Cookie taste test crowns Snackwell’s as best low fat cookie
A panel of kids ages five to fifteen evaluated chips ahoy Pepperidge Farm and Medico snack cookies. Snackwell's won for taste and low fat, with mixed responses on texture and chip quantity across brands. Molly Lopez, tenth grader at North Campus Middle School Pleasantville NY, writes the column.
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Medieco Snackner
Snackwell’s
Molly Lopez
North Campus Middle School
Pleasantville
N.Y
Kidcook
Picked Fresh Apple Cake From Old Mill Cookbook
A fall recipe from Recipes From the Old Mill features an apple studded cake with whole grain batter. It uses whole wheat flour and yogurt, baked in a greased pan with a cinnamon oat topping and nuts or coconut for a hearty autumn dessert.
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Sarah E. Myers
Mary Beth Lind
Impulse buying guidance for Chicago Tribune shoppers
A guide to handling impulse purchases in supermarkets. Consider setting a previsit limit and recording each item and price. Ask whether you will use the product, if it replaces something in your cart, and whether the savings justify the purchase while avoiding duplicates.
Molten Look Frosting Tip From Arlington Baker
Arlington VA home cook Amy Botticello shares a method for glossy cake surfaces. Frost the cake, smooth with a spatula, then use a hair dryer to melt the frosting slightly for a smooth lustrous appearance.
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Amy Botticello
Arlington, Va
Picks from the Pantry feature seeks local cooking tips
The Syracuse Newspapers announces a new weekly feature titled Ideas Picks from the Pantry starting Mondays. Readers can submit local cooking classes tips and tidbits to Mary Beth Mulder at 470-2237 or The Syracuse Newspapers P.O Box 4915 Syracuse NY 13221. Submissions may earn a free refrigerator magnet.
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67 Ways to Good Sleep Food Highlights
The book notes ten food items related to sleep, including aged and soft cheeses, red wine, yogurt, sour cream, and processed meals as potential sleep disruptors. It mentions valerian or passion flower tea as a common European tranquilizer and gives caution on dosing. Also lists culinary tweaks and related media sources.
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Charles B. Inlander
Cynthia K. Moran
Walker and Co
People’s Medical Society
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Dinner Sensations and M and M Minis Highlight Grocery Trends
Bonnie Dinner Sensations replaces Betty Cracker sauces with simmer sauces and rice or pasta but portions are small for five. Sweet & Sour stands out nutritionally with 660 calories per serving. Parmesan comparison questions Kraft regular vs nonfat, while M and Ms Minis debut blue and pink colors amid a cultural candy shift in a supermarket sampler column by Bonnie Tandy LeBlang and Carolyn Wyman.
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Betty Cracker
Bonnie Dinner Sensations
Sweet & Sour
Grrotyn
Emilia-Romagna
Bonnie
Carolyn
Bonnie Tandy LeBlang
Harmony Books
Carolyn Wyman
Thin may not mean healthy in weight mortality study
Researcher David Leitsky counters the Washington Harvard study, noting no evidence that thin equals healthier. A global meta analysis of 19 studies finds moderately low weight raises mortality risk for white men not due to smoking or disease, while among women weight shows little relation. Health depends on habits, not weight alone.
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Jane Brody
The
New York Times
Harvard University
David Levitsky
Cornell University
Harvard
Levitsky
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