way that people can be more informed on what they are eating is to eat food from organic places or farms that grow food and raise cattle appealing to the consumer....
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...Eating Healthy Does Not Cost More People pay more for cell phones, cable tv, and clothes. People could afford to pay more for food if eating healthy was a priority. People can eat well and healthy for less if they take the time budgeting, planning, purchasing, and cooking their own meals. For example, a family of three can get a few meals out of a $6.99 package of frozen chicken breast from Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s also sells bags of frozen vegetables- peas, spinach, etc. for $1.19 - $1.39; and inexpensive bags of frozen fruit such as pineapple, and mango, etc. They also sell inexpensive sauces, i.e. their Thai sauce is $2.49. A few meals for a family of three can be prepared using the $6.99 bag of frozen chicken breast for meals such as: chicken alfredo with spinach or peas, Indian curry sauce w/ chicken over rice, grilled chicken caesar salad with pita bread, a stir-fry with chicken, pineapple, sliced onion and pepper w/ soy sauce or Thai sauce over rice. Ground turkey which is cheaper and healthier than beef can be used to make chilies, tacos or turkey burgers for inexpensive dinners. Or you can go to the farmers’ market for things like Italian turkey sausage made by the Amish for your pasta meals also. You can pick up your fresh produce there too. But, you really can’t beat Trader Joe’s fresh fruit and vegetable prices, unless, they are on sale somewhere else. And, than it will only be a few cents more. So why run around? Eggs are pretty inexpensive and can be...
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...government. More specifically, the government claims that they are trying to create a healthier America but really what have they done to accomplish this? They created programs such as MyPyramid and MyPlate, which are useful but without the complimenting foods, you can almost deem them useless. The point in which I am making accuses the government of making our diet into a business. The government suggests that we eat healthy and provide us with guides such as MyPlate, only for us to find that the foods that are most recommended also carry the highest price tag. This causes me to believe that the government may not have our health as their main priority. I find myself thinking this every time I make a trip to the grocery store. I am proposing that, we the residents of Lebanon County raise awareness of this to our local government authorities and from there it will become recognized nationwide. Solutions to this problem may include tax breaks for producers of healthy goods as well as tax breaks for those who are self-sufficient, people who live off the land so to speak, as well as other monetary incentives to promote a healthy diet. Currently, the main problem arises when “junk food” is heavily discounted when compared to “healthy food”. This is a serious problem, in my opinion this shows that the government looks at money more highly than the people that it governs. We, the residents of Lebanon, can be the start to the change of this type of ideology of the government and make them...
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...QUICK FOODS THAT HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT The most researched and most talked about is Weight, health and fitness magazines talk mostly on weight reduction. Everybody wants to look almost perfect and the race has just begun. Overspending on fake products that even can cause hormonal dieses, dysfunction your entire system is the most common side effects among new generation. The instant reduction programs are nothing but inviting other health complications. In this scenario we bring you the most natural and healthy foods to lose weight. Especially for those who think if it is in genetics, it won’t reduce. FYI, it will take more time, but you will be able to shed pounds with the quick guide. The secret got revealed...
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...Healthy food Food, from the ancient times to modern age, has always been an important part of human life. Man can not live without it, because it is the basic need of human being. In this modern age, food has become very easy to prepare with the help of technology, and it takes less time to prepare a variety of food than it took in the past. One can easily buy preprocessed food from the market and it saves time. Unfortunately, these canned foods should not replace the healthy food. Healthy food is essential for human being, because it has basic effects on people's life and their behavior. Healthy food is very important to have a good life and a better communication for many reasons. First of all, people who eat healthy food, they have the ability to do hard work. Second, if a person eats food which has vitamins, proteins, iron and other important nutrients, then he will be free from diseases, and he can enjoy his life. Moreover, everyone definitely likes to meet those who have a good health, so a person who is healthy, he has friends. For example, a person who looks weak and does not live healthy lifestyle will feel lonely, and he will not be happy. Finally, a good mind can be developed if people eat healthy food, and this is necessary for children. Therefore, if you want good looking, intelligent mind and make friends, you should eat healthy food. Besides having a good life and communication for people at any age, healthy food is the perfect kind of food for children in many...
