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DECODING FOOD INGREDIENTS

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DECODING FOOD INGREDIENTS

Posted on July 27, 2009

The following appeared on AOL: Decoding Food Ingredients By JUSTINE VAN DER LEUN Posted: 2009-07-22 Sodium Bisulfite Certain toilet bowl cleaners are almost 50 percent sodium bisulfite, and most commercial wines also contain it. When dissolved in water-based liquids, sodium bisulfite releases sulfur gas that kills bacteria, yeasts, molds, and fungi. It also prevents oxidation, Continue Reading »

LESSER EVIL SNACKS

Posted on July 23, 2009

Here is a company that cashes in nicely with the latest trend toward healthier snacking. Lesser Evil, an OU-D certified company, makes Krinkle Sticks and Kettle Corn. There are many from which to choose: Kettle Corn: Black and White (cocoa kettle corn mixed with regular) Classic Kettle: Sweet and salty with a buttery finish. Veggie Continue Reading »

QUINOA- THE MAGIC SEED

Posted on May 14, 2009

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER Quinoa is a seed that’ll grow on you By Dianna Marder Inquirer Staff Writer Let us now praise quinoa, sacred crop of the Incas. The seed of a leafy plant grown for centuries in the Andes, quinoa (keen-wah) cooks like a grain and tastes like a nut. Known in scientific circles Continue Reading »

EGGS AND TYPE 2 DIABETES

Posted on November 26, 2008

November 22/London/Daily Mail — Eating just one egg every day can substantially raise the risk of developing diabetes, according to researchers. For those who already have type 2 diabetes — also known as adult onset diabetes — eating more than a couple of eggs a week can make the condition worse.American scientists reached the conclusions Continue Reading »

DON’T PUT YOUR BIRD IN JEOPARDY

Posted on November 4, 2008

From Diabetic magazine as listed on AOL: Is Your Holiday Turkey in Jeopardy? By Pat Moriarty and Barbara O’Brien Defrosted on the counter, prestuffed, slow baked, partially cooked, stored whole without carving…? If any of these situations sounds like your usual Thanksgiving dinner preparation plans, you may be putting your turkey in jeopardy. Over the Continue Reading »

DIABETICS AT PASSOVER

Posted on March 28, 2008

The Jewish Diabetes Association Passover guide available in PDF format – English and Hebrew Jewish Diabetes Association 2004 Pesach Newsletter English Version (PDF) – 19 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004English.pdf Hebrew Version (PDF) – 17 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004Hebrew.pdf The guide covers both medical issues that arise for people with diabetes during Passover, as well as relevant issues of Jewish Continue Reading »

VEGIE GOURMET (AUSTRALIA)

Posted on March 12, 2008

People often complain that they can’t find the stuff about which we write. Well, here is one that we can’t seem to find either. However, we did get to taste their stuff back at the Kosher Food Show. We have to say, their stuff is MMMMMMMMM Good! Certified by the Kosher Australia agency, Australian Vegie Continue Reading »

DID YOU MISS US?

Posted on March 5, 2008

Sorry! We were suddenly and unexpectedly unable to update for the last many days. We were a guest in Long Island Jewish Hospital (Apparently, Long Island Goyish is better known as St Francis). We will not review the food there. Eating it was punishment enough! We do have one question, however. Long Island Jewish is Continue Reading »

LACK OF FOLIC ACID LINKED TO DEMENTIA

Posted on February 7, 2008

From the BBC, dateline Feb 5, 2008 Broccoli is one of the foods which contains folic acid Dementia is three times more common in people whose blood is low in folates, a form of vitamin B particularly found in green vegetables, a study suggests. The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry study followed 518 South Continue Reading »

IS KOSHER SAFER?

Posted on January 24, 2008

The following story appears in this week”s Kosher Today. Kudos to Kosher Today for this straight to the point article. Well done!! Is Kosher Food Really Safer? By Menachem Lubinsky… In recent days, two major kosher food stories made it to the general media. One dealt with a Mintel research report that the majority of Continue Reading »