How to Maximize Your Kitchen Potential
A guide by Lauren Braun Costello detailing tools, techniques, and essential recipes to build a solid home cooking foundation. With 265 pages, it outlines practical steps for improving kitchen efficiency and skill. Available for $19.95 at Amazon.com.
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Food safety tips for summer picnics and grilling
Iowa health officials remind readers to cook meat thoroughly with a meat thermometer, maintain separate plates for raw and cooked foods, refrigerate leftovers promptly, and keep cold packs in the cooler. Follow hand washing, avoid preparing food when ill, and prevent cross contamination by cleaning tools and surfaces after raw meat.
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Organic Granola Flavor a Health Hype Reality Check
Natural ingredients like rolled oats rice nuts and berries attract health minded buyers but the label reveals 14 grams sugar per 2 third cup serving. Calorie count sits at 230 with 6 grams fat while rival cereals offer lower sugar. Suggestion: make oatmeal at home for 150 calories 3 grams fat and 1 gram sugar.
Organic Ranch Dressing Health Reality Check
The piece notes organic ranch dressing is high in calories and fat with 150 calories and 16 grams of fat per 2 tablespoon serving. It argues dressings offer little nutritional benefit and suggests balsamic vinegar and olive oil as healthier alternatives.
Brussels sprouts flavor guide with butter sauce notes
The article explains why people bite into Brussels sprouts citing vitamin C fiber and low calories. It warns frozen varieties with sauces add xanthan gum sodium stearoyl lactylate color and 320 mg sodium per serving and suggests fresh steamed sprouts with olive oil and lemon pepper as a healthier alternative.
Peach yogurt bites into sugar versus calcium plus dairy
The piece says yogurt provides calcium vitamin D and active cultures but notes high sugar in many brands. A 6 ounce serving holds 27 grams of sugar while a Duncan Hines brownie and Marshmallow Fluff contain 18 and 6 grams respectively. It suggests plain yogurt with fruit or honey to lower sugar intake.
Honey Roasted Turkey Breast Health Note
The item discusses sliced turkey as a low calorie lunch option with 50 calories and 0.5 grams of fat per 4 slices. It warns high sodium levels in honey and smoked varieties, noting 550 mg per serving. Applegate Farms organic options reduce sodium to 360 mg.
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AGA Mixed Berry Juice Label Sparks Health Debate
The bottle touts a full serving of vegetables and fruits with the AHA checkmark and acai branding. An 8 ounce serving has 110 calories and 26 grams of sugar, nearly matching Oreo cookies in calories and twice the sugar, while vitamin C is 100 percent DV and vitamins A and E are 15 and 10 percent respectively. A healthier alternative is a 100 percent vegetable juice with 50 calories and 6 grams of sugar plus full vitamins A C and E.
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American Heart Association
Chunky Applesauce Reality Check
The piece contrasts cheap long lasting processed applesauce with fresh fruit. It notes peeled cooked apples lack nutrients while suggesting an unprocessed apple provides 10-15 percent vitamin C, 1-2 percent vitamin A, calcium iron and up to 5 grams of fiber.
Juneteenth Taste of Freedom Dinner in Cedar Rapids
The African American Museum of Iowa hosts Taste of Freedom Dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday featuring soul food catered by Kacy Smith of Tic Toc Eating Establishment and Drinkery. Tickets are 15 dollars or 12 with a Freedom Festival button. discounts for African-American veterans and active military.
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