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...supermarkets. By the end of 2007, sales had reached $23 million, making it the most successful product launch in company history. However, growth had slowed in 2008 as competitors began offering similar products. Sustaining a competitive edge in the fresh Italian food category required continual innovation and, as a result, TruEarth had invested heavily in its pizza offering. Eckstein observed: We were aggressive in launching Cucina Fresca. We made a significant investment in new manufacturing equipment and the distribution infrastructure required to get fresh food to shelves quickly. Being a small company competing against Nestle and Kraft is not easy, but we do not make rash decisions. The success of Cucina Fresca was a calculated risk based on significant research. We think we can achieve similar success with pizza, but we will need to take a hard look at the numbers. Company Background TruEarth was founded in 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri, by Gareth DeRosa, a young entrepreneur. DeRosa saw an opportunity to market healthier gourmet pastas and sauces made from superior ingredients: In the 1980s, demand for healthy, gourmet products grew sharply. We saw a segment of the market shift away from mass-produced, highly processed foods toward greater quality and authenticity. It was a special opportunity for us because we knew we could deliver what more and more...
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...TruEarth Healthy Food Case Study Introduction to the case Company’s background TrueEarth was founded in 1993 in St.Louis ,Missouri, by Garreth Derosta a young entrepreneur . They offered high processed gourmet (focus on whole grain products offering both 60% and 100% whole grain pastas-cucina Fresca) authentic with great quality . Their product line was: Standard pastas Whole grain pastas Tomato based sauce Refrigerated pastas Pastas with blended ingredient The concept was successful ,and truEarth became a supplier to a number of gourmet groceries throughout the Midwestern United State by 1998 ,the Company had built a loyal regional following .Responding to Customer demand ,the company raised consumer awareness through several promotional programs using coupons ,magazine advertisement ,and in-store demonstrations. Product Development process: In its early years ,truEarth’s product development was informal and largely driven by intuition .the team enjoyed experimenting with new products and limited edition variations on a core recipes and batch process used to manufacture most products made it easy to experiment without affecting overall production. But as time passed the company underestimate the appeal of hit product and find itself struggling to keep up with the demand. The company’ research and development Idea generation Concept searching Product development and testing Qualification of volume About Cucina Fresca The cucina Fresca line was...
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...TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction Cucina Fresca is a quick home meal replacement product from TruEarth, an Italian food company which focused on whole grain pasta. Isabel Eckstein, TruEarth brand manager was pondered whether to launch its Pizza kit product as a product line extension of Cucina Fresca and if it worth to launch at what volume would be. TruEarth Experience with Pasta Product - Before launching its product,TruEarth conducted kitchen test which tested to a focused group, organize survey to evaluate interest, and market research to estimates potential sales by Nielsen BASES®. Cucina Fresca pasta market studyfinding that 76% positive purchase intent, comprising those who said they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ would buy the product. The industry rule of thumb is that 80% of those who claim they ‘definitely would buy’ and 30% of those who stated ‘probably would buy’ actually completed a purchase. Based on the study, the calculated trial volume was 1.4 MM households, and the calculated repeat volume was 2.3 MM households (assuming excellent product). With that prior kitchen test, survey and research, CucinaFresca Pasta sales which officially launched nationally in the third quarter of 2006 and hadgrown quickly ($18 million in retail sales in 2006 and $35 million in 2007). TruEarth’s Calculation for New Pizza Product: - For the launching of the new Pizza product, we did some calculation regarding data from Nielsen’s research as follow: ...
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...whether fast food is better than home-cooked food has been long in question. There are many common attributes between the two. The first noticeable similarity is that they both provide a variety of choices. There are a number of selections available in fast food restaurants as well as at home. However, the main concern which is healthier and pose less risk to you. There are currently 160,000 fast food restaurants in America which has more than doubled since 1970, and 50 million are served daily. (3) Coincidently, 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected. It's no mystery that one of the major factors behind these numbers is the ever-increasing presence of fast-food diets among American families. On-the-go parents feel they can save precious time at the drive-through while lower-income families believe that the bucket of chicken and the deep-dish pizzas are saving them money. While the former might be true, the latter is an illusion. Most fast foods are polar opposites of healthy foods. Fast food contains foods that are high in fats, sugars, and starches. These ingredients have almost no nutritional value to the human body. Most of all foods available to us, through fast food are processed and high in MSG. MSG is a concentrated salt added to foods to enhance flavor, this results in unwanted body fat; which can lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes among other health problems. Healthy foods, by contrast...
