CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Whether it’s a peaceful lunch in the country, a lively get-together in a downtown park or an outdoor concert complete with charcuterie — there’s no better companion for a picnic spread than a lovely glass (or plastic cup) of wine.Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson, one of the nations leading wine educators and host of Fine Living TV Network’s “Pairings with Andrea,” says there’s something about wine, picnic fare and the fresh outdoors that brings out the best in each other.
“Wine really is the perfect partner for any kind of picnic spread,” says Robinson. “Since wine is so versatile, it can go with everything from an elaborate cheese platter to a bucket of cold fried chicken. And choosing a wine to take on a picnic can be as easy as grabbing a bottle out of your refrigerator or wine pantry or getting a little more adventurous at your local wine shop.”
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Andrea shares these favorite food and wine pairing suggestions:
-- Picnic on the beach -- Substantial salads, such as Hot and Spicy Shrimp
and Avocado Salad, spooned into wraps or pitas for easy eating is a
great option for a day spent soaking up rays on the beach. Try pairing
your salad with a Sauvignon Blanc, whose richly layered flavors and
floral aromas unfold on the palate.
-- Picnic at outdoor concert or movie in the park -- We know that buttered
popcorn and movies go hand and hand, so treat yourself to gourmet
savory popcorn such as Truffled & Herbed Popcorn and wonderful wine-
friendly cheeses. For the most flexible popcorn pairing, pop the cork
on a Brut sparkling wine, whose lively acidity and yeasty quality are a
great partner to the buttery, toasty taste of popcorn.
-- Picnic on the boat -- For an afternoon dockside boat picnic, it can be
fun to make finger food versions of your favorite entrees, such as
Prosciutto-Sage Chicken "Ravioli" Bites. Round it out with seeded
crackers and savory dips such as hummus and tapenade. Pair it with a
dry Rose, whose tangy character is the perfect compliment to this
picnic meal.
Pick Up and Go Packaging
Grab-and-go wine options are now making it easier than ever to make wine a part of an outdoor gathering. From hip Tetra Paks to practical mini bottles or wine cubes, as wine packaging undergoes an evolution, packing up, carrying and serving a favorite wine is easy, delicious — and stylish.
Andrea dishes out the following tips to ensure a carefree picnic gathering.
-- Chill out -- Chill your wines ahead of time -- even the reds -- so they
don't get too warm in outdoor temperatures. Once you arrive, try
finding some shade to keep your wine out of the sun. There are also
great backpacks, picnic bags and insulated wine jackets with a blue ice
pack or pre-frozen insert that will help keep the bottles cool.
-- Think inside the box -- The new generation of boxed wines makes for a
great choice when dining in the great outdoors, especially poolside or
on the beach, where glass might be an issue. Try Tetra Paks, the soft-
sided, flexible cardboard boxes sealed with plastic screw caps, which
make transporting wine a breeze. Plus the super convenient screw cap
means you won't have to fight with an opener or go searching for that
corkscrew you forgot.
-- Stemware? Anything Goes -- No need to pack your fancy wine glasses.
People tend to get bogged down by lugging around wine glasses or
worrying about breaking them. Truth is any glass will do the trick --
and that includes plastic.
-- Mix and Match -- Single serving wine bottles allow you to mix and match
a variety of wines and food without having to transport several bottles
of wine. It's a great way, too, to offer a different wine pairing with
each course of your picnic spread.
-- How much wine to buy -- Plan for about two glasses of wine per guest
and estimate five glasses per bottle. To determine which kind of wines
to buy for a bigger group, use this formula: 60 percent white wine and
40 percent red wine.
For more information, tips and wine pairing advice, check out wineanswers.com or andreawine.com.
About Wine Market Council
Wine Market Council is an independent, non-profit trade association of grape growers, wine producers, importers, wholesalers, retailers and other organizations affiliated with the wine industry. For more information, visit winemarketcouncil.com or wineanswers.com.
About Andrea Robinson
Andrea Robinson is one of only 16 women in the world to hold the title of Master Sommelier from the prestigious Court of Master Sommeliers. Through her best-selling books, wine course DVD, award-winning television shows, andreawine.com Web site and Health and Eating Well magazine columns, Andrea talks and teaches about wine with hundreds of thousands of wine consumers and professionals each year.
