Low fat, reduced calorie, low carb, sugar free, and light are all terms used to make you think a food is good for you. But too much of any food equals too many calories. People order more and eat more when they believe the choices are healthy. A restaurant-size dinner salad, drenched in dressing, is … Read More
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PBfit Peanut Butter Powder is a unique take on an old standard. The peanut butter powder is made by roasting peanuts sourced from Texas and Georgia, pressing them to remove the oil, and grinding the peanuts to a fine powder. PBfit comes in a 15-ounce jar with an 18 month shelf-life. To turn the powder … Read More
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Fruit drinks and flavored waters, aimed at children, that contain either added sugar or low-calorie sweeteners, made up 62% of the $2.2 billion in childrens’ drink sales in 2018, according to Children’s Drinks FACTS 2019. Many sugar-sweetened children’s drinks contain 5% or less of real fruit juice while most of these drinks include images of … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Kontos Foods is a New Jersey-based provider of artisan breads and traditional Mediterranean foods. Over 70 years ago Evris Kontos, one of the company founders, brought his experience as a master … Read More
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In the US all food labeling, except for meat, poultry and eggs, is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But the labeling issue isn’t simple and terms frequently seen on labels can be misleading to shoppers. Low sugar – There is no FDA allowed “low sugar” claim, so it cannot be used on … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. As more people follow a flexitarian lifestyle and look for meat and dairy alternatives, non-dairy yogurts fill a needed niche. Harmless Harvest introduced Organic Dairy-Free Coconut Yogurt to their brand line … Read More
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Around the world 2 billion people already eat edible insects. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, is predicted to grow in North America by 28% by 2023. Why are insects creeping, literally, into your food? Insects need less feed and land to grow and they produce less greenhouse gases, plus they are an excellent source … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. With the continued popularity of the keto diet, more companies are developing foods that fit this eating pattern. GOODTO GO has developed four, soft-baked, Keto-certified snack bars with additional flavors being … Read More
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The global warming footprint for white mushrooms is very low. Mushrooms require little water, electricity or land to grow. They are fat free, low calorie, low in sodium, high in vitamin D and selenium, and have a neutral flavor that can be easily incorporated into many recipes. Stand by cauliflower, white mushrooms may soon be … Read More
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We enjoy trying new kitchen gadgets. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Fressko are earth-friendly, reusable, brew-as-you-go, travel flasks. We sampled two Fressko’s reusable bottles, both of which will hold hot beverages hot for 4 to 6 hours and cold beverages cold for … Read More
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