FOOD HOLIDAY: National Trail Mix Day & A Custom Trail Mix Recipe

August 31st is National Trail Mix Day. Make your own blend with the options below. While the concept of mixing nuts and dried fruit has been popular for millennia, “trail mix” as a concept for a modern, portable energy snack is relatively new. The term refers to a mixture of high-energy foods such as dried…
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FOOD FUN: Bacon-wrapped Ford Fiesta

Today is International Bacon Day*, a cause for great celebration among millions of bacon lovers. If Ford could only sell each one of them its new bacon-wrapped 2014 Ford Fiesta! Bacon has been a staple of Western cuisine since ancient Roman times. The baconmania of the past five years has produced bacon caramel corn, bacon…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Eat Well Enjoy Life Hummus

Hummus made from red lentils, not chickpeas. Photo courtesy Eat Well Enjoy Life.   The impressive hummus line from Eat Well Enjoy Life is like a horse of a different color: made not from chickpeas, but from black beans, white beans, red lentils, yellow lentils and edamame. The result: a whole new way to enjoy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Add Nuts To Your Food, Raw Or Roasted

Nuts are good for you, and you should enjoy an ounce of them daily as a heart-healthy snack or ingredient: added to salads (green, chicken, egg, tuna, pasta, etc.); chopped and mixed with rice; atop hot or cold cereal, pancakes or French toast; on cottage cheese or yogurt; on ice cream and frozen yogurt; and…
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