Petersfield, Hampshire, UK (PRWEB) April 17, 2008 — The world’s most expensive coffee has finally arrived in the UK and the high prices charged of over £50 per cup reflect its extraordinary origins.
The coffee is a mixture of traditional Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and Kopi Luwak, a bean that comes from south east Asia and is collected off the floor from the droppings of civet cats. The civet cat apparently eats the beans fresh off the plants, partly digests them, and then excretes them in the usual way. It is no surprise that this coffee is rare and costs over £350 per kilo.
We would strongly recommend a coffee machine that is able to cope with the subtle nature of these beans — a fine grind, water temperature of between 85° and 92°, and pressure in the espresso machine in excess of 15 bars would be ideal. This would ensure that every little bit of flavour and its subtlety is extracted from this precious bean.
The digestion process apparently does change the whole nature of the bean to give an entirely different perspective on coffee. Available online and from the top people’s store Peter Jones in Sloane Square, the coffee is said to be dark and very smooth.
Expert coffee maker Bill Brown from Cook Shop Group Armorica is excited about this new arrival.
“It is obviously a very different type of coffee that requires a very special preparation technique,” says Bill. “We would strongly recommend a coffee machine that is able to cope with the subtle nature of these beans — a fine grind, water temperature of between 85° and 92°, and pressure in the espresso machine in excess of 15 bars would be ideal. This would ensure that every little bit of flavour and its subtlety is extracted from this precious bean.”
At the sort of prices mentioned it is no surprise that this coffee has become a big hit with the rich and famous, a new designer label to add to the collection.
GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire - March 3, 2008) - With new items that include Beezlenut Splash, Who-Cakes and Green Eggs & Ham, IHOP has created a menu that will be loved by any Dr. Seuss fan! IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, has partnered with the new feature film from Twentieth Century Fox Animation, “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!,” to bring Dr. Seuss’ imaginative journey of Horton the Elephant to IHOP restaurants throughout the U.S. From March 3 through April 20, IHOP restaurants will add four new Horton-themed menu items — Beezlenut Splash, Who-Cakes, Mayor’s Breakfast and Jo-jo’s Kid’s Breakfast. The new film opens at theaters nationwide on March 14.
“Generations have cherished Dr. Seuss’ books for more than 50 years, and the IHOP team has had great fun referencing his imaginative work to create some of our most original products ever,” said Carolyn O’Keefe, IHOP’s senior vice president, marketing. “IHOP’s new Horton-themed menu items combine the unique, craveable items IHOP is famous for with some of the best-loved creative and playful themes from Dr. Seuss’ stories.”
Who-Cakes, named after the “Whos” who live on a speck of dust, are a colorful stack of IHOP’s shortcake pancakes in all shapes and sizes covered with real boysenberry and blueberry glaze, rainbow chocolate chips and a pink lollipop.
The Mayor’s Breakfast includes a clever play on Dr. Seuss’ legendary “green eggs & ham” — eggs scrambled with spinach, ham strips, hash browns and a choice of Who-Cakes or IHOP’s original buttermilk pancakes.
Horton stands by the motto that “a person’s a person, no matter how small,” so for smaller appetites, Jo-jo’s Kid’s Breakfast offers a smaller stack of Who-Cakes, one scrambled green egg and a ham strip.
Adventurous guests can wash it all down with a wiggly jiggly Beezlenut Splash, a thirst-quenching treat of lemon-lime soda with cubes of floating Cherry and Berry Blue Jell-O®.
Each of the four Horton-themed dishes at IHOP is inspired by the film and favorite stories from Dr. Seuss. A “who’s who” of comedy, led by Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, bring to life Dr. Seuss’ beloved “Horton Hears A Who!” An imaginative elephant named Horton (Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn’t know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor (Carell). Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle… because “a person’s a person no matter how small.”
The IHOP promotion is supported by an integrated marketing effort that includes a national television commercial, in-restaurant materials and online elements that bring the spirit of “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” alive for IHOP guests. NMA Entertainment & Marketing worked closely with IHOP in the execution and creation of online and other promotional elements.
For more information or to find an IHOP restaurant near you, please visit www.ihop.com.
WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ — ESE Foods, a division of East Side Entrees, announced it is partnering with teen music phenomenon, the Jonas Brothers, for a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of eating breakfast and the availability of Breakfast BREAKS, a nutritious grab-and-go breakfast kit for kids. The new retail version of Breakfast BREAKS is currently available in stores and is modeled after the popular school version being used by hundreds of thousands of students across the country.
Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas kicked-off their new Breakfast BREAKS campaign today by surprising 750 Kimball Middle School students in Elgin, Illinois with a concert. The brothers discussed the benefits of eating a nutritious breakfast and announced a new national contest in which the winner will appear with the Jonas Brothers in the next Breakfast BREAKS television commercial. The contest encourages kids to create a video about why breakfast is important and submit it to www.BreakfastBREAKS.com. Select entries will be chosen from across the country to be posted and shared with other Jonas Brothers fans online.
“Breakfast BREAKS is an awesome product that is a nutritious way to make sure kids eat breakfast every morning so we are really excited to be working together with them on this initiative,” said Kevin Jonas on behalf of his brothers, Joe and Nick. “Our fans always surprise us with how creative they are, so this contest will be awesome. We can’t wait to meet the winner.”
To support their Breakfast BREAKS awareness campaign, the Jonas Brothers will be involved in events and initiatives taking place throughout the year with updates being posted on www.BreakfastBREAKS.com. The website is also the exclusive home for the Breakfast BREAKS Jonas Brothers video initiative and includes information on how to enter the contest. Entries will be accepted beginning March 1, 2008 and kids will be able to regularly check the site to see which videos have been selected to be featured. All viewers will have the chance to rate their favorites. One winning video will be chosen and the winner will join the Jonas Brothers for an appearance in the next Breakfast BREAKS commercial to be aired nationally.
Kevin, Joe and Nick are featured on specially marked Breakfast BREAKS boxes that are currently available in stores. They also shot a commercial and print ad for the product with their parents, Denise and Kevin, Sr., and little brother, Frankie, that will be aired on national television and featured in magazines.
“The Jonas Brothers musical success has made them superstars, so having them partner with Breakfast BREAKS is a great opportunity for us to reach teens across the country with the message that eating breakfast is critical to starting the day right,” said Gary A. Davis, CEO, East Side Entrees. “Studies show that children who eat breakfast perform better in school and have overall better health than those who skip morning meals so Breakfast BREAKS was created to serve breakfast quickly and conveniently so that busy families never miss out on a nutritious breakfast everyday.”
The retail version of Breakfast BREAKS is sold in a convenient single-serve box that contains a Bowl Pack(TM) cereal from General Mills, a 100% fruit juice box from Minute Maid®, a division of The Coca-Cola Company, a nutritious snack and utensils. Each box has a handle and easy-to-open flip-up lid so that Breakfast BREAKS can be eaten at home or on-the-go. The retail version has a suggested retail price of $2.49 and is available in an array of kid-friendly varieties, including Cheerios®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios® and Lucky Charms®.
Breakfast BREAKS History
In 2005, ESE Foods’ parent company, East Side Entrees, developed Breakfast BREAKS for schools in response to the startling fact that millions of children across America who are eligible for a free or reduced-price breakfast through the national School Breakfast Program were still not receiving them. Out of 55 million children who attend school in the United States, 30 million eat federally funded lunch at school, yet only 9.6 million eat federally funded breakfast. The school version of Breakfast BREAKS was an instant hit, helping thousands of schools overcome obstacles that prevented them from serving breakfast because the kits required no heating or refrigeration, could be served quickly with little staffing and contained quality branded products that kids love to eat.
In the first year alone, Breakfast BREAKS were purchased by schools in more than 40 states, helping them serve hundreds of thousands of kids a nutritious breakfast. In response to an overwhelming request from parents to have the Breakfast BREAKS product available for home use, the company developed the new retail version and launched it this year. ESE Foods is working closely with GMR Entertainment who initiated and negotiated the partnership with the Jonas Brothers and is assisting in managing the strategy for the launch.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2008) - Russell Brewing Inc. Today, Russell Brewing Company, a producer of premium craft beer in British Columbia, began shipping cans of its award-winning beer to private liquor stores throughout the Province. This marks the Company’s first consumer take-home product after thirteen years of exclusively producing draught beer.
