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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Snacks are the New Meals

    Snacking has replaced breakfast, lunch and dinner for many Americans. Snacking was an idea invented by the food industry, but now changes in lifestyle are forcing the industry to change. The rise in single family households, dual career families, baby boomers are all changing the products they offer. Oatmeal shakes for a worker on the go?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 8, 2014 • 1 min read

    Snacking has replaced breakfast, lunch and dinner for many Americans. Snacking was an idea invented by the food industry, but now changes in lifestyle are forcing the industry to change. The rise in single family households, dual career families, baby boomers are all changing the products they offer. Oatmeal shakes for a worker on the go? But the trend could also have an impact on our health.

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    3. 15:59Snacks are the New MealsYou’re reading this
    4. 25:25The Making of Maliki
    5. 41:59Disrupting Car Culture
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