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MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT 2: Broccoli Flavored Ice Cream

The wife of the famous British chef, Gordon Ramsey, has developed a range of vegetable flavored ice-cream in an effort to encourage children to eat more healthfully. Tana Ramsey, the mother of four children, developed the recipes to make vegetables more appetizing for her children.

The "Ice Greens" come in five flavors: broccoli, carrot, pea, yellow pepper and tomato. Vegetables have been blended with flavorings and cheeses--including mascarpone and ricotta--to develop the ice cream. Unfortunately, in a taste experiment carried out by a popular newspaper in the United Kingdom, the ice-cream was not given a very high rating. In fact, the overall impression of the tasters was that it would turn children away from eating vegetables!

While overall the ice-cream was rated bland, two of the flavors--carrot and yellow pepper, were described as edible. Both of these flavors were also favored highly because of their pretty colors which are more likely to attract children.

Tana hopes her ice-cream will help lower the levels of obesity in children today by making vegetables more appetizing to them. The success of such an endeavor will be monitored closely in the United Kingdom since her recipes were commissioned by the UKTV network.

--Written by Olivia Overman

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