Products include Russell Cream Ale, Russell Pale Ale, Russell Honey Blonde Ale and Russell Extra Special Lager which are available in 6 x 355ml aluminum can packs.
“We are very excited about the launch of Russell in cans,” said Andrew Harris, President, Russell Breweries Inc. “Russell draught sales have well exceeded the overall draught category growth over the past three years and if this popularity is any indication of consumer acceptance, then we are very optimistic about the growth potential of retail distribution.”
Private liquor stores account for 41.9 percent of retail counter sales in British Columbia (source: BCLDB six-month period ending September, 2007). Nationwide, sales of canned beer are up 10 percent over last year while bottled beer sales are down 4 percent for the same period (source: Brewers Association of Canada).
Aluminum cans offer a highly stable environment to package, store and serve premium craft beer. Canning limits the possibility of exposing beer to potentially harmful elements such as oxygen and UV light. Plus today’s cans are also made with a thin plastic lining to protect the taste of the beer. Furthermore, cans are environmentally friendly costing a fraction of energy to produce, ship and to recycle compared to glass.
For a list of private liquor stores carrying Russell beer or for more information, please visit www.russellbeer.com.
Russell Brewing Company produces premium craft beer in British Columbia. In 2006, Russell was recognized as BC’s fastest growing brewery by the BCLDB. Using all natural ingredients and traditional beer making techniques, Russell beer is brewed for people who love “real” beer. Products include: Russell Cream Ale, Russell Pale Ale, Russell Honey Blonde Ale, Russell Extra Special Lager plus two seasonal brews, Russell Lemon Ale and Russell Winter Porter. Russell Brewing Company and Fort Garry Brewing Company are wholly owned subsidiaries of Russell Breweries Inc.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Cooking intensely delicious food with one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” could be a reality for five creative home chefs. Green & Black’s®, a best-selling organic chocolate brand, announced today a call-for-entries for the Green & Black’s Chocolate Challenge. Home chefs across the country are invited to showcase their love of organic chocolate by submitting an original five ingredient or less recipe that incorporates at least 2 ounces of Green & Black’s chocolate, a photo of their prepared dish and an essay on their growing taste for organic and how their recipe wows their family and friends, for a chance to win a cooking session with Curtis Stone, host of the “Take Home Chef,” which appears on TLC. Five winners will receive a cooking session with Curtis in New York City, starting with a shopping adventure at gourmet New York City markets in search of fresh, organic ingredients and ending by enjoying their delicious meal together. Winners will also receive tickets to the James Beard Foundation Awards, the Oscars of the food industry.
With similar philosophies and passions for using the best ingredients, Green & Black’s and Curtis Stone are encouraging home chefs to heat up their kitchens with organic and natural ingredients. Curtis will share tips designed to inspire people to create their own 5-ingredient or less organic recipes on the Green & Black’s Web site (www.greenandblacks.com) through April 21, 2008.
“I love Green & Black’s because their chocolate is made with the finest organically grown cocoa beans that give it this intense, unmistakable flavour,” said Curtis Stone. “Great food is one of life’s best pleasures, so get in the kitchen and show us how you cook, create and celebrate! I can’t wait to see everyone’s recipes and spend a day shopping and cooking with the five winners.”
In addition to getting a chance to win a cooking session with Curtis Stone and tickets to the James Beard Foundation Awards, Green & Black’s Chocolate Challenge entrants will help cocoa farmers in Belize. For each valid entry received, Green & Black’s will build on its existing relationship with the Toledo Cacao Growers’ Association in Belize by supplying the members of its cooperative with funds to plant and grow to maturity one hardwood tree. These hardwood trees, as part of a reinvestment in the indigenous rainforest, will help provide the necessary shade to shelter the farmers’ cocoa trees and allow them to thrive, providing greater economic opportunities for these farmers in Belize.
Since its founding in 1991, Green & Black’s has been a pioneer of organic chocolate. Green & Black’s believes that making its chocolate organically is the right thing to do to bring out the signature intensity and flavor in its cocoa beans, allowing Green & Black’s chocolate to taste the way it was meant to — deep, fruity and full. Today, Green & Black’s produces 12 delicious organic chocolate bar varieties including: Dark 85%, Dark 70%, Milk, White, Almond, Hazelnut & Currant, Cherry, Mint, Caramel, Ginger, Maya Gold and Espresso.
