by 20nine / 21. November 2011 11:54
Starting in January 2012, the USDA’s initiative to reduce sodium levels in school lunches will officially kick into effect. The plan calls for target reductions of nearly 50% by year 10. Now the importance of this issue is no new news. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that nine in ten Americans will develop high blood pressure during their lifetimes due to high sodium intake coupled with high calorie diets. They lay out the issue in more detail here, including proposing a number of goals for the future.
But what about flavor? After all, a healthful meal means little if none of your students want to eat it, right? Well, American Foods Group (AFG) has taken a giant step in addressing this familiar issue. Their new line of reduced sodium beef products, featuring Fully Cooked Beef Crumbles, Beef Meatballs and Salisbury Steak, offers sodium content already below the 10 year rate without any sacrifice in flavor. (Believe us, we’ve tried them!) You can stay ahead of the game from the start and join the fight against too much salt.
Check out AFG’s new 2.40 oz Fully Cooked Flame Broiled Beef Patties, and the rest of the new reduced sodium line, at http://barryfoodsales.com/. And like us on Facebook for new products, industry news and other happenings in the world of commodity processing.
Did you know?
According to an AHA study, a 9.5% drop in sodium intake would likely result in one million fewer cardiac events a year and a savings of over $32 billion
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