VALENTINE GIFT: No Calories With These Pink Beauties

Not everybody wants candy for Valentine’s Day. And some who want it shouldn’t have it. So how about sharing the love with Valentine’s drinkware from Zak! Designs? There are 18 different types of pink- and lilac-hued drink carriers, including: BPA-free plastic water bottles Insulated stainless steel tumblers Stainless steel water bottles   Check them out…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Festive, Low Calorie Dinner

[1] Salmon skewers atop a chopped salad of greens with apples (photo © RA Sushi Bar & Restaurant). [2] Top a salmon fillet with ponzu sauce, sliced scallions and sesame seeds (photo © McCormick). [3] Something light: lettuce cups with fresh or pouch salmon. See the recipe below (photo © Chicken Of The Sea). [4]…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pesce En Brodo, Fish In Broth

Brodo di pesce, fish soup, is an Italian term for what has been made in coastal, lake and river communities for millennia. Freshly-caught fish went into a pot with water and whatever vegetables were available to flavor it. Water plus vegetables equals vegetable broth. Bouillabaisse, a traditional Provençal fish soup or stew (the difference), a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Low Calorie Halloween Food (Creepy Crudités!)

Counting calories? Avoiding sugar? Don’t like sweets? Want a healthy alternative to traditional Halloween fare?   Turn raw veggies—crudités to foodies—into a creative Halloween platter designed in the shape of Frankenstein, a jack o’lantern, owl, skeleton, scary cat, spider or witch. Believe us, these will enchant the adults as well as the kids. If you…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Low Calorie & No Calorie Gifts

Top: The Keurig 2.0 H200, which makes single cups as well as carafes. Bottom: Rick’s Picks: Great flavor, few calories.   As you eye the sea of Valentine chocolates, what can you get for loved ones who can’t have (or don’t care for) chocolate? Some people don’t want the calories, others can’t have the caffeine…
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