Eat together at least a few times a week. Family meals are becoming extinct. Moms are buying and stocking the kitchen with grab-and-go, 24/7 food choices that fit the family’s preferences and schedules. This is too bad because family meals shape more than food habits. Eat together. It is more important than you think. Make … 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. Both of these brands have long, well-deserved histories. Kellogg’s Raisin Bran was introduced in the middle 1940s. It has reinvented itself along the way with new variations, the newest being Raisin … Read More
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The typical American adult spends 3 to 5 hours a day watching TV. Each hour of TV averages about 12 minutes of commercials. Researchers had men step in place at a moderate pace during the commercials. The men burned 150 calories, more than double the amount of calories they would have used sitting and watching TV. … Read More
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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. Ingenuity is simply a twist on the ordinary. For these two new products from KMN Home this is true. Often traditional pot holders are slippery and oven mitts can be big … Read More
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Over one-quarter of young adults, 18 to 34 who live in cities, buy lunch every day. Three-quarters of this group eat out at night at least twice a week and close to that number order take-out twice a week. It is harder to control calories, sodium and fat when someone else does your cooking. … 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. Like many niche companies The Gluten Free Bars and Bites were started by two brothers who have celiac disease, an inability to digest gluten found in wheat, rye and barley. All their … Read More
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20% of Americans are meeting the federal government’s physical activity recommendation for both aerobic and muscle strengthening activities. 50% are meeting the aerobic activity guidelines – walking, jogging, bike riding – and 30% are involved in strength training activities each week. As a nation we are heading in the right direction. … 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. Hampton Creek makes cookies and mayonnaise. The mayonnaise which is Non-GMO Verified (no genetically modified ingredients) and kosher certified (Kof-K) is excellent. It has a smooth, creamy pure mayonnaise taste … Read More
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A half-cup of spinach dip plus 20 chips comes in close to 500 calories. Swap for salsa and chips and cut the calories to 200. Order raw vegetables and lowfat ranch dip and you cut the calories in half again. … 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. Simply Organic recently launched Steam Gourmet, steam-in-parchment meal kits. These kits help people use a French style of cooking called “en papillote.” Each Steam Gourmet kit contains two seasoning packets and … Read More
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