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Cleaning, eating, and preserving your produce

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Cleaning, eating, and preserving your produce

Fruits and Vegetables are great to boost your immune system. Fruits, vegetables and herbs can build up your vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D and Zinc intake creating a much healthier, more energized and protected body. However,  it’s important to clean, dry and preserve your fruits and vegetables properly. The Prepara Berry Bowl is a great tool to assist in cleaning, eating, and preserving your produce. CLEAN AND DRYING PRODUCE Cleaning your produce thoroughly is highly recommended to remove all dirt, pesticides, bacteria such as E. Coli or Salmonella and possibly Coronavirus before you consume them. Here are some basic...

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Preserving and storing your groceries and leftovers

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Preserving and storing your groceries and leftovers

We are spending more time at home, cooking more and making larger purchases of food at the grocery store or by takeout and delivery. With this in mind, it’s important to maintain food safety and extend the life of our food.  Proper food storage saves us trips to the market and money. Prepara Evaks are a great kitchen storage solution to help you keep and preserve your food. The Prepara Evak system is not only airtight, the valve and gasket assembly actually removes any air to create a vacuum seal to keep your food as fresh as possible.  This airless storage preserves...

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What Makes A Food "Super"?

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What Makes A Food "Super"?

As a health-conscious reader, you are probably well aware of the far-reaching benefits of eating a diet with optimal nutrition, full of fresh produce, rich in good fats, muscle-building proteins, and plant-based carbohydrates. Indeed; your physical well-being largely depends on what you consume on a day-to-day basis, ideally providing you with all the macro- and micronutrients your body needs to reach (and remain in) top shape, throughout your life. In recent years, you might've been introduced to a term, "superfoods," that's being used increasingly, promising an extra boost in health, performance, and longevity, without the use of extra vitamins and...

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How to Get More Veggies in Your Diet This Winter

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How to Get More Veggies in Your Diet This Winter

Sure, the weather is cold, the leaves have fallen, and the ground is frozen. But you don't have to sacrifice your eating habits to canned vegetables and under-ripe fruits. Getting fresh, healthy, delectable food is just as possible now as it is the rest of the year. You just have to know what veggies to look for. Here are some tips to get healthy, whole foods back in your diet even when most food isn’t in season.   Brussels Sprouts Remember being a kid and not wanting to eat your Brussel sprouts? And then you grew up and realized how...

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Is Your Grill At Risk for Theft?

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Is Your Grill At Risk for Theft?

As outdoor living has become a larger and larger part of everyday life, grills have become more than just a simple metal box. They have become sophisticated cooking appliances that are able to do many different cooking functions at one time. Modern grills feature multiple adjustable burners, thermometers, specially designed cooking surfaces and stainless-steel exteriors. Some grills also feature electronic communication capabilities to transfer grill conditions right to your phone.  Stolen Grills  Though modern grills have become a technological wonder, they have also become more expensive. As grills have become more and more valuable, they have also increasingly become the...

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