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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 artificially sweetened drinks and soda, Izze Esque is a juice-sweetened, low calorie, sparkling drink. Each 12-ounce bottle has only 50 calories and no added sugar.  … Read More

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Do your eyes water when you’re handling onions? Join the club. Sweet, or more accurately, less pungent onion varieties like Vidalia, Maui, and Walla Walla contain less of the compounds that make you cry. When pungent onion varieties are cut or crushed, cells break and release two compounds, normally isolated from each other, which turn into … 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. Carotino oil is a blend of canola oil and red palm fruit oil. The first thing that will strike you is the beautiful orange-red color of the oil. This color creates buttery-looking batters and … 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. We’ve both made and frozen baby food for our children. That is why we were delighted to find Munchkin Fresh Food Freezer Cups. The cups come in a stackable 4-pack tray that can be … 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. Seattle’s Best Coffee has introduced two new product lines – ready-to-drink, canned, iced lattes and a new level system to help you find the right roast for your coffee taste buds. Selecting coffee today … 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. Weight Watchers Smart Ones recently launched four new products, two breakfast options and two new desserts. Weight Watchers has always been known for tasty, portion controlled, retail food choices and the new items are … Read More

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Grocery store, pharmacy, cleaners, post office and library, home — what’s wrong with this trip? Keeping food in a hot, stuffy car unrefrigerated for more than an hour promotes the growth of harmful bacteria and reduces the freshness. Hit the grocery store last and head home to stash your food in the fridge. … 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. Iced tea has been a summer beverage since someone plopped a few ice cubes in hot tea to cool it down. Today we drink iced tea year round and the marketplace offers a staggering … 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. Arctic Zero is a unique ice cream product available in pints and bars. The pints have fewer than 150 calories per container. All the flavors – Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee, Cookies & Cream, … 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. Most of us love hot dogs but few of us will admit we eat them. Hot dogs often get thumbs down on the healthy foods list. Regardless, this month (July) is National Hot Dog … Read More

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