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113,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli

If you have any ground beef in your fridge or freezer, you might want to double check before you incorporate it into your dinner for the night: k2D Foods, a Georgia-based company operating under the name Colorado Premium Foods, has recalled around 113,000 pounds of ground beef due to concerns of E. coli contamination.   According to an official statement, the company has recalled packages of its 24-ounce vacuum-packed "ground […]

todayApril 30, 2019

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Mint Dark Chocolate Kit Kats and Oreos are Hitting Shelves Soon!

It is a widely accepted truth that mint chocolate chip is the best ice cream flavor - at once richly decadent and cooly refreshing - and soon you'll be able to enjoy it in two new cookie/candy forms.   Rumor has it KitKat is cooking up a new flavor, and it sure is a good one: Mint Dark Chocolate. While the flavor hasn't been confirmed by KitKat, it was first […]

todayApril 24, 2019

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It’s Picnic Time!

April 23 is National Picnic Day! People have been eating their meals outside in the beauty of nature for centuries. In fact, our modern-day idea of a picnic evolved from Medieval hunting feasts and Victorian garden parties. These were usually quite sophisticated affairs, which involved multiple courses and elaborate preparations.   There are a variety of ways to take part in a picnic.  From the French for piquenique, picnic means a meal […]

todayApril 23, 2019

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Celiacs Diners Beware: Your Gluten-Free could be Gluten-Full

About a year ago Jessica Mahar, who was diagnosed with celiac disease around 2005, got sick from a local restaurant because the menu said the dish was served with gluten-free brown rice, but actually was served with gluten-containing farro. Even if a restaurant menu says an item is gluten free, new research says there's a good chance some gluten will end up on your plate. Thirty-two percent of restaurant foods labeled gluten-free actually contain […]

todayApril 22, 2019

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20 Munchies for 4/20

The highlidays are upon us, and if you're planning to uh, partake this year, you'll probably find yourself ransacking through your cupboards in search of the perfect munchies.  Well, thanks to the folks at, you guessed it, Munchies, here are 20 of their top picks to cure your 4/20 cravings. Pizza Nachos.  It's not as hard as you think.  All you really need to remember is pita chips + pizza-like […]

todayApril 20, 2019

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The History and Tradition of Easter Eggs

Easter is this Sunday, and with it, the annual the tradition of coloring, hiding, finding and gifting Easter eggs.  But where did this ritual come from, anyway?   Eggs have been associated with the Christian festival of Easter, which celebrates the death and resurrection of Christ, since the early days of the church. However, Christian customs connected with Easter eggs are to some extent adaptations of ancient pagan practices related […]

todayApril 19, 2019

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National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

Hooray!  It's National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! Although it only requires three ingredients (bread, cheese, and butter), grilled cheese is one of the most popular comfort foods in the world.   The Ancient History of Grilled Cheese. The ancient Romans were the first reported civilization to make a point of serving bread and cheese together. However, the grilled cheese of today is really sort of a modern concoction. And it […]

todayApril 15, 2019

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Want Some Full-Fat Dairy? Say Cheese!

After years of eschewing the creamy goodness of full-fat dairy products like yogurt, cheese and creamer to help keep our waistlines trim and heart healthy, new research shows that we may have been unnecessarily going full steam ahead on the wrong track.   A rising tide of research studies are challenging the idea that we need to avoid full-fat varieties.  For instance, a new study published in The American Journal […]

todayApril 15, 2019

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Choosing a Healthier Grocery Store

When it comes to shopping for groceries, it's healthier to choose your store wisely, because it appears that these can directly influence the nutritional value of the food we end up buying.   In a 2018 study published in Preventative Medicine, investigators gleaned data from the USDA's national "Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey," which collects comprehensive statistics on the foods Americans buy.  The researchers obtained information on almost 5,000 shoppers […]

todayApril 11, 2019

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