You may buy a white cup and decorate it yourself or purchase an already decorated cup. Need a gift idea for your favorite coffee/tea drinker? Give them cake in a cup! This is a great and inexpensive gift for teachers, co-workers, postal carriers or anyone you'd like to share some cheer with this holiday season. Ingredients 1 cake mix, any flavor (see suggestions below) 1 box (4 servings) instant pudding (not sugar free), any flavor GLAZE MIX: 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons dry...

It takes a lot of nutrition to power all that growth - a 12-week-old kitten needs three times more energy from her food than an adult cat does. That's why kitten foods have more concentrated nutrients, especially fat for energy and protein for growth. That means their weight doubles three times in less than two months! This amazing growth is fueled by their mother's super-nutritious milk. A cat grows as much in nine months as we humans do in about 13 years, which is why veterinarians...

Number of Ohioans currently receiving Food and Nutrition benefits (food stamps): 1.1 million, including 825,000 who don't receive cash benefits for other living expenses. The food bank association funnels resources to 12 regional food banks across the state that supply food to more than 3,300 charities. Now they've lost a job, and they find themselves having to make decisions between buying food and buying the medicine they need or between buying food and making mortgage payments. Number...

So-called yogurt cheese is tangy and has a texture somewhere between soft cream cheese and firm cottage cheese. The same amount of yogurt cheese (made from nonfat yogurt) has just 11 calories and no fat. A simple technique for draining some of the liquid (known as the whey) from nonfat yogurt produces a versatile and velvety soft cheese that often can be substituted for cream cheese and sour cream. If your healthy eating habits have left you hungering for cream cheese, take comfort knowing...

Seek guidance through books, classes, web sites or hands-on with a nutritionally trained professional, such as a holistic veterinarian or nutritionist. Holistic or integrated veterinarians are trained in nutrition, as well as traditional veterinary medicine that can individualize a pet's diet to extend their precious lives. Many veterinarians are taught nutrition from pet food companies. Seventeen pets are confirmed dead, and according to data, over 14,000 are affected in the wake of...

Food stamps allocated on a monthly basis only cover food for two and one-half weeks on average, reports Harvesters, the Kansas City area s community food bank. More than half of the spending pays for food stamps and other nutrition programs to help needy children, elderly and the working poor. Families with children receive more than 80 percent of food stamp benefits. The contents of the farm bill due to be reworked by Congress this year are important beyond America s food producers....

Seven hatcheries in Oregon and six in Washington state did receive contaminated food, officials from those states said. Adding it to feed makes the feed appear to be higher in protein. Suspect food used imported Chinese wheat flour that was spiked with melamine and mislabeled as wheat gluten. Wheat gluten is a mix of two proteins obtained when wheat flour is washed to remove the starch. The Associated Press No fish feed made with a contaminated Chinese ingredient has reached Idaho fish...

The FDA inspects livestock feed, processed food ingredients, and fresh vegetables. Except for a brief period after the 9/11 attacks, when the fear of terrorism led to increased scrutiny, the resources devoted to food safety in our country have been static. Animal feed imports from China, just one of many products the FDA regulates, have increased sevenfold since 2001. Contamination in processed food ingredients, such as tainted wheat gluten and rice protein mixed into animal feed, is...

gov or the American Veterinary Medical Association s site at avma.org for updated recalls from other companies, which just this month have included some varieties of SmartPak Canine s LiveSmart brand; Blue Buffalo; Canine Caviar; Harmony Farms; Kirkland; Mulligan Stew; Natural Balance; and Diamond Pet Foods. The recall of dozens now hundreds of varieties of pet food continues, as manufacturers try to keep from sending out contaminated food. Menu Foods added 220 more products to its recall...