NEWS: Sara Lee “Organics” Controversy

Boo, Sara Lee! According to corporate and governmental watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit farm policy research group, Sara Lee is trying to pull one over on consumers. The popular supermarket brand has launched a marketing campaign for its EarthGrains bread, using misleading environmental-friendly catchphrases with the hope of attracting people who want to buy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Go Nuts With Almonds

It’s National Almond Day. If you’ve been laying off the nuts because you think they’re not healthy, you need some facts: Nuts are a good protein food. Yes, they have fats, but they’re largely unsaturated, heart-healthy fats. In 2003, the FDA approved the following claim for seven different types of nuts—almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, some…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Savory Cherries

[1] Spiced cherries with wine and vinegar (photo © 34° Foods). [2] George Washington in uniform (portrait by Gilbert Stuart).   Leading up to next Monday, we begin a week of cherry tips in honor of our first president, George Washington. No cherry trees were cut down to create these tips! The Father of our…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: You Could Meet Elton John

This year’s limited-edition Valentine box from Godiva. Photo courtesy Godiva.com. Valentine’s Day means Godiva’s annual sweepstakes. This year, Godiva has partnered with the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) to create a limited-edition gift box, the True Love Gold Heart Assortment. The heart-shaped box is filled with favorites such as caramels, ganaches and pralinés in dark,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sorting Out Smoked Salmon

Celebrate the day by topping your bagel and lox with scrambled eggs. Photo courtesy American Egg Board. February 9th is National Bagels and Lox Day. “Lox” is an old generic term for smoked salmon that is fading away, replaced by much more complicated choices. So how does one decide among the Irish, Danish, Nova Scotia,…
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