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M ay 26, 2010 latió (Observer Page 7 EBS. Food Makers to Trim Calories As part of drive to reduce childhood obesity (AP) — Several of the nation's need," said first lady M ichelle largest food companies say they O bam a, who earlier this year will take 1.5 trillion calories out of launched her own "Let's Move" their products by 2015 in an effort to anti-obesity campaign. ative ways to m arket products as healthy — including reducing fat o f the 1.5 trillion by 2012. and replacing it with sugar, or vice Mrs. Obama has urged the food versa — but to increase nutrients industry to speed up efforts to as well. produce healthier foods and re To keep the companies account duce marketing o f unhealthy foods able, the Robert Wood Johnson to children. In a speech to an in Foundation, a nonpartisan philan dustry association in March, she thropic and research organization urged companies not to find cre that works to improve the nation's S M r * health, will evaluate how the groups' efforts affect the number o f calories consumed by children and adoles cents. The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation has more than 80 mem bers, including General Mills Inc., ConAgra Foods Inc., Kraft Foods Inc., Kellogg Co., Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Hershey Co. a; , * 9,10. /7 A ' A l W e invite you to join us in ou r wooded setting, 13 miles west o f Eugene near Veneta, O regon fo r an unforgettable adventure. The first lady is making childhood obesity one o f the items o f focus on her agenda. reduce childhood obesity. The companies made the an nouncement through the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a coalition o f retailers, food and bev erage manufacturers and industry trade associations. They pledged to reduce the calories as part o f an agreement with a group o f nonprofit organizations concerned with child hood obesity. "This is precisely the kind of private sector com m itm ent we z ZhífZ Food co m p an ies concerned about national and local efforts to raise food taxes and a rising tide of lawmakers preparing to write anti obesity measures have publicly en dorsed the first lady's message and p led g e d to m ake th e ir foods healthier. The industry foundation said the companies will introduce lower calo rie foods, change product recipes and reduce portion sizes to achieve the goal, seeking to reduce 1 trillion í^zztz Chocolate to Fight Wrinkles The world's largest chocolate maker says it may have come up with a chocolate bar that could fight wrinkles and slow the aging pro cess, making it the latest food group to tap the appetite for healthier liv ing. Eating three-quarters o f an ounce o f specially developed chocolate p ack ed w ith a n tio x id a n ts, or flavanols, each day may help pre vent wrinkles and make skin more radiant by boosting elasticity and improving hydration, studies car ried out by Barry Callebaut showed. Consumers are becoming in creasingly aware o f the nutritional value o f what they eat, and Barry Callebaut's claims come as food gi ants such as Nestle and Danone also push into the healthy eating arena. Dark chocolate has already been linked with certain health benefits, such as helping to lower blood pres sure and reducing the risk o f strokes thanks to its high content o f antioxi dants. The Swiss group has developed a way of preserving the flavanols found in cocoa beans during the chocolate-making process, allow ing them to produce a bar that is richer in flavanols, Barry Callebaut C h ief Innovation O fficer Hans Vriens said in an interview. Tickets on sale now: Friday $20 Saturday $23 Sunday $20 £L • x I tv? ai SAVE! Buy a 3-Day Ticket fo r on ly $51 Day o f event: "ft Friday $23 Saturday $28 Sunday $23 - -A. There w ill be a $1.25 TtcketsW est service S charge on all single day tickets sold. There w ill be a $3 T icketsW est service charge on all 3-day tickets sold. i * Tickets are on sale at all TicketsWest locations including most Safeway Stores. K Charge by phone: 1-800-992-8499 O rder online at: www.ticketswest.com For more info: www.oregoncountryfair.org Please get you r tickets in advance. A bsolutely N o Tickets will be sold on-site. Purchase advance parking $7/day. .. Purchase parking on-site $8/day. The Fair provides a FREE shuttle from tw o Eugene locations. You must have an admission ticket to ride the bus o r enter the parking lot. A . • - A . A a ; 'S S > A- *•> -L, ? ; « fe