http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/15/dining/15veg.html
"At Last, France Embraces the Vegetable" By KIM SEVERSON Published: June 15, 2005 I LANDED in Paris in the spring, anticipating deep communion with pork fat, duck liver and Normandy butter. I needed a break from the dietary guidelines, to eat in a city where cruciferous vegetables are a charming afterthought and croissants aren't whole-wheat. The only pyramid I wanted to see was at the Louvre. The joke was on moi. France is in the middle of its own obesity crisis, and with it has come a decidedly French solution. The government has paired up with fruit and vegetable growers, organizing civic events like public vegetable tastings. Posters promoting fruit juice hang in Métro stops. One social marketing campaign seemed particularly familiar: 5 à 10 par jour - that is, eat 5 to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. And because France is France, chefs have taken to the vegetable bins with renewed vigor. "France is in the grip of a fruit and vegetable kick," (more at link) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
