We just brought Zoe & Inara home today from the piggie rescue, and this is their first veggie meal in their new home! They certainly seemed to enjoy munching on some green & red romaine lettuce (don’t worry– no iceberg lettuce!), carrots, and a bit of cucumber. Yum! It’ll be fun to try out more foods, like vitamin C rich bell peppers! Thanks to Piggiepigpigs for the veggie ball/ feeder idea!
[Please turn on your speakers to listen to the video] Founded in 2001, Protica, Inc. (www. protica. com) is a research-based nutraceutical firm headquartered in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. Protica is the first company to develop and market a compact liquid protein product in a ready-to-drink format. Their first product, trademarked ProfectR, was initially produced in a 1000 square foot facility in Conshohocken, PA. In 2006, Protica moved into a larger, 23000 square foot property, which allowed the company to expand its manufacturing to include private labeled products for other companies. In 2008, Protica purchased a 13 acre dairy plant campus with 250000 square feet of production and warehousing in Whitehall, PA. The former dairy plant is home to Protica’s manufacturing, logistics, research and development activities, where more than 100 different products are produced. Some of Protica’s brands are: ProfectR ready-to-drink liquid protein beverage; ProasisR all-natural liquid protein beverage; PediagroR ready-to-drink children’s meal replacement drink; IsoMetricR ready-to-drink adult meal replacement drink; FruiTasiaT ready-to-drink fruit and vegetable drink; ProteinGemT protein-based gelatin treat; ProteinTwistT protein candy.
Cookies get their just dessert
By DANIEL NEMAN BLADE FOOD EDITOR Cookies are the Rodney Dangerfield of desserts. They get no respect. Everyone loves them. Everyone grows up eating them. The first great food combination many children learn is pairing cookies with milk. And yet, they are rarely a cause for excitement. Perhaps it is the very fact that we subconsciously associate cookies with childhood that we tend to discount …
Student ‘orphans’ create their first Thanksgiving feast
New College students ‘stuck’ at school band together to bring a little holiday cheer … and answer the age-old question of ‘The stuffing goes where?’
Families add their own memories to Thanksgiving tradition
Visitors watch as Opal, a 6-year-old turkey, enjoys a feast of bananas, grapes, lettuce, breadcrumbs, tofu and corn during Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary’s vegan, cruelty-free Thanksgiving potluck Saturday, where the turkeys were the guests of honor.
This Thanksgiving, tell the worrywarts to stuff it, and stick to their Tofurky
If you’re like most Americans, you’re already looking forward to loading up your plate this Thanksgiving. You can already taste the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Oh, and pass the gravy.
Help for the home cook: Chefs share their secrets as cooking classes gain in popularity
SANTA CRUZ — Craving a gourmet feast? Step into your kitchen. Cooking classes hosted by chefs, both locally and regionally known, are gaining popularity and equipping home cooks with the tools to prepare tasty and satisfying meals in the comfort of their own homes.
Large Numbers of People Claim to be Changing Their Diets in Ways That Would Improve Their Health
A new Harris Poll finds that large numbers of people claim to be changing the foods and drinks they consume. Â Many of these changes are in line with the guidance provided by experts, such as eating more fruit, whole grains and vegetables and consuming less soda, white bread and processed food. Â However the data strongly suggest that many of these replies reflect wishful thinking and public …
Government-Backed Campaign Encourages Americans to Ignore Pesticides in Their Produce
The United States Department of Agriculture is helping fund a public relations attack against a shopping guide that helps fruit eaters reduce their pesticide consumption. The Atlantic reports that the federal agency handed over $180,000 to an agribusiness backed nonprofit that just launched a “smear campaign” to delegitimize the “Dirty Dozen List,” a publication put out by the Environmental …
Embracing their Hindu brethren
The Sri Lakshmi Hindu temple in Ashland welcomed a group of new devotees last weekend as they celebrated the Indian festival of “Holi,” with its tradition of smearing colored powders on faces and clothes.