The FINANCIAL -- Healthy eating is on the minds of many moms, but it’s their eating habits and nutritional knowledge that have the most bearing on what their children eat, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company.

The FINANCIAL -- ConAgra Foods announced on October 18 a new “100 calories less pledge”, an education and awareness building effort as part of its outreach at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food and Nutrition Conference in Denver.

The FINANCIAL -- A new IBM (NYSE:IBM) study reveals that despite tough economic times, Americans at all income levels are refusing to sacrifice quality, value and nutrition to save money on food and health & beauty purchases.

The FINANCIAL -- Children who visit fast-food chains are regularly consuming almost half their recommended daily calories in a single meal, according to new research by Which? magazine.