Category: Tip Of The Day

Pinata Apples & The Top 10 Apple Varieties

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[1] The Piñata apple from Stemilt is a crisp, juicy eating apple (photo © Stemilt). [2] Try it in a warm compote, plain or with ice cream (photo © Ziploc). [3] It’s also a great cooking apple. We love sautéed apples with a pork roast or ham (photo © Williams Sonoma). [4] Is there anything…
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What Is Kefir & Why You Should Drink It (Delicious & Very Healthy)

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[1] Kefir as a midday snack or even a better-for-you dessert (photo © Viktorija | Fotolia). [2] Green Valley Organics makes lactose-free dairy products, including kefir, yogurt, sour cream and cream cheese. They’re a godsend to dairy lovers with lactose intolerance (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE). [3] If you’re sensitive to cow’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: More Uses For Granola…& A Better For You Granola Recipe

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Top: The original granola add-on: a yogurt parfait from Fruits From Chile. Second: Granola as a salad topping at Nuts About Granola. Third: Spicy Thai coleslaw with granola from Nuts About Granola (here’s the recipe). Fourth: Granola-coated chicken or fish, from SayWhatYouNeedBlog.com (here’s the recipe). Bottom: Baked apples stuffed with granola from Reynolds Kitchen (here’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Buy Better Olive Oil

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Some 10 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration allowed a qualified health claim on food labels of olive oil. The claim states that daily consumption of 2 tablespoons, or 23 grams of olive oil, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. The decision to allow the claim was made after the FDA found…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Popcorn Bar For Healthy Snacking

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We’ve been getting daily pitches for Super Bowl snacks, none of which would pass muster with New Year’s healthy eating resolutions (crudités with yogurt dip instead of pizza and wings, for example). So we’ve decided to publish one of our favorite good-for-you snack (see below) that’s also lots of fun: the Popcorn Bar. Popcorn is…
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