Chocolate

What a great opportunity for kids who like to cook! Kiwi magazine is holding its annual Young Chef Contest. You can just send in your recipes or add a video of the prep process – just like you see on the Food Network! Maybe your daughter is the next Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray. Your son could be an up and coming Bobby Flay. Have fun with this and maybe your kids will win some college money! Go to www.kiwimagonline.com for the details. We can’t wait to see who wins.

… for the health of families,
ellen

Ruth Milstein took 6-7 years to write this award winning cookbook so you can have everything you need to know in one binder. From Utensils, Useful Substitutes, and Healthy Handling of Food to simple sumptuous recipes for fresh salads, soups, veggies, entrees, pasta, rice, bread, tofu, sauces, dips, desserts and more… it is all there for you. AND, most are family recipes!

What jumped out of our conversation today is that she prepares and freezes a lot of her food in advance – even brown rice. During your busy days, all you have to do is move your food of choice into the refrigerator in the morning and it is ready to be heated and for last minutes touches when its time for dinner! She explaines this as your listen.

Ruth’s book is filled with answers and tips you have been looking for. We love it!

To learn more, look for this interview on itunes.com – its Free. (Family Food Experts – Blog Talk Radio Feed)

… for the health of families,
ellen

Per Terry Wakefield, Chocolatier for Bissingser’s Chocolate, chocolate’s melting point is 87 degrees F which is why it melts in your mouth. If you have to bite into chocolate, unwanted fats have been added in a process that gives it the waxy harder texture – talking about hydrogenated oils, the sickening kind. Now you know how to determine if you are eating good chocolate! See if it simply melts in your mouth.

If you missed this radio show, listen to the archived version. Terry was loaded with neat information about chocolate. It is well worth your time. Go to www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com.

… for the health of families,
ellen

First Good Chocolate News: chocolate is made from the cacao bean. It’s a fruit! More good news will follow – or you can simply listen to last week’s radio show to hear it all – our interview with chocolatier, Terry Wakefield. www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com

… for the health of your family,
ellen

WOW!  AMAZING!  Coconut Bliss ice cream. My favorite flavor: dark chocolate.  It was richly flavorful, very mouth-feel satisfying, and silky creamy which is unbelievable since it contains no dairy, no soy, no gluten, is sweetened with agave syrup (low glycemic), is made with coconut milk so only has MCT fats (middle chain triglycerides) for immediate use as energy, and it is certified organic.  There were 10 other flavors.  Molly’s number one choice was Mint Galatica.  We did not have time to taste the others, though we wanted to… So, out of the hundreds of products we evaluated at Expo East, Coconut Bliss won my “Top Pick” award.  Can’t wait for the Kid Kritics to taste test this ice cream.  When it is time for a treat, it is time for Coconut Bliss!

… for the health of your family,
ellen