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Brand test: Orange Juice

By infood | Published: May 11, 2012

Orange juice has many health benefits.  It is rich in antioxidants, boosts your immune system and can help fight against health issues such as heart disease and cancer. Our team decided to test three brands in honor of National Orange Juice Day (May 4). What’s the squeeze on Florida vs. California… A Florida orange is [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Brand Test

By infood | Published: March 9, 2012

Pass the pita chips, please, it’s hummus tasting time! Hummus. It’s a creamy combination of chickpeas, tahini, and seasonings (in this case, roasted red peppers).  This Middle Eastern and Mediterranean protein-packed dip is a great choice for healthy snacking. Around here, the red pepper flavored hummus is one of our favorite condiments, so this week [...]

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Eggsperiment

By infood | Published: January 20, 2012

Who knew such a fragile food could hold so much versatility and complication? Cooking eggs is a science. In fact, there is a formula on how to cook the perfect boiled egg: But who has time to do physics in the morning? For those of us in a hurry, we tend to navigate away from a [...]

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Brand Test: Kettle Chips

By infood | Published: December 2, 2011

Ok, so they’re not the healthiest food around, but who doesn’t crave the salty, crunchy goodness of kettle chips now and then? I know we do! It was time to discover what brand was most worthy of the caloric splurge, so we did a blind taste test of three popular brands: Cape Cod, Kettle Brand [...]

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What the Phở?!

By infood | Published: November 17, 2011

I’ve lived in Minnesota all my life, but 5 months into our ridiculously long winters I am reduced to a whimpering, huddled mass next to the radiator.  Determined to toughen my spirit against the impending cold, I decided that I would develop a plan of attack to carry me through this frosty season. There’s nothing [...]

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The scoop on salsa.

By infood | Published: June 10, 2011

It’s time for another brand test! With spring (or lack there of) jumping quickly to scorching temperatures, we decided to put salsas to the test­ – for a taste of summer. The four contestant’s were: 1. Green Mountain Gringo 2. La Preferida Organic 3. Newman’s Own 4. Lunds & Byerly’s Lunds & Byerly’s variety of [...]

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Brand Test: Pasta Sauce – March 11th

By infood | Published: March 11, 2011

In honor of National Noodle Month, we figured it was time to put some top pasta sauces to the test to see which brand deserves to blanket our next plate of spaghetti. We sampled three national brands: Newman’s Own®, Classico® and Mezzetta®, each in the Roasted Garlic variety. Before tasting, we spent some time looking, [...]

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