TRENDS: Are You A Flexitarian?

Save the planet, order the bean burrito instead!   According to the Vegetarian Research Group, about 3% of American adults are true vegetarians who say they never eat meat, fish or poultry. But at least 10% of adults consider themselves vegetarians, even though they eat fish or chicken occasionally. These are “flexitarians,” people who seek…
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RECIPE: Fallwich, A Sandwich For Thanksgiving Leftovers

[1] Make this delicious “Fallwich” with your Thanksgiving leftovers (photo courtesy New England Soup Factory). [2] Cranberry mayonnaise (photo courtesy Savory Experiments), which uses a 1:1 proportion of mayo and cranberry. [3] The New England Soup Factory Cookbook, which contains this recipe.   Here’s how to combine all of those Thanksgiving leftovers into a delicious…
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NEWS: Citrus Boosts Antioxidant Power Of Tea

Adding citrus juice or vitamin C to green tea could increase the absorption of the tea’s antioxidants 13-fold, suggests new research published in this month’s issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. Although the results are preliminary, those wishing to hedge their bets may want to squeeze some lemon or lime into that cup of…
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NEWS: Turkey Eating Contest Today

Eat me—entirely—in 8 minutes or less. Photo courtesy of iGourmet.com.   If you think you have some relatives who are big eaters, at the third annual MLE [Major League Eating] Chowdown: Turkey Bowl today, eight “professional eaters” will compete big-time, gobbling down entire 20-pound birds. The winner will eat his or her bird in eight…
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