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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. Steeped Coffee is a large, single serve, teabag full of 100% coffee that is not instant and has not been freeze-dried. When you tear open the individually packaged, nitro sealed envelopes, … 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. Fressko are earth-friendly, reusable, brew-as-you-go, travel flasks. We sampled two Fressko’s reusable bottles, both of which will hold hot beverages hot for 4 to 6 hours and cold beverages cold for … Read More

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Numerous health benefits have been attributed to coffee, not the least of which is its antioxidant value. In a study of over 104,490 adults, those who drank more than 6 cups of coffee each day had a 23% lower risk of developing gallstones compared to non-coffee drinkers. Drinking one extra cup of coffee a day … 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. Wissotzky Tea is an international, family-owned tea company based in Israel but founded in Moscow, Russia in 1849. The company has recently introduced two new lines of tea. Both are kosher … 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. Water makes up more than 60% of your child’s body weight and it is the cornerstone of almost every body function. Water regulates body temperature. It transports needed nutrients and oxygen … Read More

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Only 30% of these bottles are recycled and it takes three times the amount of water to make a plastic bottle than the water they hold. Plastic beverage bottles are the third most common item washed up on beaches. Though it is unwise to reuse single-use plastic bottles, you should use a reusable water bottle … Read More

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Water?

by Jo-Ann Heslin, MA, RD, CDN on January 23, 2020 · 0 comments

Name a drink that can make you more alert for late-night studying, prevent you from fainting when giving blood, and even promote a tiny weight loss. Chances are you didn’t say water. But that is the right answer. The American Red Cross found that drinking 16 ounces of water before a blood donation reduced 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. BananaWave was introduced to the market in 2015 as an alternative to nut, soy and rice milk available on the nondairy milk shelf. BananaWave is based in pureed bananas and whole … 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. Aunt Lucy’s Hot Toddy Mix comes as 12 individually-wrapped, powdered mixes to a box. It is alcohol-free, caffeine-free, and fat-free with no artificial ingredients or colors. One packet makes one serving, … Read More

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There have been several conflicting studies saying different things about coffee and its effect on heart disease. A recent study, presented in June 2019, at the British Cardiovascular Society, showed that drinking up to 25 cups of coffee a day did not stiffen arteries. Arteries carry blood containing oxygen and other nutrients from your heart … Read More

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