“Fall” into this classic breakfast treat with a seasonal touch!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups fat free or lowfat milk
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup fat free or lowfat milk
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon crystalline ginger bits
Directions
In a medium saucepan, heat milk and pumpkin spice to a [...]
Caffeine experts at Johns Hopkins call for warning labels for energy drinks
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Mr. Brown Mandheling Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
Mr. [...]
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Drum roll…here are the top 10 beverages by their levels of disease-fighting antioxidants – and pomgranate juice came out on top.
Pomegranate juice
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Ref: Hong Kong recalls dairy products
Three infants are among those who died and thousands of others are ill after being fed tainted baby milk.
Suppliers are believed to have added melamine, a banned chemical normally used in plastics, to diluted milk to make it appear higher in protein.
The additive is blamed for causing severe [...]
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Ralston Foods Issues Allergy Alert For Undeclared Milk Ingredients In Western Family Variety Pack Instant Oatmeal
Ralston Foods, Division of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. is recalling 14664 cartons of Western Family Variety Pack Instant Oatmeal cereal bearing the “Best If Used By” Date Code of “DEC0409N” (found on the box top) because a small number of cartons [...]
Interseting article on unwanted weight gain in infants and how it may tie into child care choices. A couple excerpts:
Ref: Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Infants cared for by caregivers other than their parents tend to gain more weight than children cared for by their parents, a new study says.
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In response to reports of contaminated milk-based infant formula manufactured in China, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is issuing a Health Information Advisory. This is to assure the American public that there is no known threat of contamination in infant formula manufactured by companies that have met the requirements to sell infant [...]
