Easter Basket Bread and Hot Cross Buns Recipe Feature
Easter morning treats brighten a gray winter with edible baskets and dyed eggs. The feature provides two bread recipes, Easter basket bread and cardamom raisin loaves, with details on ingredients, steps, and icing crosses. A note invites family participation to create festive centerpieces and new traditions for the holiday.
Italian Strata Microwave Recipe for Brunch Delight
A breezy holiday brunch idea uses a garlic scented Italian strata with bread cubes and mozzarella. Prepare overnight, then microwave in minutes for a quick dish served with pita or bagels, yielding 2 servings with nutrition per serving listed.
Learning label lingo by Judy Fitzgibbons
The article reviews new diet aware products including Hershey's Genuine Chocolate Flavored Drink and Del Monte Fruit Naturals. It notes the drink is shelf stable with a long sell by date and compares fat sugar and cholesterol content, highlighting suitability for cholesterol lowering diets and potential concerns for triglycerides and diabetes. Del Monte fruit in juice is launched as a sugar syrup alternative.
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Nutrition Rating Promotes No Sugar Added Canned Fruits
A nutrition note reviews No Sugar Added label on canned fruits packed in fruit juice. It explains naturally occurring sugars remain and calories may not be lower than light syrup varieties. The piece notes vitamins C and A are limited, fruits are fat free and low in sodium, and many adapt to less sweet flavors. Judy Fitzgibbons, consultant dietitian, Cedar Rapids, provides the rating.
Trick appetite with cool sips and side dressings
A Redbook tip list suggests tricks to curb hunger before meals. Drink ice water to fill and numb the palate, avoid alcohol, nibble cold vegetables, and drink buttermilk for low calories. Request salad dressing on the side and dip the fork to limit intake.
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Redbook
Bizarre labeling rules for chicken and turkey products
The piece notes odd government regulations on naming products with chicken or turkey. It cites chicken soup requiring at least 2 percent chicken and poultry spreads needing a minimum 30 percent chicken content, illustrating quirky labeling standards.
Healthier options push healthier frying and salads
A 1989 National Restaurant Association survey of fast food and family chain operators shows 62 percent use vegetable shortening or oil for frying and over 70 percent offer entree salads or salad bars with reduced calorie dressings fruit juices low-fat milk and decaffeinated coffee.
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National Restaurant Association
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