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The history of milk
 Milk and mythology
Imagine a foaming white sea of milk.
In the middle are gods and demons churning the milk into butter using a snake that wriggling its way up the mountain Mandra.
When the work is done, the gods breathed a sigh of relief. The universe has been created!
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Facts about water
 Water in the old world
The power of water has been used since the beginning of time.
The ancient Egyptians developed ingenious watering systems that are still used today.
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The history of mustard
 How many people know that the history of mustard is 5000 years old!?!
In the old days we chewed the seeds to hide the bad taste of meat that might not always be of the best quality.
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American food history - The studies
 Creating consensus - The studies
Now that the politicians, the media and the public were agreed on a policy on fat content in the diet, only the scientists needed to catch up.
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American food history - Dietary guidelines
 Dietary guidelines
McGovern and his committee listened to two days presentation on diet and health in July 1976.
After that the local author and journalist Nick Mottern was given the job of compiling the first edition of dietary guidelines in USA, “Dietary Goals for the United States”.
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American food history - Dietary Goals
 Dietary Goals for the United States 1977.
“After the war fat was suspected to cause heart disease.”
“Politicians suggested that less fat would cause less obesity.”
“The media got this mixed up – the advice was: Eat less fat, live longer.”
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The history of cinnamon
 The cinnamon bark is harvested when the tree is about eight or nine years old, as earliest at four years old.
On Sri Lanka the harvest is in May and October and used to be done by a special caste of cinnamon peelers, challa.
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The history of fruits
 The orange originally comes from China. It came to Europe as a decoration plant around the 1550’s. It is mostly cultivated around the Mediterranean and is harvested in November-April.
The grapes are the most cultivated fruit in the world. The biggest part is for making wine. It comes from the southern coast of the Caspian Sea where it has grown for 6000 years.
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The history of sugar!
 Sugar and carbohydrates are the biggest source of energy. The first a human eats is sugar, through the sweet breast milk. That’s where we start our love for the sweet flavors.
Looking back in time we also see the explanation in how the sweet taste meant a plant was safe to eat.
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Exercise for kids
Exercise is the same as playing for kids. It’s important that the play is free from achievement and that the adults don’t put prestige, competition or demands on the activity. Read about exercise |
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