Eating and Cooking Products
I’ve tried a few new products in the kitchen lately — both the kind you eat and the kind you use to make the stuff you eat — and I wanted to tell you about the ones I like.
The Orka Multi-level Steam Cooker has seriously simplified and improved my
vegetable steaming process. I use this gadget — sent to me by the folks at Orka — all the time. This steam cooker set comes with a steaming bowl, steaming tray and silicone colander and lid. It is an expansion to Orka’s collection of silicone steam cookers and it combines healthy steam cooking and microwave speed. No more plastic wrap covered glass dishes for me when it’s time to steam veggies. I’ve even used it to steam shrimp and chicken! Plus, you can rinse, steam, serve, store and reheat food all in the same set, and you can use it on the stove top, too. Suggested retail price is $40 and you can find a store selling this steamer near you here.
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Vitalicious launched Chocolate Mint VitaTops (muffin tops) this summer and these 100-calorie snacks are delicious. They give me a perfect chocolate fix and taste like a brownie/Andes mint combined, but without all the sugar and fat. In addition to being low on the calorie scale, they’ve got 6 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein and 8 grams of whole grains per serving.
Vitalicious takes pride in producing only all-natural products, without any artificial additives or preservatives of any kind, so you have to keep these yummies in the freezer. You can buy a 12-pack for $16 here. VitaTops also come in Banana Nut, Triple Chocolate Chunk and Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip flavors, among others.
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Starkist Tuna Salad Sandwich Ready Pouches are a quick, convenient and healthy meal with no draining or mixing required. And, according to Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien, they’re “not overly mayo-y.”
They come in two varieties – Chunk Light and Albacore (my favorite) and include salad ingredients such as celery and water chestnuts for a gourmet flavor. They sell for $1.37 to $1.99 (depending on the retailer and the variety). Each 3 oz. pouch is 100 calories or less and is a rich source of protein and Omega-3’s. They’re shelf-stable and I carry them in my diaper bag with a bag of crackers for an easy, on-the-go meal.
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Reynolds Wrap now offers a foil from 100% recycled aluminum. I wasn’t sure if I’d like the product, because I expect my aluminum foil to stand up to some pretty tough treatment (veggie packs on the grill, for example). But this stuff is as sturdy as any other aluminum foil I’ve used. And in addition to the foil, the core and paperboard packaging are made from 100 percent recycled materials, too. This is a perfect product for consumers looking to take simple steps to care for the environment.
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