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Vermont Creamery Crumbled Goat Cheese

Vermont Creamery introduced Crumbled Goat Cheese, available in four varieties — Classic Chèvre, Tomato & Basil , Cranberry & Tarragon and Apricot & Thyme.  The crumbled goat cheese will last 90 days refrigerated. Each 1-ounce serving has about 70-100 calories, 3.5-4 grams saturated fat (of 6 grams total), 90-120 milligrams sodium and 4-5 grams protein. Use in vegetable or grain salads;  on pizza, paninis, quesadillas or flatbreads; or to stuff chicken, pasta, roasts or veggies.  

By |2017-08-31T14:00:17-04:00February 13th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Jaaili Bean Cardamom and Currant Lentil &amp Brown Rice Kit

Jaaili Bean introduced the Cardamom and Currant Lentil and Brown Rice Kit. Their other kids include Creamy Coconut Lentil, Warmly Spiced Lentil, and Cumin and Pea Lentil.  One serving has 190 calories, no saturated fat (of 5 grams total), 390 milligrams sodium, 5 grams protein and is a good source of iron and fiber,  

By |2017-08-31T14:00:18-04:00February 12th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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BenRiach Distillery’s Four New Scoth Whiskys

BenRiach recently introduced four new whiskys to the US market, including Horizons 12 Year Old Triple Distilled; Solstice 2nd Edition 17 Year Old; Septendecim 17 Year Old Peated Single Malt; and Authenticus 25 Year Old Peated Single Malt. Horizons is distilled three times before it is aged for 12 years. It has huge nutty characteristics balanced by a slice of sweet, creamy oak and honey. Solstice is distilled from both styles of malted barley – peated and non-peated.  – and thereby capture the defining taste and aroma of peat reek.  It has dry roasted nut notes with heavy peat and subtle hints of dried  fruit. Septendecim has a peaty aromas [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:15-04:00February 2nd, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Lundberg Family Farms Multigrain Chips

Lundberg Family Farms Multigrain Chips — made with organic brown rice, quinoa, amaranth, corn, millet, garbanzo beans and chia and flax seeds — are available in four varieties: Mendocino Tomato & Herb, Mojave Jalapeño, Redwood Smoky BBQ and Shasta Chipotle Lime.  Each 9-chip (about 1-ounce) serving has 130 calories, 0.5 grams saturated fat (of 6 grams total) and 150-170 milligrams sodium.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:18-04:00January 31st, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Whynot Coffee Shop and Art Gallery, Lower East Side, NYC

While wandering on the Lower East Side shopping, be sure to stop in at the Whynot Coffee Shop and Art Gallery on Orchard Street for a rich cups of Blue Bottle coffee, delicious pastries from Mille-feuille Bakery (552 LaGuardia Place),  free WiFi and friendly personnel.  The gallery will rotate the work shown on the walls, beginning with artist, Jeremy Penn. If you're a West Village person, you're already familiar with the growing coffee shop, as their first location is at 14 Christopher St. Invited to sample their goodies, I indulged in both coffee and baked goods. They make both regular coffee ($2.5 per cup) and single estate pour over ($4.5) [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:19:15-04:00January 30th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Crazy Steve’s Bloody Mary Mix

Crazy Steve's Bloody Mary Mix is now available in two varieties — Ghostship and Badass Barnacle.  The Ghostship mix contains garlic, onion, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, sweet pepper and ghost pepper; the Badass Barnacle mix contains celery, onion, cucumber, peppers, garlic, jalapeno and tomatoes and a variety of spices. Each 4 fluid-ounce serving has 30 calories, 310 milligrams sodium, 3 grams sugar and 2 grams protein.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:18-04:00January 27th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|1 Comment
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Pompeian Grapeseed Oil Spray

Pompeian Grapeseed Oil Spray contains oil from grape seeds, high in essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and rich in vitamin E and antioxidants. It's a light cooking spray with a high smoke point to use when stir-frying, sauteing, grilling and baking. The bottle has a triple action nozzle to drip, stream or spray. Like most fats, grapeseed oil contains 14 grams of fat per tablespoon. It is high in unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) and low in saturated fat with 1.3 grams per tablespoon compared 1.5 grams in olive oil and 7 grams in butter.  Each 1 second spray has 15 calories. Kelly Sloan, Bite of the Best intern: This spray is quick and easy [...]

