PRODUCT: Yoplait Lactose Free Yogurt

Ever wonder why there’s little or no dairy in Asian cuisine? Why there are plenty of goats in Africa, but not a lot of goat cheese? After weaning, an estimated 65% of humans worldwide, including up to 50 million Americans, decrease their production of lactase. Lactase is produced by the cells that line the small…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Find The Best Melting Cheese

Want more melt? Try a different cheese. Photo by Paul Johnson | IST.   If you like melted cheese on your burger, veggies, casseroles and other foods—and appreciate the flavor of good cheese—go ditch the bland American cheese slices. Take a look at the options below: Somewhere on the list is the melting cheese you’ll…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Paneer At Home

Cubes of grilled paneer. See the recipe below. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   It’s not easy to make most cheeses at home. But it is surprisingly easy to make paneer, a fresh cheese popular in Indian and other South Asian cuisines that ports nicely into Western fare. Paneer does not melt when heat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Non-Food Uses For Milk

You can do more than just drink it. Photo courtesy Midwest Dairy Association.   Although we didn’t celebrate it at THE NIBBLE, February 11th was Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. It was also Peppermint Patty Day, so we baked a batch of brownies with chopped peppermint patties. However, for the occasion, our friends at…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Unscrambling The Myth Of Cholesterol In Eggs

Common misconceptions about dietary cholesterol and its impact on heart disease keep many people from eating eggs, despite their nutritional benefits and “comfort food” taste. However, almost 40 years of research* shows that healthy adults can enjoy an egg every day without significantly impacting their risk of heart disease. Since February is American Heart Month,…
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