Snack Recipes: Grape-n-Cheese Mini-Kebabs
Grape-n-Cheese Mini-KebabsMakes 2 servingsWHAT’S IN IT?24 red or green grapes4 ounce chunk part-skim mozzarella cheese STUFF YOU NEED Small bowlCutting boardCutting knife12 toothpicks2 snack platesHOW TO PUT…
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Snack Recipes: Fabulously Fruity Freeze
Fabulously Fruity FreezeMakes 2 servings WHAT’S IN IT? 1 (15-ounce) can tropical fruit salad in fruit juices, no sugar added (or about 1 3/4 cups of your…
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Snack Recipes: Edible Apple Lips
Edible Apple LipsMakes 3 servings WHAT’S IN IT? 1 large red apple3 tablespoons peanut butter18 miniature marshmallows STUFF YOU NEED Apple corer (optional)KnifeCutting boardButter knife/spreaderMeasuring spoons HOW…
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Kicking off National School Breakfast Week
Editors Note: Today is the start of National School Breakfast Week. Later this week, we’ll be highlighting some of the Foundation’s own breakfast resources, but first we wanted to…
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Everything You Need To Know About Glutamate And Monosodium Glutamate
Eating is one of life’s pleasures. Taste and flavor are important to enjoying food. Think about a bowl of hot pasta with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese,…
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Everything You Need to Know About Acesulfame Potassium
Acesulfame potassium is a calorie-free sweetener that has been used in foods and beverages around the world for 15 years. The ingredient, which is 200 times sweeter…
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Questions and Answers About Sugars
Favorably Reviewed By: American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Think about foods you most enjoy eating. Chances are they contain some form of sugar. It could be…
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Questions and Answers About Fructose
What is fructose? Fructose is a monosaccharide, or single sugar, that has the same chemical formula as glucose but a different molecular structure. Sometimes called fruit sugar,…
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Background on Carbohydrates & Sugars
Carbohydrates and Sugars Carbohydrates are one of three basic macronutrients needed to sustain life (the other two are proteins and fats). They are found in a wide…
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