We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. With the taste of popcorn and the crunch of a chip, Popcorn Indiana has produced Chip’ins, triangle-shaped popcorn chips. The chips are whole grain and gluten-free with not artificial flavors or preservatives. Chip’ins come … Read More
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At most restaurants drink refills are free. You’ll quickly get more soda and coffee without even asking. You get more, so you drink more. You’re thinking: It’s free, so why shouldn’t I drink it? Because liquid calories may be making you fat. In fact, they may be making the entire country fat, because we don’t … Read More
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As we get older we are more susceptible to the effect of alcohol. In a recent study in the journal BMC Research Notes, researchers found that for subjects who were 62 years old, it took only two drinks containing alcohol to interfere with the ability to walk and step over an obstacle. At this level … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. As an alternative to tortilla or potato chips, Beanfields has just introduced chips made from navy beans, black beans and long grain rice. The chips are non-GMO and gluten free, with no preservatives or … Read More
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Watching salt? One teaspoon of regular salt contains 2,360 milligrams of sodium but a teaspoon of kosher salt, contains far less, between 1,100 and 1,900 milligrams of sodium … Read More
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In the latest edition of the USDA National Nutrient Database, published in the fall of 2010, a fresh whole egg has 186 milligrams of cholesterol, down from 213 milligrams. What happened, you ask? The last analysis of eggs was done 10 years ago. Experts have speculated on why the cholesterol has gone down while all … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. The package proudly says, “We’re not nuts.” SaviSeeds look like nuts (slightly larger than a peanut and flatter in shape) and taste like nuts, but they are sacha inchi seeds, native to the Amazon … Read More
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Pepper power – one green pepper gives you double your vitamin C for the day. Red or yellow peppers offer three to four times your daily vitamin C plus twice your daily requirement for vitamin A. … Read More
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A recent report by George Washington University demonstrated how expensive it is to weigh too much. For an obese woman with a BMI (body mass index) of more than 30, the individual costs are $8,365 a year; for obese men it is $6,518 yearly. These findings show that there is a greater economic impact on women … Read More
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We enjoy reading books about food. Some are great. Some don’t measure up. See what you think. Every day you lose millions of cells. They are used up, worn out, rubbed off – or even cut off like your hair or fingernails. You build up, break down and replace cells around the clock. To accomplish … Read More
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