“Great cuisine starts with great ingredients, so we’re excited to see the creativity home chefs will display in their recipes and learn about their growing taste for organic ingredients,” said Elizabeth Cheng, Director of Marketing, Green & Black’s. “Green & Black’s has an intense flavor that is great in recipes in addition to being a delicious standalone treat, especially when presented as a flight of chocolate from light to dark. So, we encourage people to stretch their culinary skills and send us their best creations.”
Visit www.greenandblacks.com to enter this nationwide contest between February 4 and April 21, 2008.
London, UK (PRWEB) January 31, 2008 — Working with the Food Standards Agency official guidelines on sugar, fat, salt and fibre, the new book, The Good Nutrition Guide at last reveals the true health rankings of UK food brands. Today the link between food choices and a range of life-threatening conditions such as obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes is clear. So, using straight forward nutrition facts, The Good Nutrition Guide analyses and compares hundreds of famous food products (from Heinz to Hob Nobs) in detail.
The Good Nutrition Guide also provides pages of healthy eating information and good nutrition advice. The book makes sensible food planning easy, showing how to make all the best food choices for personal wellbeing — from interpreting current guidelines on recommended daily amounts to deciphering the highly confusing traffic light labelling systems.
The Good Nutrition Guide scoring system sets out to reward only those products which are genuinely healthy. There are many packaging claims out there which do not withstand a full health analysis - these products are given low scores in The Good Nutrition Guide.
The Good Nutrition Guide tables show how much energy, protein, fibre and carbohydrates plus sugar, fat, saturated fat and salt content is found per 100g of the food item. This information is then calculated to give each food product its Good Nutrition Guide Score: The total scores are out of 100 and the results rang from 12.5 upwards - this allows consumers and supermarket buyers a quick comparison between brands in a particular food category and indicates which foods are heaviest in potentially unhealthy ingredients.
Preview of The Good Nutrition Guide scores:
There are some surprising results, for example while the jam-filled, chocolate-covered Jaffa Cake may seem something of an indulgent treat it actually scores significantly better than the supposedly healthy Weightwatchers’ Oat Crunch Biscuits. Likewise Kellogg’s Frosties achieve an astonishingly higher score than the apparently “healthier” option of Kellogg’s Fruit and Fibre.
Biscuits
Best in category: Jaffa Cakes Orange (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 50.0)
Lowest in sugars: McVitie’s Original Digestives
Lowest in fat: Weightwatchers Oat Crunch Biscuits
Lowest in salt: Baiocchi Hazelnut & Cocoa Filled Biscuits
Worst choice includes: Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate Fingers, Maryland Choc Chip Cookies and McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives
Butter and Margarine
Best in category: Country Life Unsalted (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 50.0)
Lowest in sugars includes: Flora Original, Pre with Soya and Flora Pro Active
Lowest in fat: St Ivel Gold Low Fat
Lowest in salt: Country Life Unsalted
Worst choice includes: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter and Stork
Breakfast Cereals
Best in category: Shredded Wheat (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 100.0)
Lowest in sugars: Shredded Wheat
Lowest in fat: Frosties
Lowest in salt includes: Sugar Puffs, Quaker Oats and Ready Brek
Worst choice: Nestle Curiously Cinnamon
Crisps
Best in category: Kettle Chips Lightly Salted (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 50.0), Kettle Chips Salsa with Mesquite (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 50.0), Walkers Cheese & Onion (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 50.0)
Lowest in sugars: Hula Hoops
Lowest in fat includes: Walkers Cheese & Onion, Walkers Prawn Cocktail and Walkers Salt & Vinegar
Lowest in salt: Doritos Lightly Salted Corn Chips
Worst choice includes: Pringles Salt & Vinegar, Doritos Cool Original Flavour, Sensations Slow Roasted Lamb with Moroccan Spices, Wotsits
Gravy, Stock and Stuffing Mix
Best in category: Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing; Chiltern Herbs Country Stuffing; Just Bouillon Chicken Stock; Just Bouillon Red Meat Gravy; Just Bouillon Concentrated Stock Vegetable; Schwartz Rich Onion Gravy; Shropshire Spice Co. Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix; Knorr Simply Stock Chicken; Knorr The Fish Cube (All have a Good Nutrition Guide Score of 87.5)
Lowest in sugars: Knorr The Fish Cube
Lowest in fat: Knorr Simply Stock Chicken
Lowest in salt: Sierra Rica Organic Traditional Chestnut Stuffing
Worst choice: Bisto Favourite Gravy Granules
Quiche
Best in category: Morrisons Eat Smart Reduced Fat Cheese & Onion (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 75.0), Asda Good For You Cheese & Onion (Good Nutrition Guide Score: 75.0)
Lowest in sugars includes: Asda Chicken & Mushroom, Morrisons Smoked Ham, Cheese, Chicken & Leek Flan
Lowest in fat: Morrisons Eat Smart Reduced Fat Quiche Lorraine
Lowest in salt includes: Asda Spinach & Ricotta, Asda Chicken & Mushroom, Morrisons Eat Smart Reduced Fat Cheese & Onion
Worst choice includes: Asda Extra Special Wensleydale & Tomato, Sainsbury’s Quiche Lorraine, Tesco Cheese & Bacon
In short The Good Nutrition Guide is a stream of surprises that quite simply blows the lid off hundreds of household brand names.
