U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 21

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21: BABY FOOD FESTIVAL

Profile America -- Wednesday, July 21st.  It's time to pass the strained peaches or maybe the junior green beans.  The 20th annual National Baby Food Festival gets under way today in Fremont, Michigan, and through Saturday some 125,000 people will enjoy top-ranked entertainment as well as baby food eating contests and toddler races.  As parents know, babies have special nutritional needs.  Their food is designed to promote growth and development, and gradually expose infants to a variety of tastes and textures.  Today in the U.S., there are some four million babies being cradled or held in parents' laps for their feedings.  Twelve and a half million others aged one through three have graduated to high chairs and are probably insisting on feeding themselves.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 381

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 10

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

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