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Ancient Purple Carrot to Dye For
Grossed-out by the thought of petroleum-based synthetic dyes coloring your strawberry sundae? So's the European Union. With the E.U.'s deadline looming to plaster warning labels on products with fake colors, food-makers are turning to fruits and vegetables to color everything from ice cream to baby food. One new player in the food-dye industry is as ancient as Gothic script handwriting itself - the purple carrot. Researchers at California State Polytechnic University are extracting the purple carrot juice and using it to color other foods. Now comes the question of how to keep the color intact, as purple carrot juice tends to turn red in acid products, blue in alkaline. Read all about it here on Forbes.com.
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Teens Selling Sweets Leaves Officials Bitter
Entrepreneurial teens in this British school face expulsion for selling contraband items - such as sodas and cookies - in the school yard and on the bus. The move raises questions about how far a school's junk-food ban should extend. Read all about it in the London Telegraph. In the photo below, a look at some of the confiscated loot.
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Teen Cooking Champ Overcame
Obstacles in Pursuit of CrownSammy Jo Claussen, winner of the nation's Best Teen Chef title, learned to cook at her grandmother's knee. Then she honed her efforts turning out food at a Mongolian barbecue, an Italian restaurant, an all-American diner and a country club - all while still in high school. Read all about her challenges and victories in the Kansas City Star.
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Seeds of Change Planted in Baltimore
Teens will can and preserve local foods - then sell the wares to Whole Foods - if this Baltimore forager-turned-gardener has his way. Mark Smallwood has big dreams for the Charm City, and they include growing, cooking, preserving and selling local fruits and vegetables. Read all about it in the Baltimore Sun.
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Many Students Have Beef
Over Disappearing BurgersWilling to trade in your cheeseburger to save the planet? Not every student was so willing at this California college recently. But diners there and at many colleges and corporate campuses nationwide have found that their beef burgers are nowhere to be found, following the move by one food service provider to drop foods with a high carbon imprint, such as beef and cheese, from the menu. Read all about it from Fox 61.
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