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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. Read more

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. Read more

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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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. Read more

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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Call to action: FDA bans certain antibiotics use in livestock

Kitchen & Food
By Rita Colorito on January 13, 2012 in

Cows out to pasture

For consumers concerned over antibiotics in the food supply, there's some good news around the kitchen table: The Food and Drug Administration recently announced a ban on a certain class of antibiotics used in livestock, known as cephalosporins, in an effort to curb antibiotic-resistant microbes in humans. Effective April 5, 2012, cephalosporins will be prohibited for use in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys. Read more

Cake-pop and donut machines are popular, but do they work?

Kitchen & Food
By Christine Frietchen on November 21, 2011 in

Sunbeam Cupcake Maker

To the untrained eye, they look like funky waffle irons, but look closer and the machines you're seeing in the Black Friday circulars are actually cake-pop, donut, mini-pie and muffin makers. They look pretty cute; buying one of these machines could actually be less expensive than buying a dozen cake pops or fancy muffins for a party. But do they save as much time as they promise? Read more

A bounty of recipes for a tasty (and tofu-free) vegetarian Thanksgiving

Kitchen & Food
By Scott Nyerges on November 15, 2011 in

Vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes

If you're vegetarian (or merely veg-curious), bear one thing in mind this Thanksgiving: A meat-free holiday dinner does not mean resigning yourself to slabs of bland tofu or carving up a Tofurkey or Field Roast. All three of those foodstuffs have their place at the table, it's true, but Thanksgiving should be a time to get creative with your cooking.

There is an endless array of vegetarian and vegan Thanksgiving dishes you can prepare that even the most dedicated of carnivores can sink their teeth into. There's a virtual buffet of meatless recipes available online; read on for a selection from some of our favorite foodie publications and websites.

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