Food and drinks that are of Interest
Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt is the newest edition to the Hawaiian Kettle Style Chips line. Each ounce, 13-chip portion contains 140 calories, 1.5 grams saturated fat (or 8 grams total) and 290 milligrams sodium. - bonnie: I really liked the crunchy texture of these flavorful thick chips.
Baker’s Chocolate is now available in Semi‐Sweet and Premium White Morsels in a re-sealable, stand-up bag. Each 1-tablespoon serving contains 70 calories, 2.5 grams saturated fat (of 4 grams total) and 8-9 grams sugar.
Three of Skinnygirl's Ready-To-Serve Cocktails — Margarita, Sangria, and White Cranberry Cosmo — are lightly sweetened with agave nectar. The Margarita is made using premium Agave Silver Tequila and the White Cranberry Cosmo combines orange essence and lime and berry notes, while the Sangria is made from white sangria. All three are low in calories with only 34-40 calories per 1.5-ounce serving.
Planters NUT-rition Peanut Butter introduces Cherry Chocolate, the fourth new variety. The line of Planters NUT-rition Peanut Butter features wholesome ingredients such as bananas, granola, berries, raisins, cinnamon and nuts. This peanut butter contains about the same calories and fat as regular peanut butter, or ~180 calories and 13 grams total fat per tablespoon.
Miracle Whip had added three new creamy dipping sauce blends: Kickin' Onion Blossom, Smokin' Bacon Ranch and Sassy Sweet Tomato. The list of ingredients and Nutrition Facts panel were not available at time of posting.
Hellmann’s, also known as Best Foods west of the Rockies, introduced Southwestern Ranch Flavored Reduced Fat Mayonnaise, a limited-edition flavor available until May 2013. The mayonnaise has a spicy and cooling, creamy ranch flavor, good as a dipping sauce for Buffalo wings and French fries. Each tablespoon contains 40 calories, 0.5 grams saturated fat (of 3.5 grams total), and 135 milligrams sodium. Christin Chan, Bite of the Best Intern: This mayonnaise is filled with Southwestern flavors combined with a hint of spiciness that creates a lingering sensation in your mouth. I loved using this with chicken wings, celery, and carrots. I highly recommend!
Planters NUT-rition line now offers three Sustaining Energy Mix varieties. Each nutritious blend includes honey roasted peanuts, candy-coated dark chocolate soy nuts, crunchy honey soy clusters with soy protein and / or roasted almonds. Each serving provides 10g protein. The complete list of ingredients and Nutrition Facts panel were not available at time of posting.
Chobani introduced Bite small size of 3.5 oz Greek non-fat and low-fat yogurt snack in four indugent flavors. Each yogurt is made from natural ingredients Each 3.5-ounce serving contains 100 calories, 1 grams saturated fat (of 1-1.5 grams total) and 8 grams protein.
Vitalicious introduces a healthier style of frozen pizza, VitaPizza in two flavors. Each has a thin and crispy crust, and is packed with nutrients in only 190 calories. Each contains 190 calories, 1.5 grams saturated fat (of 2.5-3 grams total), 490 milligrams sodium, 16 grams protein and a hefty 19 grams fiber or three-fourths of what's recommended daily. Each pizza is also an excellence source zinc, calcium, iron and vitamins A, B12, B6, C, D, E, folic acid and biotin. - bonnie: I preferred the Cheese & Tomatoes to the Meatless Pepperoni Supreme, as I didn't like the artificial taste of the faux pepperoni. If you try this 6-inch [...]
Applegate Naturals Reduced Sodium Bacon made from humanely raised pork, without antibiotics or hormones and with 25% less sodium than the traditional Sunday Bacon is available nationwide. The original Sunday Bacon contains 290 milligrams of sodium, this reduced sodium version contains 200. Each 2-pan fried slice contains 60 calories, 2 grams saturated fat (of 5 grams total), 200 milligrams sodium (and 4 grams protein. - bonnie: I'd recommend these paper-thin, low-sodium slices of bacon for anyone who needs to keep an eye on their salt intake. Amazingly good for a low-sodium product. Follow @BonnieBOTB
OneHope wines lets you give back by simply enjoying a glass of California wine as this company donates 50 percent of its profits to partner charities benefiting a variety of causes. OneHope is a charitable organization started by eight friends who turned what started as a personal mission to help a friend with her fight against cancer into a thriving business. The company is founded on a very basic principle: giving back is good business. To date, OneHope wines has donated over $1,000,000 to a wide range of charities. Their wines are not only good for charity — they also taste good - and are reasonably priced. Most are under [...]
