Swerve Noncaloric Sweetener With Erythritol Checks All The Boxes

Swerve is an erythritol-based sugar substitute that checks all the boxes for anyone seeking a noncaloric sugar substitute. It has zero calories, zero net carbs, and is non-glycemic*. It’s made from natural ingredients†, chiefly, the sugar alcohol erythritol. It’s keto friendly. It’s vegan. It’s non-GMO. It’s gluten free. It’s OU kosher (parve) It’s halal.  …
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Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Gift For National Pretzel Day

[1] Chocolate covered pretzel gift box from Sugar Plum. Get it here (photo © Sugar Plum). [2] Another sweet idea: Buy doughnuts and top them with crushed pretzels. Here’s the recipe from A Cozy Kitchen (photo © A Cozy Kitchen). [3] Salted caramel pretzel brownies. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker Chick). [4] Top…
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Cashew Salsa Recipe & More Salsa Recipes For Cinco De Mayo

[1] Cashew salsa (recipe below) adds protein to salsa (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © DeLallo). [2] Fire-roasted diced tomatoes from DeLallo. Fire-roasting provides a slightly smoky flavor. [3] Calabrian chiles (or chile peppers, if you will), from DeLallo. [4] Roasted piquillo chiles from DeLallo.   Add some cashew protein to your salsa with this…
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Other Ways To Use English Muffins On National English Muffin Day

[1] Sweeten cream cheese and top with strawberries for a strawberry cheesecake English muffin (photo © California Strawberry Commission). [2] Avocado cheeseburger (photo © Thomas Breads). [3] Peanut butter and banana for breakfast, lunch or snack (photo © Wolferman’s). [4] English muffin mini-pizzas (photo © The Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook).   What other ways to…
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How To Stop Food Waste For Earth Day & Every Day

With so many people going hungry in the U.S. (much less, worldwide), it’s shocking how much food we waste. It’s not just us, the consumers. It’s the whole food chain, from “ugly” produce left to rot in the field, to problems with transportation and storage, to foods thrown out by grocers, foodservice, etc. In fact,…
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