RECIPE: 7 Tips To Make Healthier Mashed Potatoes

Healthier mashed potatoes. Photo courtesy U.S. Potato Board.   To eat better in the new year, here’s an alternative for healthier mashed potatoes. Use one or all of the tips; play around with different variations to see what you like best: Use half boiled or steamed potatoes, half steamed cauliflower. The recipe is also known…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dig Into Some Ruby Red Grapefruit

One thing we love about January is arrival of delicious Ruby Red grapefruit. January through March are the peak months for the delicious fruit from Texas. Grapefruit began life as an accidental hybrid of an orange and a pomelo, in 18th-century Barbados. For 100 years or so, the sour fruit was grown as an ornamental…
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COOKING VIDEO: Healthy Tuna Salad Recipe

  Most people make a new year’s resolution to eat healthier. So we’re starting the new year with a way to turn that family favorite—mayonnaise-laden tuna salad (or chicken salad)—into a healthy dish, rather than one filled with calories and cholesterol. Yes, it means giving up the mayo. If you need to take baby steps,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bite Outside The Box With Tuna & Salmon Bites

A new way to be creative with your food: Tuna Bites and Salmon Bites from Fresh Gourmet. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Fresh Gourmet makes the number one brand of croutons and salad toppings in the world: from premium croutons, to tortilla strips, nuts and fruit. As we close out the year,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Key Up Some Key Limes

In addition to a new year, this season heralds the return of that delicious little citrus, Key lime. While the peak season for Key limes is June through August, they’re in stores now. There are two principal lime types in American supermarkets: the Persian or Tahitian lime, which is what Americans think of as “lime”…
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