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Chefs to Cook McBride's Dishes at Market-to-Menu Day

Some of your favorite dishes from McBride's Steakhouse are being cooked up at the Wichita Falls Farmer's Market tomorrow morning.Charlie-Thornberry farmers are hosting market-to-menu day to teach you new ways to prepare locally grown fruits and veggies straight from the experts!McBride's chefs will Full story

Dole's 90-year-old CEO offers to take company private

(Reuters) - Dole Food Co Inc <DOLE.N>, one of the world's largest producers and marketers of fruit and fresh vegetables, received an unsolicited buyout offer from 90-year-old Chief Executive David Murdock, valuing the company at just over $1 billion. Full story

Dole CEO offers $12 per share to buy rest of company

(Reuters) - Fruit and fresh vegetable distributor Dole Food Co Inc <DOLE.N> said it received an unsolicited offer from Chief Executive David Murdock, who put an enterprise value of $1.5 billion on the bid. Full story

Turning almost vegan

   Author Mark Bittman shares his strategy for a new almost-vegan diet.

News Summary: Wal-Mart to perk up produce sections

FRESH TAKE: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants to keep its produce aisles fresh and announced steps to improve the quality of fruits and vegetables. Full story

Dole suspends buyback and shares sink

Dole Food Company Inc.'s shares sank Tuesday after the fruit and vegetable company said it would suspend its share repurchase plans and use its cash instead to update its shipping fleet to enhance its growth prospects. Full story

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Getting ready in the morning can be stressful, especially when you’re short on time. E!’s Jason Kennedy reveals eight morning timesavers, including a quick way to make oatmeal and eyeliner templates for faster makeup application.

  Making healthy food accessible to seniors

Healthy Harvest is helping those who can’t afford fresh produce by gathering surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from fields and orchards and redistributing them. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.

  Fruit cakes soar through air in flinging content

Contestants try to fling the dreaded holiday fruit cake as far as they can in a contest at a winter festival in Nebraska. KTIV’s Jacqueline Quynh reports.

  Rossen: ‘Fruit’ in food often made of sugar, oil

When you see pictures of berries on cereal boxes and other food packaging, you may think you’re buying a healthy product. But food experts are reporting the “fruit” many companies are touting is often little more than sugar and oil with only tiny bits of real fruit. NBC’s Jeff Rossen investigates.

  Eat more fruits and veggies by juicing

If you’re looking for a fast way to get more fruits and veggies into your diet, sports nutritionist Heidi Skolnick shares her tips on juicing 101, from the best produce to use to how to store your juice.

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