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Coffee Still OK In Pregnancy

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A new study has emerged that tell us it is fine for pregnant women who love their morning coffee to be able to consume a moderate amount of caffeine at maximum of 200 milligrams per day. The new findings could bring some elation to women who suffer from fatigue and really miss that latte or [...]

Fruits Watches Take Nutrition to a Whole New Level

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Fruits Watches by Fruitz with proprietary Natural Frequency Technology Fruits watches, produced by Fruitz, have been creating quite a buzz lately, not only because of the brand’s fashion appeal and fun image, but also because of the natural frequency technology embedded in each watch. The concept behind Fruitz is that just as fruits provide our [...]

Free Wi-Fi At Starbucks Could Mean Good News And Bad News

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Recently McDonald’s made it’s Wi-Fi Internet service available free in around 12,000 locations in the United States.  This trend is has been growing over the last few years, and now Starbucks has decided to go in on the deal in its locations in the United States and Canada. Starbucks hopes to encourage patrons to stay [...]

Ramen Noodles Are Tasty But Not Nutritious

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If you have attended college on a shoestring budget you may be one of the thousands of students who choose a diet consisting of ramen style noodles that are quick to fix and great tasting, but lack nutritional value. A recent study in Australia found that those who consumed mostly ramen style noodles put themselves [...]

Con Agra Foods Under Fire Again From CDC

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School is out and parents are stocking up for lunches their children can eat at home.  The only problem is they may be also bringing in food born illnesses courtesy of Con Agra Foods. The CDC reported in April and May fourteen states had outbreaks of salmonella poisoning.  The foods that were linked to these [...]

Passion Coffee May Be Bad For Your Health

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When visiting the Magic Power Coffee website you will find a sparkling cup of joe underneath a couple who apparently just had a drink, but what the enticing page doesn’t tell the reader is that the FDA has put an official warning out to consumers that this love concoction could spell disaster for your health. [...]

Organic Coffee On The Rise Despite A Bad Economy

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Producers of coffee need to take notice of a growing demand for Fair Trade organic beans.  In 2009 alone the market sales were at 1.4 billion dollars, which blows away the standard coffee competition. This is evidenced in the last four years where organic coffee demand has increased by 21 percent on average, compared to [...]

U.S. Agriculture Exports Are On The Rise

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Agriculture in the United States could see a big boost over the next year as the U.S. Department of Agriculture aggressively promotes exporting fruit products to countries like China and Canada. Currently there is a large demand for our agricultural produce such as fresh fruits and vegetables and nuts, especially in Hong Kong.  Since the [...]

Seattle’s Best Coffee Ultimate Makeover

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Since it’s small beginnings in 1970 Seattle’s Best Coffee company has been serving up fresh brewed coffee to thousands of coffee drinkers in cafes, stores, airports, and so on.  Now that it is a part of the Starbuck’s corporation since 2003 the organization has been given a completely revamped logo, which is advertised on their [...]

Starbucks Flavored Coffee Coming Soon To A Store Near You

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About sixty percent of Starbucks customers purchase flavored coffee drinks, which has spurred the company to take action and begin packaging flavored coffee in grocery stores beginning this June, just in time for summer iced coffee fun. The new flavors are quite familiar to current Starbucks drinkers: caramel, cinnamon, and vanilla.  Any other flavors have [...]