How Clean Are Your Greens?

How Clean Are Your Greens?

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Your mother always said to eat your greens, but in order to get the most health benefits you can, you need to be sure that you identify, purchase and clean the right greens. Knowing which greens to purchase depends on how you feel about foods that are sprayed with fungicides…

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How to Make Homemade Candy

How to Make Homemade Candy

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

Most people fear the task of making homemade candy because they hear stories of candy thermometers and high-heat, quick-preparation methods where one wrong move could cost you the recipe. We’ve put together some great low-fuss recipes that will be a hit in your candy jar! Truffles Don’t think that fancy…

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The FoodSaver

The FoodSaver

Food & Recipes / Food Product Reviews

The Food Saver, and other appliances like it, allow you to vacuum seal food in a plastic bag. While the bags are somewhat expensive, any Food Saver owner will tell you that the cost is more than made up by the food it saves. Leftovers like lasagna and casserole will…

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Healthy Pantry Staples to Keep on Hand

Healthy Pantry Staples to Keep on Hand

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

by Charlotte Louise Maguire When your pantry is stocked with healthy staples, it is easy to make smart choices. The following list of non-perishable foods will provide a variety of convenient choices without breaking the bank or sabotaging your diet. These options will keep you feeling full and satisfied while…

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Frugal Outdoor Cooking

Frugal Outdoor Cooking

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Firing up the grill is a great way to cook in the summer! Here are a few grilling tips and a couple of recipes, too. For great grilled burgers, form the patty gently. Smashing the meat forces out moisture. Sear both sides of the burger on both sides, then move…

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Prevent Food-borne Illnesses

Prevent Food-borne Illnesses

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Food safety is something that every cook needs to take seriously. With 81 million cases of food-borne sickness occurring every year in the United States, it’s important to understand how food poisoning can be prevented. Thankfully, most people who get sick as a result of contaminated food recover quickly and…

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The Magic Bullet

The Magic Bullet

Food & Recipes / Food Product Reviews

Is your food processor consigned to the top of the cupboard, because it is too cumbersome to have permanently on your counter-top? The makers of The Magic Bullet claim to have the answer with their machine that chops, blends, grinds, minces and grates, but takes up only 4×4 inches of…

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Apples: Know the Difference

Apples: Know the Difference

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Apples are one of the most popular fruits in the world. They’re usually the first fruit young children can identify, and the first fruit they taste. Countless folk stories and myths from around the globe feature apples, demonstrating the apple’s far-reaching influence and likeability. One of the apple’s main selling…

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