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.
Gnu Bars are advertised as rich in flavor and fiber, an accurate description. Each bar provides 12 grams of fiber, close to half the amount needed daily by women and one third of the daily requirement for men. The fiber come from a mixture of grains — oats, whole wheat flour, wheat bran, kamut, flax, and millet. Many of the flavors also contain psyllium and chicory root inulin. Both are soluble (gummy) fibers that come from plants. The combination results in the high fiber value for each bar. … Read More
Once a no-no food, nuts are now a go-to snack. Trade associations for walnuts, peanuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios, and tree nuts are all doing public relations campaigns to share with you the health benefits of nuts. The emphasis is on the healthy fats, antioxidants, and minerals rich in all nuts. The Almond Board packs small … Read More
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.
We were once told that genius is a twist on the ordinary. EcoZip bags are exactly that, an extremely inventive idea for an old standard, the press-lock, plastic, kitchen storage bags that we all use.
EcoZip bags are multicompartment plastic storage bags that let you separate and organize multiple items in one bag. … Read More
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.
A number of major food manufacturers have made an effort to lower the amount of sodium in their brands. Reducing salt (a major source of sodium) in foods is challenging both from a food processing standpoint and from a consumer acceptance position.
Research has shown that for some groups of food the consumer can taste a sodium reduction as small as 8%… … Read More
Vitamin D has been in the news a great deal lately. Canada has recenlty increased the daily recommendation and experts worldwide believe most of us are not getting enough of this important vitamin. More and more foods are being fortified with vitamin D. The fortification occurs in two forms: D2 from yeast and D3 from … Read More
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.
Forget acai, pomegranates and gogi berries. US grown tart cherries, available year round, are tiny nutrition powerhouses. Over 75 research studies dating from the 1950s have shown that compounds in cherries possess anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, and anti-cancer properties. The pigment that gives cherries their bright red color has extraordinary antioxidant capacity.
The use of oxygen in the body is critical to life. But, in the process free radicals are formed. These renegade oxygen compounds can damage the body and promote disease. Antioxidants, natural plant compounds, deactivate damaging free radicals and protect the body… … Read More
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.
We are encouraged to eat half of our carb servings per day as whole grains. Few American meet this guideline and less than 5% of us get enough fiber daily. But, most of us love rice, especially white rice.
Uncle Ben’s has developed whole grain white rice that cooks in 10 minutes, half the time of brown rice… … Read More
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.
Food Should Taste Good is a quirky name for a company that produces 14 different flavors of tortilla chips. The chips are baked first and than cooked in sunflower oil. The baking process allows for the use of less oil while achieving a crispy tortilla chip… … Read More
We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think.
We prefer to use fresh lemons and limes whenever possible but sometimes find we need a dash of lemon to add to a recipe with no fresh lemons in the kitchen. We’ve never been crazy about bottled lemon or lime juice. So we were pleasantly surprised to try Volcano Lemon Burst. Made by Dream Foods, both the Volcano Lemon Burst and the Volcano Lime Burst come in 6.7 oz fruit-shaped, plastic squeeze bottles. … Read More
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.
Meatless meals and folks who define themselves as quasi-vegetarians (those who eat animal foods sometimes) are becoming more mainstream. Meatless Monday, going meatless one day a week, is gaining popularity. Some towns and cities are promoting this idea as a way to get their citizens more interested in health. It is no wonder that meatless meat substitutes are showing up in traditional supermarkets and being offered by more companies.
Harmony Valley is a supporter of Meatless Monday and posts numerous meatless recipes on their website to provide resources for consumers. The company produces Vegetarian Hamburger Mix and Vegetarian Breakfast Sausage Mix … Read More
