TIP OF THE DAY: Best Low Calorie Foods

Love great food but need help sticking to a New Year’s resolution? We never start a diet without loading up on these favorites from our Diet Nibbles Section. Each is so delicious yet low in calories. Bare Fruit Cinnamon Apple Chips. Almost as satisfying as apple pie. A .4-ounce serving is 29 calories. The chips…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Clean Out The Gadgets, Pots & Pans

When was the last time you used the wok? Time to start woking or give it away. Electric wok from Aroma.   A few days ago, we suggested taking time to clean out the spice cabinet. Now, how about those kitchen gadgets, pots and pans? It’s a great weekend task, and other household members can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Why & How To Use Miso Paste

[1] Miso paste with American label (photo courtesy Nagano). [2] Miso paste in Japanese packaging (photo courtesy Nagano). [3] Miso paste (photo courtesy Steamy Kitchen)   Challenge yourself in the kitchen this year by trying a new ingredient each month. To start the year off, here’s a suggestion from our consulting chef, Johnny Gnall: miso…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Teach Kids To Read food Labels

You can’t read or listen to the news without hearing the alarming childhood obesity statistics, and adults aren’t doing well, either. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled over the last three decades. Today, more than one third of all children and adolescents are considered to…
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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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