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...Exhibit 2: Whole Grain Pizza Concept Purchase Volume Estimate, Year 1 (Excellent) Total Purchase Intent Definitely would buy 18.00% % of “Definites” who actually buy 80.00% “Definite” Purchases 14.40 a %Probably would buy 43.00% % of “Probables” who actually buy 30.00% “Probable” Purchases 12.90 b % Trial Rate 27.30 c % Marketing Plan Adjustment Target Households 58,500,000Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers 6,435,000 d Non- Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers 52,065,000 e Customer Awareness 50.00%Non-Customer Awareness 12.00% All Commodity Volume Distribution (ACV) 40.00% Marketing Adjusted Trial Rate Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers Adjusted Trial Rate 5.46 f %Non- Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers Adjusted Trial Rate 1.31 g %Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers Trial Purchases 351,351 h Non- Cucina Fresca Pasta Customers Trial Purchases 682,051.5 i Total Trial Purchases 1,033,402 j,k Repeat Purchase Inputs Repeat Purchase Occasions 2.00 Repeat Rate, by Product Services Excellent Product 49% Repeat Volume, by Product Scenario Excellent Product 1,012,733 l,m Total Purchases 2,046,135 n a Definitely would buy x % of “Definites” who actually buy: 80% x 18% b Probably would buy x % of “Probables” who actually buy: 30% x 43% c “Definite” Purchases + “Probable” Purchases: 14.4% + 12.9% d Target Households x 11%: 58,500,000 x 11% e Target Households x 89%: 58,500,000 x 11% f Trial Rate x Customer Awareness...
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...McCain is a private company which specialize in frozen food. It's the world's largest producer of chips. McCain buys 12% of the British potato crop. As any private company, McCain has a number of objectives of which it seeks to achieve. These objectives include wining the biggest share of the market, increase sales and making profit. There are other firms that involve in the industry of frozen food, so McCain is not the only producer of chips, rather it competes with other firms to win the largest portion of market. In addition, the entry or exit from this market is not restricted. As a result, we can conclude that McCain is a competitive monopolist as it seeks to take control over this industry. In 2005, a challenging environmental factor was facing McCain. The concerns about obesity were rising dramatically, especially in children, as over 22 million children under the age of 5 and around 155 million school-age children worldwide were severely overweight.¹ McCain's view is that its chips can and do play a role in a healthy balanced diet and it is continually finding ways to ensure that its products are as healthy as possible, for example, McCain dictates product standards to the potato growers that supply them, and it may choose to have more vertical control (i.e., direct ownership) over the processing, packaging, and distribution stages of the supply chain for their french-fries because these practices may entail sophisticated production techniques that are best performed...
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...Why use a smart phone? Why use a smart phone ? Everybody has a cell phone and the majority of us have a smart phone. Smart phone plays an important role in our daily life. You can see whenever in the street or metro, millions of people use smart phone. Why smart phones so popular around the world? I will start my topic now, why use a smart phone? It is universally acknowledged that we can use a smart phone not only chat or text with others but also play games, read books, listen to the music, surf on the internet. Sometimes we can even say that smart phone is a small computer. Obviously, we use smart phone as an entertainment tool. Firstly, smart phone can be used as an audio player. It can provide you the music whenever you want , like everyday in the metro, music is necessary for me. Secondly, a smart phone sometimes can be instead of e-book. Although I think that E-book is popular nowadays, you don’t need to buy it if you have a smart phone. In addition, downloading books in phones instead of buying books in stores also means that you are an environmentally friendly person. Simultaneously, many games are free to access if you are tired from work or study. Finally, smart phones can be used in different ways so in my opinion, using a smart phone as an entertainment tool can make our life becomes simple and colorful. Do smart phones have bad effects on our study? No way! I know that many people have an IPHONE as someone asked last week. For me as an example, I use IPHONE...
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