FOOD HOLIDAY: National Caramel Popcorn Day

Popsations’ dark chocolate caramel corn. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Caramel corn, also called toffee popcorn, is popped corn covered with caramel or molasses. Caramel corn can be drizzled with chocolate or tossed with nuts, like peanuts or almonds. The most famous of these recipes is the classic baseball stadium treat, Cracker…
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PRODUCT: Chocolate Covered Banana Bites

Kopali Organics specializes in chocolate-covered snacks: banana, cacao nibs, espresso beans, goji, goldenberry, mango, mixed fruits, mulberry and pineapple. The products are also Fair Trade Certified, which means that the enterprise supports thousands of family farmers and communities worldwide (more about Fair Trade certification). Plus, 100% of profits go to The Sylvia Center, a garden-to-table…
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PRODUCT: Baby Carrots, Easy To Love

Even if you had your fill of carrots at Easter dinner, we’re about to inspire you to have them more regularly. Peeled baby carrots have come from nowhere to be the number-one-selling fresh-cut vegetable in the produce department. And that’s no surprise: Carrots are one of the most popular raw vegetable snacks. Carrots are low-calorie…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Filling, Healthy Snacks

We regularly get letters inquiring about the best “gourmet” snacks. Rather than name specific brands, we’ve adapted an article from Katie Waldeck, a San Francisco-based writer who often covers health and nutrition, and have added our own tips to the seven snacks Katie selected—snacks that also help you feel fuller, longer. When it comes snacking…
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PRODUCT: Dole Chocolate Banana Dippers

According to research conducted last month by Dole, more than half of American women have admitted to skipping a meal so they could enjoy a snack without feeling guilty. With the introduction of Dole Banana Dippers, the company wants Americans to enjoy their meal and their sweet snack (not to mention the potassium and other…
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