PRODUCT WATCH: Pellegrino Organic Olive Oil From Italy

What do you do when you’re a New York opera singer and your grandparents in Calabria, Italy make beautiful, organic-certified olive oil from the ancestral olive groves? You start The New York Olive Oil Co-Op and distribute the freshly-pressed olive oil to local enthusiasts who sign up for regular deliveries. Of course, it can be…
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REVIEW: Big Island Bees Organic Hawaiian Honeys

What’s the latest buzz in the Honeys, Sugars & Syrups section of THE NIBBLE online magazine? Varietal honeys from Hawaii. We love this trio from Big Island Bees (no surprise, or we wouldn’t be writing about them). These unfiltered artisan honeys, collected by fourth-generation beekeepers, will open your eyes to the wonders of varietal honey.…
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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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REVIEW: Terra Medi Greek Oils, Olives, Bruschetta & Tapenade

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, EVOO, and EV Sesame Oil.   Olive lovers have a friend in Terra Medi. The company imports top-quality olive oils, bruschettas, tapenades, olive mixes, vinegars and a sesame oil from Greece. The bruschettas and tapenades are versatile ingredients for entertaining or for sprucing up everyday meals. They have found permanent…
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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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