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Lather, rinse, reuse, repeat

Kitchen & Food
By Rita Colorito on May 12, 2012 in

Woman holding reusable shopping bag full of groceries.

Raise your hand if you're guilty of this: You schlep unwashed produce, drippy meat packages and sweaty milk containers, along with a smorgasbord of groceries and cleaning products, in your reusable grocery bags week after week, without so much as a thought to cleaning those, now potentially, bacterially contaminated bags. You simply hang them back on the hook, ready for your next eco-conscious shopping trip.

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New recalls: Safety 1st cabinet locks, Westinghouse ceiling fans and several auto recalls

By Rita Colorito on April 2, 2012 in

Yellow triangular caution sign

Recalls this week include several products that do the exact opposite of their intent. By the numbers:

  • 900,000 child-proof cabinet locks manufactured by Safety 1st are recalled after 200 reports of children open secured cabinets.
  • 12,000 Easton Sports lacrosse helmets recalled because they could cause facial injury.
  • 7,000 Westinghouse ceiling fans recalled of these because of fire and shock hazard.
  • 370,000 BMW vehicles have a cable problem that could create a fire risk.

In addition, loss of steering issues made Honda and Chevy/GMC issue recalls this week. For details on these and other recalls, read on.

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Exercise kid caution around these three household hazards

Family & Pets
By Sandra Gordon on March 27, 2012 in

Child standing in a flooded living room with a shark

Millions of children's products are recalled each year and purged from store shelves. Whew, right? Not necessarily. Plenty of hazardous household items still lurk in our homes; keep your eye out for these off-the-radar risks.

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When fresh isn't an option: Choosing the best canned tomatoes

Kitchen & Food
By Scott Nyerges on March 11, 2012 in

Choosing the best canned tomatoes

One of the things I miss most about summer is fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes. Nothing adds flavor to pasta sauces, soups and stews quite like 'em. But when fresh tomatoes aren't available, I'll reach for canned instead of buying those rock-hard, flavorless things that pass for produce in the store. And while all canned tomatoes are not created equal, choosing the best brand isn't hard if you know what to look for.

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Reduce sodium one slice at a time

Kitchen & Food
By Rita Colorito on March 5, 2012 in

The bread basket

There's another reason to banish bread from your diet besides your attempt to reach your goal weight: Lowering your sodium intake. In a list of top 10 sources of salt in the American diet, bread and rolls came in at number one, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty snacks like potato chips and pretzels, which came in at the bottom of the list, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Healthy kid's snacks for less? Yes!

Kitchen & Food
By Rita Colorito on February 28, 2012 in

Grocery basket fill of healthy food

In the fight against childhood obesity, the cost of healthy food is often cited as a barrier to better eating. To dispel this misconception, Harvard researchers teamed up with 32 YMCA after-school-programs in four U.S. metropolitan areas to see whether they could replace unhealthy snacks with healthy ones, while keeping costs the down.

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Where's the beef? With these veggie burger recipes, who cares?

Kitchen & Food
By Scott Nyerges on February 12, 2012 in

veggie burger recipe

A well-made hamburger is a thing of beauty, but even we confirmed carnivores can get a little tired of the same old ground beef patty. But why limit yourself to meat? There are a number of veggie burger recipes out there that may be meat-free but satisfy all the same. Next time you're in the mood for a burger, but not the meat, check out one of these healthy, meat-free alternatives.

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A sneak peak: the International Home and Housewares Show

Home & Garden
By Davida Hogan on January 27, 2012 in

Stack of pots and pans

Last week we attended the press preview for the International Home and Housewares Show. The show, which we will be attending (stayed tuned for blogs and video coverage), takes place in Chicago from March 10th-13th. At the preview we got a sneak peak of some interesting new product launches, below are a few noteworthy ones.

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Canned food consumption may pose health risk

Kitchen & Food
By Rita Colorito on January 21, 2012 in

Canned soup manufacturers market their product as everything from a quick, nutritious meal for kids, to instant flavor for recipes, to an easy food option for dieters counting calories. But regular consumers of canned soups, and other canned products, could be paying for that convenience with their health.

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Does diet matter for kids with ADHD? Depends.

Family & Pets
By Rita Colorito on January 17, 2012 in

With the recent shortages of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) drugs, the role that diet can play is a hot topic. It's also highly controversial -- nearly as much so as the role of vaccinations on autism -- with many parents firmly entrenched in the "diet matters" camp and others convinced what those with ADHD eat makes no difference.

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