Last spring, one of our Top Picks Of The Week was Village Harvest, absolutely delicious pre-cooked and flash-frozen whole grains that are ready to eat after a minute in the microwave.

This brilliant line addresses the need to eat more whole grains while removing the time challenge of cooking them. All you need to do is open the package and put the grains in a microwave-safe bowl.

It’s just that simple, and we could eat them every day. The only challenge is finding them: We have to get to a Whole Foods Market. Retailers, please take note! (Here’s a store locator.)

The line originally included Brown Rice; Brown, Red, Wild Rice Medley; Quinoa; “Un” Fried Brown Rice; and Spicy Thai Brown Rice.

The varieties have been tweaked, and the expanded line now includes:

Open bag, heat in microwave: In one minute
you have delicious whole grains. Photo
courtesy Village Harvest.

 
The company also features dozens of recipes that incorporate the quick-cooking grains.

We “wholly” recommend these delicious grains and promise you’ll love the discovery.

How Many Types Of Grains Have You Had?

Check out the different types of rice and a broader view of the different types of grains.

It’s official: After months of testing—and years of buying inferior chip clips and other closures that we found in stores—we can proclaim that Banana Seal is the best bag sealer we’ve ever tried.

Airtight, watertight, foolproof and easy to use, chip clips and other fasteners can’t begin to compete. The patented design provides a guaranteed airtight seal on any bag, in any condition.

Use it on any type of bag: chips, cereal, coffee, cookies, greens, pet food, sugar and flour, anything in the pantry or freezer.

A center rod, the “banana,” locks firmly into a U-shaped seal. There are wider versions for pet and lawn products.

It’s amazing how crisp our chips have stayed, a month after opening the bag.

We couldn’t be happier.

Single large-size Banana Seals can be found for $1.50 and $4.99 for a 4-pack; tubes of 18 seals in assorted sizes (7.5″, 9.5″ and 11.5″) are $19.99 at hardware stores and other retailers (try Rite-Aid) nationwide. The 18-piece assortment is available online for $18.00 at Seal-A-Bag.com.

Custom sizes can be created by cutting a Banana Seal with scissors. The product is dishwasher-safe.

If you want one size only, we found something similar on Amazon, available in small, medium and large widths; 10 seals for $8.99, $10.99 and $14.99, depending on size.
  

Here’s a deal you’ll only catch every four years: 29% off on the finest produce you can find, from Melissas.com.

Here’s your opportunity to take advantage of all the delicious products and gifts that Melissa’s has to offer—which includes a selection of fruits and vegetables that are difficult to find elsewhere.

On Leap Day, February 29th—next Wednesday—just enter coupon code LEAP29OFF at checkout. You can start ordering at midnight on the 28th, until 11:59 on the 29th. (Shipping is not included).

The online store has everything you can imagine in fruits and vegetables, including exotic and organic varieties.

Take a look.

Find more of our favorite fruits and vegetables.

Treat yourself to Ataulfo mangoes: Of 500 different varieties, it is the “champagne” of mangoes.