If your Valentine loves chocolate but is on a sugar-restricted diet, the Choclatique artisans have the solution: Their Sweet Deceit 100% Sugar-Free Chocolate in heart shapes are certain to make someone happy.
The assortment includes solids and truffles (chocolate ganache centers). The chocolates are also gluten- and nut-free and al-natural (no preservatives or artificial flavors).
The chocolate and fillings, which are made with maltitol, taste as close as can be to the “real thing.”
Eight pieces are $20.00, 15 pieces are $35.00 and 30 pieces are $65.00
So delicious! Sweet potato chips in four flavors. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.
Just in time for the Super Bowl, our favorite tortilla chip maker, Food Should Taste Good, has launched a line of superb sweet potato chips.
Thick, super-crunchy and addictive, the line includes four popular chip flavors:
Barbeque
Original
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Vinegar
The kettle-cooked sweet potato chips are 100% natural, gluten-free and made with the finest sweet potatoes and other ingredients. One serving—15 chips (Original flavor), at 150 calories—provides 175% of your daily value of vitamin A and three grams of fiber!
A bonus: The sweet potato chips have 25% reduced fat compared to other sweet potato chips on the market, thanks to Food Should Taste Good’s innovative centrifuge equipment, which spins out unwanted fat.
Chip, chip, hooray!
We’ve loaded up on all four flavors. They’re so flavorful, no dip is needed. The Original flavor is terrific with our favorite tuna tartare recipe from chef Daniel Boulud.
The chips are available in grocery stores nationwide with a suggested retail price of $1.29 for the 1-ounce bags and $3.49 for 4.5-ounce bags.
Common misconceptions about dietary cholesterol and its impact on heart disease keep many people from eating eggs, despite their nutritional benefits and “comfort food” taste. However, almost 40 years of research* shows that healthy adults can enjoy an egg every day without significantly impacting their risk of heart disease.
Since February is American Heart Month, if you’ve been limiting your egg consumption, it may be time to revisit it with your healthcare provider.
*The research was analyzed by the Egg Nutrition Center (ENC), the health education and research center of the American Egg Board that provides science-based information to health promotion agencies, physicians, dietitians, nutritional scientists, media and consumers on issues related to egg nutrition and the role of eggs in the American diet.
Is it time to add eggs back into your diet? Photo courtesy AEB.org.
Cracking the Cholesterol Myth
According to information provided by the American Egg Board and the Egg Nutrition Center, USDA data shows that:
Eggs now have less cholesterol. As a result of changing the feed, one large egg is now 14% lower in cholesterol, down from 212 mg to 185 mg, and is 64% higher in vitamin D, with 41 IU per egg.
Eggs can be part of a heart-healthy diet. One large egg contains six grams of high–quality protein, 13 essential nutrients and 70 calories. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans support the role of eggs in a healthy diet, stating that consumption of one egg per day is not associated with risk of coronary heart disease or stroke in healthy adults. Enjoying an egg a day, especially as part of a heart–healthy diet balanced with fruits, whole grains and low-fat dairy, falls well within current cholesterol guidelines.
Eggs are high-quality, inexpensive protein. Eggs provide high–quality protein that helps build muscles and increases satiety for all–day energy, which can help maintain a healthy weight, an important factor in promoting overall health. And all this for about fifteen cents per egg!
Eggs are better than doughnuts. Research shows that the saturated fat found in other breakfast foods may be more likely to raise a person’s blood cholesterol than dietary cholesterol. Eating a balanced breakfast with high–quality protein foods like eggs, along with other nutrient–rich foods like fruit and whole grains, is the best way to start the day. Unlike sugary foods, eggs have no simple sugars and contain no carbs, providing steady and sustained energy.