The proven links between good nutrition, vitality, health and happiness are being strengthened with every study. The Good Nutrition Guide provides shockingly clear information - and shows why good nutrition starts with knowing exactly which are the real heroes and villains of the supermarket shelves.
William Sankey, research and editorial director, says, “The Good Nutrition Guide scoring system sets out to reward only those products which are genuinely healthy. There are many packaging claims out there which do not withstand a full health analysis - these products are given low scores in The Good Nutrition Guide.”
The Good Nutrition Guide can be found in all good bookshops or ordered direct from www.ethical-company-organisation.org
More about The Ethical Company Organisation
The Ethical Company Organisation aims to promote a universally responsible corporate attitude towards people, animal welfare and the environment. Its three divisions include Ethical Research, Ethical Publications and the Ethical Company Accreditation scheme. Its flagship book, The Good Shopping Guide is now on its sixth annual edition and has become the world’s leading ethical shopping reference book. Over 60 companies (including Innocent Drinks, Sainsbury’s and Good Energy) have joined the Ethical Accreditation scheme as a mark of commitment to a broad ethical agenda, independently certified.
For more information, see www.ethical-company-organisation.org or please contact The Ethical Company Organisation Press Department on 0845 257 6818.
BOSTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Over the years, the Boston Wine Expo, has become just as renown for its culinary offerings as it is for its wine. Today, gourmet cafe and catering company Sebastians announced that it will participate in the Expo’s long standing tradition of culinary excellence by providing mouth watering samples of a new pasta offering by Carla’s Pasta called Sacchettini®, to guests at the event to be held February 9-10 at Boston’s World Trade. This unique stuffed pasta is made with a special blend of six-cheeses and is then lightly fried and topped with a savory tomato BBQ sauce created by Sebastians Executive Chef John Merrill using locally grown Backyard Beauties tomatoes from Backyard Farms of Madison, ME.
“There’s no better combination than pasta and wine and, with more than 2,000 wines to choose from at the Expo, there’s no better place to offer this item,” comments Sebastians President Emil Grosso.
Sebastians will be located on the exhibition floor at booth #118
About Sebastians
Sebastians Cafe and Catering was established in 1985 and has developed into a niche sized but diverse food service provider, offering a high quality dining experience to a wide range of clients in the corporate and distinctive catering, retail, and corporate dining arenas. For more information on Sebastians, please visit www.sebastians.com or call 1.888.563.8334 or 617.563.8334.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Super Bowl Sunday’s almost here-and what better time to blow-off your new year’s resolution of eating healthy and losing some weight. Right? As more than 90 million Americans-and nearly a billion worldwide-gear up to watch TV’s biggest event of the year, we plan parties predicting the collapse of our new year’s weight-loss goals. Not so fast!
With those big-guy pro’s gearing up for Super Bowl XLII, so can you. Don’t time-out from your health goals-play smart. Dr. Wendy Bazilian, author of The SuperFoodsRx Diet (Rodale/Jan 2008/ $25.95/Hardcover) can help you make savvy nutritional choices.
