NEWS: Healthy Eating, Not For The Price-Conscious

Save money on low-calorie food: Buy and cut your own romaine instead of pre-cut salad mixes.   This will come as no surprise to those who strive to cook healthy meals, but researchers at the University of Washington have found that junk food not only costs less than fruits and vegetables, but it is also…
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NEWS: American Craft Beers Win International Awards

It’s not just America’s artisan cheeses that are bringing home the medals at international competitions: Craft beers are holding their own as well, winning a combined 30 medals at the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. According to the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade and education association for American craft…
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NEWS: Blueberry Juice Product Shows Health Benefits

Blueberry Punch: prostate cancer cure?   While it has only been tested in lab mice, a commercially available blueberry and grape fruit punch has had a significant effect on prostate cancer, reducing the growth of tumors by 25% in just two weeks. The mice were given a human version of the disease; scientists consider the…
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ON OUR RADAR: Interesting Nibbles From the Past Week

– Some food writer trash talkin’: Michael Ruhlman calls Anthony Bourdain a “rat-face.” Man, are we bummed that we couldn’t make the Barnes & Noble event. – New York Times Restaurant Critic, Frank Bruni, defends the entrée. – Note to Balducci’s (a highly-respected specialty-food store): Ham and Chanukah don’t mix. – Slate.com makes us hungry…
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