As a proofreader here at Swanson Health Products, I'm learning about a lot of products that I never would have known about otherwise, and I'm enjoying seeing the vast array of alternative health and natural beauty items that are out there in the marketplace.
Of particular interest to me are compassionate products: those made completely without animal ingredients or animal testing. I'm also expanding the scope of my vegetarian menu choices: we’ve got a lot of food items that I wasn’t familiar with before. Now I’m learning what their benefits are and what I can make with them … or rather, what I can have someone make for me, since I hate to cook.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my fiancé (and aforementioned personal chef), gardening, biking, and watching generous amounts of sports.
Recipe email time again! This
time we have a hearty and healthful
Skillet
Gnocchi with Chard and White Beans. The store I went
to didn't have chard or spinach—puzzling, but I chalked it up to
being January in North Dakota—so I used kale instead. **Bonus
points for the kale chips I get to make from the leftovers.** As
much as I love kale, I have to admit chard has a very impressive
resume: packed with vitamins and minerals, it also contains at
least 13 different polyphenol antioxidants. Plus, if...
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Is there a food you absolutely hated as a kid? Most children are
picky eaters, but we generally grow out of it as we get older and
more adventurous … or just exposed to different (better)
preparations. When I was little, I would rather sit at the table
until bedtime than have anything to do with things like beans,
cooked peas, squash or carrots. Most of that I’ve gotten
over.
That being said, I was excited about the dish I was assigned for a
recent Swanson recipe email:
Pumpkin Chickpea Curry....
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Ever wanted to know what vitamins, supplements and healthy
foods the employees at Swanson Health Products use? Here’s your
chance to peek inside an employee order and find out (and win it
all)!
Here’s my shopping
list!
Yogi Aztec Sweet Chili
Tea – With a list of ingredients that includes cocoa
shells and organic cayenne pepper, this tea has a definite kick to
it! I’ve never been one to put milk in my tea, but this blend
certainly lends itself to that. Some soy or almond milk and a
little bit of...
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If you're not signed up to
receive the Healthy Recipe
emails from us here at Swanson Health Products, you're
missing out on a super easy and delicious dish this weekend. I was
the lucky team member whose turn it was to make latest
selection: Asian
Tahini Noodles. One of the fun parts of these emails is
that we get to choose our own recipe if we want. I picked this
recipe because not only did it sound tasty, it featured several new
additions to our lineup – Maranatha Peanut
Butter and Once Again...
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To showcase some of our newest products, we're doing 10
days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in
December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To
get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which
will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a
link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to
post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners
will be chosen at random and announced the next...
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To showcase some of our newest products, we're doing 10
days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in
December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To
get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which
will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a
link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to
post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners
will be chosen at random and announced the next...
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In a recent
recipe sent out by the cooks here at Swanson Health Products,
we called out tryptophan as an important nutrient provided by the
chicken in the dish. When I think of chicken, the first thing I
think of is protein, not tryptophan. And when I think of
tryptophan, I think of it in terms of the post-Thanksgiving Dinner
nap, not something I need to supplement.
Recently, however, with the wedding coming up and being super
busy here at work, I was looking for something to help deal...
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Americans are giving more thought these days to what they’re
eating. For those who consume animal products, though, there is a
growing awareness of—and concern over—what their food has
been eating.
The Union of Concerned Scientists discussed
industrial animal feed on their website, and what they have to
say could surprise you … and possibly make you reconsider your
grocery list.
Common ingredients in factory farm animal feed can include:
- Same species meat
- Diseased animals
- Feathers, hair, skin,...
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We're pretty keen on black beans here at Swanson. They show up in
expert queries (
Are Black Beans a Superfood?), recipes
(
Black Bean Burgers), and the Swanson Health
blog (
Ben's
5-Part Exposé). Considering they're rich in fiber, have a low
glycemic index, and are packed with antioxidants, minerals,
protein and iron, it's no surprise we love this nutritious, natural
organic food.
Early last month,
I wrote about an article in Bicycling magazine
that discussed nutrition for cyclists. The article...
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