ORONO, Maine, Sept. 11 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:

Fox Bangor interviewed Jade McNamara, assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine's School of Food and Agriculture, on UMaine research strategies to encourage middle schoolers to eat more fruit. "A lot of the students that said you made our schools healthier, we take these smoothie recipe cards home and make them with our families. They learned a lot about nutrition and health, and they seemed to be really motivated in adding in some of these healthier foods to help support their health," said McNamara.

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