We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. Hard-cooked eggs are an excellent source of high quality protein and low in fat. They are versatile, making a salad into a meal or providing the filling for a sandwich. Simply chopped … Read More
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A recent survey showed that 76% of US consumers believe that a food is unsafe to eat once the date printed on the package has passed. Not true! If stored properly most foods can be eaten days, weeks or even years past the packaged date. Remember the cans of Spam found after World War II? … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. Barramundi is a fish native to the waters of northern Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. It is a sportfish that can grow to be 4 feet long and weight close to … Read More
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To be honest, we generally aren’t that interested in novelty gadgets, but the 5 In 1 Tasty Baker is fun! The 5 In 1 Tasty Baker is a very small waffle iron-type appliance that produces waffles, pancakes, biscuits, cakes, muffins and eggs in five kid-friendly shapes. We tested the Toy Story version. There is an … Read More
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A recent survey showed that 58% of grocery shoppers think whole grains are important. Whole grains have become big business. 2010 marked the biggest year ever for whole grain product launches in the U.S., according to market research. More than 650 products were launched in a slew of food categories — cereal, rice pasta, pizza … Read More
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The Diabetes Counter is celebrating 20 years in print, with over a half million satisfied readers. Eight percent of the U.S. population—24 million people—has diabetes and 59 million have prediabetes. Every 24 hours, 4,100 new cases are diagnosed. That’s 1.5 million new cases a year. The Diabetes Counter has been helping people manage diabetes since … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. House Foods, a well-known producer of tofu made with non-genetically modified soybeans grown in North America, has recently released a new line of shelf-stable, soy-based gourmet meals. The first two products featuring … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. Meals To Live, a line of frozen meals designed specifically for people with diabetes, was launched in September. Since many people with diabetes also have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. Einkorn is the original species of wheat, first domesticated in Neolithic times. Otzi, the Bronze Age man found perfectly preserved in a glacier in the Italian Alps in 1991, ate einkorn for … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great and become staples in our kitchen. Others don’t measure up. See what you think. Impossible, you say? We thought so too. But a new brand of noodles, NoOodle, has no calories, no fat, no gluten and no preservatives. The noodles do have 1 gram of carb … Read More
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