By |2017-08-31T14:00:18-04:00January 20th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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DOLE Fruit in Gels

Dole Fruit in Gels are fat-free, low in calories and made with real fruit. There are seven new varieties-- Peaches in Strawberry Gel, Mandarin in Orange Gel, Mixed Fruit in Black Cherry Gel, Pineapple in Lime Gel and Mixed Fruit in Peach Gel and two sugar-free varieties —Mixed Fruit in Sugar Free Cherry Gel and Pineapple in Sugar Free Strawberry Gel.  Each 4-ounce serving has 90 calories, 22 grams sugar and 25% vitamin C of Daily Value. Sugar free gels are sweetened with maltitol, a sugar alcohol used as to reduce calories. Each 4-ounce serving of the Sugar Free ones have 60-90 calories, 5 grams sugar and 25% vitamin C of [...]

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00January 10th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Jimmy Dean Maple Pancake and Maple Sausage Snack Size Sandwiches

Jimmy Dean Maple Pancake and Sausage Snack Size Sandwiches feature a Jimmy Dean maple sausage patty between two maple pancakes. It is a quick and easy, as it's ready in about one minute in the microwave. Each 3-ounce sandwich has 310 calories, 7 grams saturated fat (22 grams total), 490 milligrams sodium, 8 grams sugar and 6 grams protein.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00January 9th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Alexia Smart Classic French Fries

Alexia Smart Classic French Fries are roasted, fat-free and made with U.S.-grown Yukon Select potatoes. They are available in three new varieties — straight-cut fries, crinkle-cut fries and skillet-style and tri-cut potatoes.  Each 3-ounce serving has 100 calories, no saturated fat (of 1.5 grams total), 260 milligrams sodium,  and 1-2 grams protein.         Kelly Sloan, Bite of the Best Intern: I really enjoyed these fries because they weren't greasy or fattening and they contain less fat then fast food fries. 

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00January 6th, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Challenge Butter

Challenge Butter offers two new varieties, Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper and Lite Butter. These spreadable butters are made with olive oil; the Lite version provides fewer calories and less fat than regular butter.  Each 1 tablespoon serving has about 50-100 calories, 2-6 grams saturated fat (of 5.5-11 grams total) and 65-90 milligrams sodium.       Kelly Sloan, Bite of the Best Intern: This Lite spreadable butter is lower in fat and calories than regular butter. I like the Lite butter flavored with olive oil because it was easier than regular butter to spread and it tastes just like butter.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00January 1st, 2014|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Coffee-mate Spiced Latte and Coffee-mate Dark Chocolate Fudge

The Coffee-mate introduces the new time-limited holiday Spiced Latte and Dark Chocolate Fudge creamers, that will be available through January Each tablespoon has 35 calories, 0 grams saturated fat (of 1.5 grams total) and 5 grams sugar.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00December 29th, 2013|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Wheat Thins Holiday

The Wheat Thins Holiday are hexagonally shaped crackers that feature five festive imprints, including snowflakes, a gingerbread man, a bell and a candy cane. Wheat Thins are made with 100% whole grains with a serving providing a hefty 21 grams, or more than one of the three recommended daily servings. Available this holiday season until January 2014.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:19-04:00December 22nd, 2013|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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The Republic of Tea SuperHerb Tea

Baobab Super Herb Tea and Jiaogulan SuperHerb Tea are the newest additions to the line of The Republic of Tea, which are all-natural, caffeine free, certified gluten free, Kosher certified and non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) Project verified. The teas are made from gynostemma pentaphyllum — a herb said to be natural antioxidant — and baobab leaves.

By |2017-08-31T14:00:20-04:00December 21st, 2013|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Valor Sugar Free Chocolate

Valor Sugar Free Chocolate has six varieties--Dark Chocolate with Marcona Almonds, Milk Chocolate with Marcona Almonds, 70% Dark Chocolate, 72% Dark Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs, Milk Chocolate with Hazelnut Mousse and Dark Chocolate with Orange Mousse. They are sweetened with stevia, a sweetener derived from the South American eponymous plant. Each 1.4-ounce serving has 190-200 calories and 7 grams saturated fat (of 15 grams total).  

By |2017-08-31T14:00:20-04:00December 19th, 2013|Food & Drinks, xyz misc|0 Comments
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