It can be a challenge to make perfect hard cooked eggs, (incorrectly called hard boiled). Here is a full-proof method. Place eggs in a saucepan in a single layer. Add cold water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Heat the eggs over high heat just to boiling. Remove the pan from the hot burner … Read More
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Advertisers and marketers have long known that the pester power of children can influence foods that families buy. Researchers decided to see if childrens’ pester power could be turned into a positive influence on family health. Healthy eating lessons were offered at Head Start sites. At the conclusion of the study, it was shown that … Read More
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When this happens to kids at school after lunch or when you are out to dinner with friends, it can be embarrassing. But it is perfectly normal to have to poop after eating. Meals high in fat or oversized (like a holiday meal) can speed up your digestive tract. For some, coffee is a poop … Read More
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Everyone is down on sugar, telling you to eat less. It is nice to know that there is one sweetener out there that is actually healthy. Pure maple syrup is not pancake syrup. It is tree sap, the life blood of the plant, flowing in late winter and early spring. It takes 40 liters of … Read More
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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our relationship with food. It changed the way we shopped, cooked, and most profoundly, how we ate.Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health found six eating behavior changes that occurred as a result of the pandemic. Mindless eating and snacking – eating to cope … Read More
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Many believe that removing cows from the US food supply would dramatically effect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In actuality, dairy farms and milk production contributes only 1.3% of all GHG emissions. By comparison, transportation as an industry, contributes 28%. Additionally, when milk is replaced by nondairy alternatives there is a loss of a number of … Read More
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Serious bakers know that flour is easily compacted or aerated depending on how it is handled. If you dip a measuring cup into a flour container and sweep across the cup to even out the measurement – called dip and sweep – the measurement can change with the force of the scoop which will cram … 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. Minute Rice came on the market in the 1940s making rice quick and easy to prepare. It was a very simple twist on a convenient food. The rice was cooked and … Read More
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The pandemic has created a rollercoaster ride for restaurants and those who love eating out. First everything was closed, then reopened for take-out only. Then pop-up outdoor tents and structures began to appear, some even in roadside parking spots, to accommodate limited outdoor dining. Finally, in many states indoor dining began with limited capacity and … 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. Forij Superfood Granola produces two types of granola both of which contain functional mushroom extracts sourced from Maine. Superfood Granola Cinnamon Energize contains cordyceps extract and lion’s main extract. Recommended by … Read More
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