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belly up to the bar by Bob Sims A t the turn of the New Year, Americans all over the country made resolutions to change in 2016. While a number of different goals exist, one that stands out every year pertains to healthy living. Marist Poll results show that five of the top seven New Year's resolutions for 2015 involved a healthier lifestyle. Of those, weight loss and healthier eating directly relate to food. Mediterranean Past President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Connie Diekman, a registered dietitian and author, suggests making resolutions that are small, achievable and maintainable. She also highly Snack Trays for the Olive Bar Don't limit your customer's desire to purchase a variety of items. With snacking on the rise, single 16- and 32 ounce cups can be limiting. Delallo's four-compartment Snacker Tray features four separate samplesized compartments, allowing consumers to create a mix-and-match masterpiece of their favorites, all in one container. The snacker tray keeps the integrity of each item with four separate compartments, invites customers to try new olive varieties and adds a new reason for consumers to shop more frequently. 14 * FEBRUARY 2016 * instore The Wegmans Mediterranean Bar gives customers a variety of healthy, fresh and flavorful choices. recommends that those looking to get healthier incorporate a Mediterranean Diet and lifestyle. "The Mediterranean Diet isn't a traditional 'diet' that emphasizes restriction and deprivation; it's about making smarter choices and moderation. It's a lifestyle," Diekman says. "The lifestyle highlights eating more whole grains, fruits, greens and healthy fats, and less meat and sweets. It also recognizes the importance of being active and enjoying meals with family and friends. It even includes small amounts of wine. It's social, healthy, delicious and do-able." The Olive Bar The best way for supermarket foodservice departments to tap the Mediterranean diet shopper is through the self-serve olive bar. While most New Year's resolutions remain strong for short periods of time, dieters often give up slowly until they're back to their old eating habits. The olive bar provides taste, quality and at least a piece of healthy diet maintenance throughout the year. Wegmans provides online nutritional information for its Mediterranean Olive Bar. Each item offered on the bar is listed and contains comprehensive nutritional information. This makes it easy for customers to choose which items might or might not fit the needs of healthier eating resolutions.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of instore - February 2016

instore - February 2016
Editor's Note - Prepared Foods
Table of Contents
News - On Our Radar
Product Spotlight - Cakes
Product Knowledge - Belly up to the bar
Merchandising - Breakfast to go
Commissary Insider - Insight Insider
Food Safety - Foolproof Your HACCP Plan
Equipment - Either Way You Slice It
Product Category Spotlight - Score with Salads
Packaging - Future Solutions
Operations and Logistics - Communication and Service
Retail Foodservice - Winning the foodservice dollar
Specialty Insights - Healthy Italian meats
Equipment & Packaging - Fresh and warm
Product Trends - First to market
Product Showcase
Ad Index

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