TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Asparagus Recipes

Toss asparagus into everyday favorites, from eggs to pasta and rice. Photo courtesy California Asparagus Commission.   Low in calories, delicious, and as inexpensive as they’re going to get: This is the season to have as much asparagus as you desire. Incorporate them into everyday dishes such as eggs and pasta, or make something more…
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PRODUCT: Applegate Naturals Reduced Sodium Bacon

If you haven’t yet had Applegate organic and natural meats, you’re in for a treat. The quality is superb, and Applegate franks are our app-solute favorites. Another product on our “special indulgences” list is Applegate’s Natural Sunday Bacon: packed with old fashioned country bacon flavor but without added nitrites or chemical preservatives. Made from select…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Broccoli Salad

Try a different type of salad, like broccoli and beets. Photo courtesy Love Beets.   Think outside the lettuce box to other crisp salads that are fun, nutritious and provide variety. Today, how about a broccoli salad. It’s very easy to make broccoli salad, with all the ready-to-eat broccoli available at the market. From florets…
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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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PRODUCT: Love Beets, Ready To Eat

We’re so happy with these grab-and-go infused beet snacks and easy salad or side ingredients. Photo courtesy LoveBeets.com.   Americans don’t eat enough beets. Love Beets, a packager of cooked beets in several enticing formats, wants to change that. Growing up in a beet-centric household of Russian descent, we know beets as a truly versatile…
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