Trends are long lasting, fads fade quickly. In 2016 Dominque Ansel invented the cronut, a donut made with croissant dough. This idea became the root for many hybrids or mashup trends that will continue into 2017 – cruffines (croissant/muffin), brookie (brownie/cookie), cupcake coffee and waffle tacos. Eating crickets and other insects got a good deal … 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. LesserEvil Buddha Bowl Foods has teamed up with Fourth & Heart Ghee to produce Oh My Ghee! Organic Popcorn. Ghee is a lactose-free, clarified butter that offers a delicate buttery flavor to a … Read More
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Recent research looked at how much time students had to eat lunch at school and how the time allowed affected what and how much they ate. The researchers found that when students had less than 20 minutes to eat, they rarely selected fruit, which is more time consuming to eat and they also ate less … 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. Tonnino Tuna sourced from Costa Rica offers wild caught, dolphin-safe, yellowfin tuna fillets hand-packed in glass jars (6.7 ounce). The tuna fillets can not only be used in a traditional tuna salad … Read More
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Close to 90% of all kids 6 and older eat too much sodium each day and 1 in 9 children between the ages of 8 and 17 have blood pressures above the normal range for their age, sex and height. This increases their risk for high blood pressure as adults. The Institute of Medicine recommends … 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. Good Earth makes interesting and unique tea infusions. They have added an Organic Sweet & Spicy Green Tea to their line. The name describes its taste accurately – a pleasant sweet tea … Read More
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There are many dynamic duos in nutrition. Two nutrients, when combined, are more powerful than when they work alone. Iron deficiency is the most widespread nutrition problem in the world. Close to 70% of the iron in your body is found in red blood cells called hemoglobin which are needed to carry oxygen from the … 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. Fawen is an interesting new brand of drinkable soups. Fawen comes packaged in a 16.9 ounce recyclable tetra pak which does not require refrigeration until opened. The brand recommends drinking these soups … Read More
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The National Center for Health Statistics reported that the US life expectancy has dipped slightly for the first time in 16 years. Life expectancy at birth for men was 78.9 years and went down to 78.8. For women it went from 81.3 years to 81.2. This change may not seem like much but if the … 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. Bakery On Main has long been known for providing good tasting, gluten free foods. They have just re-introduced their Instant Oatmeal with Ancient Grains Quinoa & Amaranth by adding flax and chia … Read More
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