Tully’s launched Hawaiian Blend, its newest K-cup coffee. The blend contains 10% of Hawaiian coffee, mixed of Arabica beans infused with a floral aromas and mild sweetness. This is the latest addition to the variety of K-cup packs available for the Keurig single cup brewing system. - bonnie: This medium roast blend has a smooth taste. I only wish Tully's added a soupçon more of the rich Hawaiian coffee.
Weight Watchers endorsed Arnold, Oroweat and Brownberry Sandwich Thins. (Arnold brand is in the East, Brownberry the Midwest and Oroweat in the West.) The Sandwich Thins have a value of 3 PointsPlus per roll. Each roll contains 100 calories, 0 grams saturated fat (of 1 grams total), 170 milligrams sodium, 5 grams protein, 5 grams fiber and is a source of whole grains. The 100% whole wheat varieties offers 20 grams of whole grain per roll. - bonnie: These 100-calorie rolls are great for those watching calories and wanting a sandwich. I juse wish they'd reformulate them without the sweetener Stevia.
Garlic Essence is a garlicky condiment to use as a sauce, spread or marinade. It is made with California garlic, soybean oil, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and kosher salt. Each tablespoon serving has 90 calories and 1.5 grams saturated fat (of 10 grams total).
Planters has added Roasted Onion & Garlic and Honey BBQ Roasted flavored peanuts to their already existing line of peanuts. Each 1-ounce serving contains 160 calories, 2 grams saturated fat (of 13-14 grams total), 120-160 milligrams sodium, 2-4 grams sugar and 7 grams protein.
The Balance Bar Company has the Balance Bar Dark, a new line of nutrition energy bars available in three coatings - Dark Chocolate Crunch, Dark Chocolate Coconut and Dark Chocolate Peanut. This line features Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa with 40% of total calories from carbs, 30% from protein, and 30% from fat. The line is also certified gluten free and certified kosher dairy. Each bar contains 180 calories, 3.5-4 grams saturated fat (of 6 grams total) and 13 grams proting. -Christin Chan, Bite of the Best Intern: I cannot rave enough about these energy bars, which are perfect for the dark chocolate lover. I loved every single flavor. I highly [...]
Chobani introduced Champions Tubes filled with low-fat Greek yogurt in on-the-go in four kid-friendly flavors. Each tube contains yogurt with real fruit and only natural ingredients. The yogurt is a good source of vitamin D (15%) and protein (10%). Each 2.25-ounce serving size contains 70 calories, 0.5 grams saturated fat (of 1 grams total), 25 milligrams sodium and 5 grams protein.
Balakian Farm created a line of organic heirloom tomato sauce, individually hand packed and sealed on the family farm. Available in Yellow Roman, Pink Oxhart and Green Zebra sauce, the sauce is available through America's Farmstand, a site where organic, all-natural, pure farm-fresh artisanal foods can be shipped directly from independently run family farms. - bonnie: These are not your typical tomato sauces, as they are just blended — not precooked — tomatoes. Use them as a base to create a sauce, soup or mixed dish where you'd cook it further. Or use these flavorful heirloom tomatoes is for your next bloody Mary as Michael's Genuine Food & Drink does in Miami. [...]
Farm to Fork Naturals is Columbus Foods' newest line of processed pre-sliced meats — available in salame or deli meats — containing no added nitrites, nitrates, fillers or additives. The deli meat flavors include Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, Honey Roasted Turkey Beast and Smoked Turkey Breast; the salame flavors, made with 100% pork, come in Uncured Fennel, Uncured Genoa, Uncured Italian Dry and Uncured Sopressata. Each 1-ounce serving of the salame flavors contains 100 calories, 3 grams saturated fat (of 8 grams total), 420 milligrams sodium and 6 grams protein. Each 2-ounce serving of the deli meats contains 7-60 calories, 0 grams saturated fat (of 5 grams total), 370 milligrams sodium and 13 grams protein. [...]
Shelf-stable Greek Yogurt bars made with nuts, fruit and granola, are available from Rickland Orchards. The bars are available in Blueberry Acai, Cherry Almond, Toasted Coconut, Cranberry Almond, Apple & Honey, Orchard Peach, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter and Strawberry. Each 1.5-ounce bar contains 150-170 calories, 2.5-3 grams saturated fat (of 6-10 grams total), 40-50 milligrams sodium, 8-12 grams sugar and 7-10 grams protein.
