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THE COST OF PEANUTS AIN’T PEANUTS NO MO’

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THE COST OF PEANUTS AIN’T PEANUTS NO MO’

Posted on October 10, 2011

Peanut Shortage by Jessica Naudziunas Peanut butter prices are up — and likely to increase again. Peanut butter prices are up — and likely to increase again. How much you are willing to pay for your favorite sandwich? If it has peanut butter in it, you may soon be recalculating. A looming shortage of U.S. Continue Reading »

TZOM KAL- AN EASY FAST

Posted on October 7, 2011

We wish all of our readers an easy, but meaningful Yom Kippur fast. May we all be sealed in the Book of Life for a year of blessings.

KASHRUT NOTES

Posted on October 6, 2011

FROM RABBI EIDLITZ IN CALIFORNIA: To clarify: Kahlua produced and bottled in Mexico is now fine as certified by the KMD Entenmann’s products in the U.S. bearing the KMD are now fine as well. There are five wines available at Trader Joe’s certified O/Up. The prices vary from state to state around the country but Continue Reading »

JUST ON TIME- A PRIMER ON HONEY

Posted on October 4, 2011

FROM PHIL LEMPERT- SUPERMARKET GURU Honey, the sweet fluid produced by honey bees by adding enzymes to the nectar of flowers, has long been rumored to have a multitude of healing powers with everything from relieving a sore throat, allergies, or a stomachache, to using it as a facial mask for healthy skin or mixing Continue Reading »

SHANA TOVA!

Posted on September 28, 2011

May God bless us all with a shana tova. May we all be written and sealed in the book of life for a year of abundant blessings. Tizku l’shanim rabot, tobot v’n’imot.

MORE WOMEN IN HASHGACHA

Posted on September 21, 2011

FROM KOSHER TODAY (SEPT 19) Kashrus Agencies Target Women in Special Educational Seminars New York…Women are increasingly applying to serve as “mashgichot” (kosher supervisors) as the kashrus community has learned just what a valuable resource they can be. The first mashgichot to have worked for a major kashrus agency were at the Star-K agency, based Continue Reading »

NEW WINES FOR YOM TOV

Posted on September 20, 2011

FROM KOSHER TODAY (9/19) Wines have also made dramatic inroads with celebrants of the Jewish New Year as Jews in Israel, Europe and the US look to use new wines for the holiday, a far cry from the traditional sweet wines Jews used only a few decades ago. Kedem, the nation’s largest manufacturers and importer Continue Reading »

SUPERCHARGE YOUR BROCCOLI

Posted on September 19, 2011

Broccoli is good for you but there’s a trick to make it work even harder. Adding mustard, horseradish or wasabi to your broccoli has been found to significantly boost its cancer-fighting ability in a new study published this week. The secret sidekick is an enzyme called myrosinase which is necessary to form sulforaphane, the vegetable’s Continue Reading »

ORGANIC FOOD WINS AT THE SUPERMARKET!

Posted on September 16, 2011

Annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker Survey shows purchases of natural, organic remain steady AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Rising food costs haven’t curbed Americans’ appetite for natural and organic foods, according to results of the latest Annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker Survey. The poll, conducted online in August 2011 by Harris Interactive® on Continue Reading »

THE 411 ON EGGS

Posted on September 15, 2011

FROM PHIL LEMPERT- SUPERMARKET GURU Food and Health News Eggs: Nutritious All Day Long September 14, 2011 one egg Eggs are a great any time of the day, whether it be for breakfast, lunch or dinner or even a quick snack, eggs provide a ton of nutrition for a low cost and they don’t take Continue Reading »