Articles tagged with: shopping
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When buying cheese, it’s best to find a reliable source, such as a specialty market, cheese shop, or gourmet foods store that specializes in cheeses. Often, your local farmer’s market and a cheesemaker’s Web site are excellent resources, as you will often speak directly to the cheesemakers, who will ensure that the products are in the best possible condition. When using a retail store, you will want to make sure that the staff is knowledgeable
If you are refocusing your shopping on buying more locally and trying to eat what’s in season, like our great-grandparents did, then this great interactive map from Epicurious will be an extremely helpful tool for you. Simply select the month and your state, and a list of local fruits and vegetables comes up that are in season right now.
GourmetFood.About.com has a more general list of what’s…
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This is the second article in our 10-part series that drills down on each individual point in 10 Ways to Make Your Kid Fat. Stay tuned for more.
The upward trend of superabundant portion sizes in restaurants and fast food chains is making its way into our homes and onto our plates. Decade by decade, we’ve been losing sight of what once used to be sensible portion sizes.…
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- Don’t feed your kids breakfast. It’s hard enough to get them out the door in the morning anyway. Geez, moms need a break too. Just make sure you put a candy bar in their pocket, in case their blood sugar drops a little later on.
- Pay no attention to portion sizes. In fact, adult portions are completely appropriate. Don’t worry about a child’s stomach only being the size
Having these tools in your kitchen will help you keep your resolution to eat nutritious, whole foods for a healthy lifestyle—even if you have a small space.
Congratulations! You have made the decision for you and your family to eat healthier, more nutritious meals together. You want less processed food, less takeaway and more shared home cooking.
Healthy meals start with healthy ingredients, and having the right equipment in…
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In Your Diet…
Benefits of Beef
While beef often gets a bad rap, did you know it is actually quite nutritious? Beef in and of itself is not “bad”. When we overindulge, (eating beef too often or in too large of a portion or at the expense of other nutritious foods, like veggies and whole grains, for example), this is when the potential for problems can arise. And if you…
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If your one of your New Year’s resolutions is to eat more fruit and vegetables, you may be surprised to learn that you should be steering your shopping cart toward the frozen food aisles to load up instead of at the fresh produce stand.
As winter continues its icy grip, local produce is limited—and expensive—in much of the United States. The only local wares will be shelf-stable late crops such…
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From our sponsor the Colorado Beef Council
Food shopping with children works best when they are well rested and not hungry. Use your trip through the aisles to talk about possible meals and different ways to prepare various foods. Encourage children to choose a new item that appeals to them—like a fresh fruit or vegetable from the produce department.
Once you get…
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Sponsored by The Colorado Beef Council
Did you know there are 29 cuts of beef that meet the government labeling guidelines for lean? Many are cuts you are probably already eating, such as flank steak, T-Bone steak, and sirloin steak. Download the 29 lean cuts wallet card from Beefitswhatsfordinner.com.
Beef contains a great amount of protein. The protein in beef helps you maintain a healthy metabolism,…
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We all wish we could avoid food waste. Tainted fruit, moldy bread, spoiled leftovers nobody feels like eating – having to throw out untouched or forgotten food not only makes us feel imprudent, it’s also a huge waste of money. Quite undeniably, the very food you had spent good money on just a few days back becomes waste, period. No one wants to be carelessly wasteful intentionally. Growing up, we’ve…
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