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FROM KOSHER TODAY, MAY 31, 2011 BREAKING NEWS: Nation’s Prisons Face Soaring Demand for Kosher Food; Estimate at $40 Million Seattle, WA — by T. Cohn, KT Features Editor…Can one celebrate freedom behind bars? Ask the hundreds of kosher consuming prisoners who partook in seders this past Passover holiday. Indeed, the Jewish prisoner population in Continue Reading »
Recently, the NY Times did an amazing expose of a large scale scandal in the fish market. As Gilbert and Sullivan put it so well, “things are seldom as they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream.” And so, too, in the fish market where cheaper fish is often substituted for more expensive fish as well Continue Reading »
Funky Chunky announces two new snacks that will please your palate and your nosh jones. Fix Mix pretzels and Fix Mix popcorn are OU-D certified snacks. Both consist of chocolate covered pretzels and popcorn and caramel, too. Fix Mix is the fusion of salty and sweet flavors. The popcorn is a mix of caramel corn Continue Reading »
May 20, 2011 Star-K 2011 Updated Approved OTC Medicine List The Star-K 2011 Approved Over-The-Counter Medicine list is now available online at http://www.star-k.org/cons-appr-medicine.htm Thank You, Star-K Certification, Inc.
Kellogg Brings a Family Favorite Back to the Table for Gluten-Sensitive People With Launch of Rice Krispies® Gluten Free Cereal BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The wait for people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity is almost over. Starting in June 2011, grocery stores nationwide will begin stocking new Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® Continue Reading »
Not only is this good news, but the press release itself is a great piece of work! ******************************************** Heinz® Ketchup Brings Back Iconic Glass Bottles to Stores for a Limited Time New Vintage-Inspired Design for America’s Favorite Ketchup® PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Heinz brings back an American icon with the launch of a new collector’s edition of Continue Reading »
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU May 10, 2011 Elevated blood pressure (or hypertension) is unfortunately common for many Americans, affecting approximately one in three adults according to the CDC. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease; and in 2010 cost the US approximately 76 Continue Reading »
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Natural Sweeteners 101 May 2, 2011 [Image of: Maple Syrup] If you’re looking for a more natural way to sweeten your foods and beverages, within your discretionary calorie allowance (roughly between 6 and 9 tsp, or 25 – 38 grams per day), you luckily have a lot of great options. Continue Reading »
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Food Sense Probiotics: What You Need Know A conversation about prebiotics is certainly not complete without mentioning probiotics. So what are probiotics and how were they discovered? The term probiotic literally means “for life.” Elie Metchnikoff, a Russian physiologist and Nobel Prize winner is credited for discovering probiotics, and was Continue Reading »
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU So what’s a wheat-free, gluten-free, allergy friendly shopper supposed to choose when shopping for grains in the supermarket? Well, luckily gluten free and wheat free are gaining shelf space in the supermarket, including breads, crackers and cookies, which are all notoriously ‘wheaty’ and gluten containing foods. So if these products Continue Reading »
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