How to pick and store your fruit harvest (Daily Telegraph) A wet, cool summer has ensured a great year for fruit. Ursula Buchan advises on how to pick and store your produce....more...Nutrition: Health benefits from smoothies (The News-Press) To ensure optimum quality nutrition from fruit juices or smoothies, you need a top-quality product....more... After Hours: Best of the Fancy Food Show (LLRX.com) The latest Summer Fancy Food Show, which took place in July in New York City, was more than the usual showcase of new products and trends in specialty foods. The big difference this year was the addition of a natural and organic foods pavilion, echoing their increasing prominence in the market....more... Fall flavors: abundance of fruit makes this a favorite time of year for bakers (San Jose Mercury News) Early fall is a spectacular moment for the seasonal baker. Fruit abounds at supermarkets, produce stands and farmers markets....more... Just Peachy, Thanks (Baltimore City Paper) I have a fruit dilemma , one that I have been trying to resolve all summer. There are compelling reasons to buy and eat organic foods; there are also compelling reasons to buy and eat locally produced foods....more... You want sesenjoon with that? (Louisville Courier-Journal) Rack of lamb is a popular menu item at Saffron's on Market Street. But the longtime fave now has competition ? roast duck....more... Dateline: Chicago's All Candy Expo (BrandWeek) CHICAGO -- Steve Schuster had a great idea. He set out to create chewing gum made from real cranberry juice to ward off urinary tract infections. Then, the maker of Blitz realized "someone would have to drink $70 worth of juice for months to get the prevention benefit."...more... The soy milk man's second act (CNN Money) The entrepreneur who brought soy to the masses is back -- and this time he's selling bacteria....more... Functional snack prototypes target natural, organic segments (Nutraingredients.com) 9/24/2007 - Cargill this week will unveil two prototype snacks formulations containing organic and natural sugar-replacement ingredients. A chocolate hazelnut cereal containing a natural sweetener, and an organic cranberry almond granola bar containing organic glucose syrup are two of the products Cargill plans to reveal at the Natural Products Expo East this week in Baltimore....more... |