1. Get a game plan. Players gear up for game day…you can too. Think
about your progress and staying on track. Jot down a few key plays in
your playbook: What’s my weight? When will I exercise today? If you’re
hosting the party, decide what healthy items you’ll serve. Or if you’re
going to a friend’s, plan your choices. Tackle the day with the winning
mindset.
2. Get moving. Game time is 6 pm ET. That’s plenty of time for a morning
hike or a pre-game flag football game with your kids or pals. Rev up
your energy, get your game face and show your team spirit actively. You
can burn 200-300 calories in 30 minutes of activity-enough to balance
that extra slice of pizza, chili, pint of beer or dessert later.
3. Snacking SuperFoods-style. Gourmet and exciting can also be healthy and
nutritious! Add pizzazz with colorful SuperFoods vegetables, innovative
low-fat dips and scrumptious finger foods. You can spruce-up your
guacamole and be hip with mini pizzas and tasty baked tortillas chips
alongside hit-of-the-party salsa. Score a touchdown with SuperFoods
fruit-with grilled fruits, fruit kebabs and even football-shaped
watermelon slices. Party-pleasing recipes include:
— Homemade Tortilla Chips
— “Brocco-Mole”
— Salsa Bean Dip
— Toasted Nuts and Seeds
— Turkey (Or Tofu) Meatballs
— Four Bean Chili
— Greek Salad Roll-Ups
4. Show your football fashion savvy. Planning on wearing the oversized
jersey of your favorite player? Don’t! A baggy team jersey makes it
easier to get off track. Wear jeans or fitted pants with your logo
gear. And absolutely do not wear loose-fitting, elastic waistband
sweatpants! These allow you to expand as you go … dieter’s disaster!
Be victorious with a good offensive and defensive strategy going into the game. Don’t be intercepted and keep focused on the healthy win.
Dr. Wendy Bazilian is a doctor of public health and nutrition and registered dietitian. She is owner of Bazilian’s Health Clinic in San Diego and the Nutrition Specialist at the renowned Golden Door spa and fitness resort in Escondido, CA.
New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 17, 2008 — From spring water to cereal, grocery manufacturers are adding vitamin-enriched items to their product lines. Today, Italica Imports is introducing the country to an extra virgin olive oil from Spain that is enriched with fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E, making it a rich source of antioxidants.
Italica PLUS Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Italica PLUS) is the first Spanish extra virgin olive oil enriched with vitamins. While all olive oil promotes better health, Italica PLUS delivers even greater nutritional benefits with three vital vitamins. Use of Italica PLUS in your favorite recipes can help promote a stronger immune system, better circulation, strong bones and healthy teeth, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
Lucy Landesman, president of Italica Imports, said, “Italica PLUS Extra Virgin Olive Oil, like our traditional Italica Extra Virgin Olive Oil, is one the finest cold-pressed virgin olive oils on the market, and today you can use it knowing it’s enriched with even more vitamins and health benefits. Make your favorite sauces, salad dressings, marinades and other recipes even healthier for you and your family.”
What are the benefits of the three vitamins that fortify heart-healthy Italica PLUS? Supportive but not conclusive research shows that Vitamin A promotes healthy surface linings of the eyes and the respiratory, intestinal and urinary tracts. Vitamin D is associated with strong, healthy bones and regulates the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. And Vitamin E acts to protect cells against the effects of free radicals, which can damage cells and may be a factor in the development of cancer and heart disease.
Olive oil is often regarded as a perfect food: free of trans-fats, great for the heart, and excellent for the digestive system. Limited but not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 2 tablespoons (23 grams) of olive oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to the monounsaturated fat in olive oil. To achieve this possible benefit, olive oil is to replace a similar amount of saturated fat and not increase the total number of calories you eat in a day.
Italica Olive Oil is available at grocery stores nationwide or you can purchase online at www.italicaoliveoil.com. Italica Olive Oil is the only 100% Spanish olive oil available in unbreakable PET plastic bottles. In addition to Italica PLUS Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Italica Imports offers a complete line of olive oil, olives and international condiments featuring: Italica Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Italica Extra Virgin Olive Oil enriched with Omega-3, Italica 100% Pure Olive Oil, Italica Kalamata Olives and Italica Organic Olives.
