Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

Red Candy Apples History & Recipe

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[1] Candy apples are a Halloween favorite (photo © Sevenmarie Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0). [2] Add some protein and decoration with chopped nuts or seeds (photo © M. Studio | Fotolia). [3] Instead of hobby store sticks, gather twigs (photo © Foodie Crush | Go Bold With Butter).   Yesterday we published a recipe for caramel…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Dragon Fruit

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Dragon fruit looks so summery. Who’d think this exotic tropical charmer is a fall fruit—not to mention the fruit of a genus of cactus? Lightly sweet and pleasantly crunchy, dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is too alluring to pass by. Pitaya is the fruit’s indigenous name in its home territory, Central America. Dragon fruit, which…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Eating Persimmons

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Not a tomato: it’s a Fuyu persimmon (photo © J. Irkaejc | iStock Photo).   It’s a bright, glossy orange color, celebrating Halloween and fall. It’s nutritious, with almost 72% of the Daily Value of vitamin A (from all that beta carotene that makes it so orange), about 25% DV of fiber, more than 21%…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat More Walnuts & Other Unprocessed Foods

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You can add walnuts to almost any recipe: here, in a chicken salad sandwich. Photo courtesy McCormick.   Tiny changes in your diet can reap big results. Take walnuts, which provide energy, protein and other good nutrition. They can help prevent heart disease, cancer and other conditions, tasting delicious in the process. Walnuts are heart…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Microwave Potato Chips, Fat Free & Delicious

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Make your own potato chips: fat-free and delicious. Photo courtesy Mastrad.   Delicious, Fat-Free Potato Chips Imagine making your own fat-free chips in just 3 to 5 minutes in the microwave. They’re crisp and crunchy, with no added fat. Mastrad, the leading French manufacturer of kitchen utensils, has created an innovative silicone tray that turns…
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