A) Strawberry ice cream

B) Chicken

C) Plastic foam

D) None of the above

Answer below

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Earlier this week, KidFresh shut down its New York store. Not many people are familiar with this tiny company that has been trying to revolutionize kid cuisine for the last few years.

KidFresh launched in 2007 with the vision to become an alternative to the unhealthy meals most parents buy their kids at the supermarket. The company offered a small but healthy range of prepared meals, using fresh and organic ingredients as much as possible. Artificial preservatives and food colorings were not allowed, and instead of juice or soft drinks, only water was provided in the lunchbox line of meals.

Despite a very sleek design concept and a health conscious NYC market, it seems that the recession has taken its toll on KidFresh. The founder and CEO has said the company was weighing the possibility of opening other retail locations as it revamps its product offering and reconsiders its business model. This is PR-speak for “our business is tanking”. It’s too bad, but just goes to show us how hard the food business is.

Prepared healthy options are expensive and outside the reach of most families, who unfortunately opt for cheap convenience instead.

What to do at the supermarket:

KidFresh still continues to sell its products at selected (read: very few) Whole Foods locations across the country. Luckily for you, their products are not so difficult to “copy” and make at home. OK, maybe cutting a turkey sandwich into a hand shape isa bit hard, but their recipes are rather simple. So why not try yourself? It will take some time to prepare, but aren’t your children worth it?

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It’s a shame that pistachios are being recalled en-mass due to a new salmonella outbreak. These are very healthy nuts!

As we wait for the FDA recall list to fatten up, let’s learn about this delicious nut.
1. The pistachio nut comes from the pistachio tree, native to western Asia – Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, and western Afghanistan.

2. Pistachios reached Europe from Iran at least as early as the 6th century.

3. In the US, pistachios are cultivated mostly in California and New Mexico.

4. Today’s top manufacturers of pistachio are Iran, US, Turkey, Syria, and China.

5. The pistachio nut is actually the seed of the tree fruit. This is what experts call a culinary nut, rather than a botanical nut.

6. The word pistachio originated from a mix of Persian and Latin.

7. If you thought a machine splits the shells open, you’re wrong. They split when the fruit ripens.

8. Each pistachio tree averages 120 lbs. of nuts every two years. That’s around 50,000 nuts.

9. Pistachios are rich in mono-unsaturated fats (the good kind). Research on the health benefits of pistachios has shown that they may help reduce levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower the risk of heart disease.

10. Pistachios are also rich in Thiamin (vitamin B1) and vitamin B6.

11. A 1 oz. serving of pistachios of 40-50 nuts contains over 10% of the FDA’s daily values for fiber, magnesium, copper, and phosphorous. It will set you back 150 calories.

12. Like all food from plants, pistachios are cholesterol free.

13. In these dire times, try walnuts and cashews as alternatives. So far, they are safe….

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The holidays are upon us, and with them, family time, festive meals, and an unfortunate side effect of weight gain.

Better Homes and Gardens lists 6 superfoods to help you eat healthier come next weekend – turkey breast, cranberries, pumpkin (also see our post), whole wheat dinner rolls, sweet potatoes, and peas. Too bad there’s no dessert in that list, but how about some fresh apples?

A 3.5 oz serving of skinless turkey breast is about the size of a deck of cards. It is rich in protein (30gr which is about half your daily requirement) and practically fat free (only 4 gr). It is low in cholesterol and high in folic acid and several important minerals, iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium as well as B vitamins.

Generally, whiter cuts of meat are leaner than darker ones. So if you can’t get the breast, the next best options are leg or wing.

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