Pasta lovers eat at home and stock up
A National Pasta Association survey shows seventy seven percent of American adults eat pasta weekly, about one third have it three or more times, sixty two percent cook pasta at home weekly, and among frequent home cooks seventy three percent serve pasta as a main dish once or twice weekly. About two thirds keep at least three boxes stocked, eleven percent have eight or more boxes at a time.
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National Pasta Association
New Amish Recipe Book and Gift Kitchen Titles Debut
A review highlights Marcia Adams new work with 175 plus recipes and Amish folkways plus sections detailing daily rituals and celebrations. Pamela Westland's Made For Giving offers dozens of gift ready kitchen recipes with wrapping and presentation tips and 200 color photos.
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Quilt Country
Marcia Adams
Clarkson Potter
Adams
Reader’s Digest
Pamela Westland
Canned Fruits Match Fresh in Fiber Says Illinois Study
A University of Illinois study finds canned fruits and vegetables provide similar dietary fiber to fresh and frozen options. The research suggests canned goods help reduce heart disease and some cancers risk, challenging the fresh is better belief. Barbara Klein of Illinois supports the finding.
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University of Illinois Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Barbara Klein
University of Illinois At Urbana
Garlic Juice Spray and Mediterranean Harvest Pasta Sauces Introduced
Garlic Valley Farms unveils Garlic Juice Spray a fat free mince free alternative adding garlic flavor with no calories per spritz available at Bennate Cedar Rapids for 4.99 an 8 ounce bottle Mediterranean Healthy Choice debuts Mediterranean Harvest pasta sauces in three flavors Roasted Garlic Romano Marinara with Burgundy Wine and Sun Dried Tomato Herb priced 1.79 to 1.99 per 26 ounce jar containing minimal fat and calories per serving.
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Garlic Valley Farms
Cedar Rapids
51St St. NE
Power bars spark debate over energy claims and value
Energy bars touted as fuel for performance draw praise from athletes yet dietitians warn they are not meal replacements and can be costly. Experts note bars provide big carbohydrate boosts but little fiber and protein. ordinary foods can offer similar energy at lower cost.
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PowerBar
Tiger Sport
Scott Poulalion
Irvine
Food and Drug Administration
Arthur Whitmore
Ventura
Mars Inc
Ellen Coleman
Hawaii
Ararae
Chris Rosenbloom
Atlanta
Georgia Athletic Association
Ground Beef One Pound Dinner: Fresh Tomato Bow Tie Pasta
A quick versatile meal using one pound lean ground beef. Brown with garlic, add fresh tomato, simmer, and toss with bow tie pasta and basil. Serve with Parmesan, salad, bread, and fruit for a complete 25 minute main dish.
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