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With so many studies showing the health benefits of tea, I've been trying to drink more of it and have had fun sampling different brands and brews. This one impressed me the most. Zhi, an Austin based company, sells interesting and amazingly flavorful teas which to me, are better tasting and have more of a natural sweetness than other teas. They also sell a harder to find and very healthful tea called "Pu-er" . My favorite is their "Sweet Desert Delight" which is an organic blend of Rooibos, cinnamon, cacao and coconut. It has no caffeine and doesn't need much sugar. Plus, it has about 50 times the anti-oxidants as other tea. (via Zhi Tea)

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Chef Jay's Protein Cookies

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If you have a sweet tooth, but are also interested in nutrition and feel better when you eat protein, give these cookies a try. I discovered them at a GNC store. They're big, soft and delicious and most importantly, do not have too much of a health food taste. One cookie has 11 grams of protein and 150 calories. A pack of two costs about $2.50. I loved the double chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin. Now I want to go back and buy a pack of the double chocolate.

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Caffe Sanora | A Great Cup of Good Health

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Anti-oxidants in good tasting coffee. What's not to love?

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Grapeseed Oil

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Move over olive oil, there's a new kid in town. If you haven't heard of grapeseed oil, chances are you will soon. It's healthy and filled with antioxidants, and it's superior than many other oils for cooking. My number one reason for using it is the high smoking point. I absolutely hate how the kitchen smells after I deep fry. Grapeseed oil can heat up to over 425 degrees without emitting smoke, which means a fresher, cleaner smelling kitchen. Don't deep fry? Well, perhaps you roast. And if you roast at high heat with olive oil, then maybe you too have set off your smoke alarm at one time or another roasting something fatty at high heat. With grapeseed oil, that's unlikely.

So while I do appreciate grapeseed oil for its healthy qualities, I'd say not having to have the vent fan going while I roast is reason enough to keep buying it.

Grapeseed oil has a very, very light nutty flavor. I use it interchangeably with olive oil in cooking. You can also use grapeseed oil in dressings and the like. It has a very soft texture and blends extremely well with other foods. In fact, because it disperses itself so nicely in pans and on food, you can usually get away with using a bit less of it than you would a different oil.

The picture you see here is of my favorite brand --Le Tourangelle. I like it because it tastes good, works well and is a bit cheaper than some of the others. I hope you give it a try.

Updated Aug 20, 2006

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Kashi "Vive" Cereal

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When I saw Kashi's new cereal, Vive, I had to try it. Instead of being a high protein cereal (like their Go Lean! and Go Lean Crunch), it's a high fiber cereal loaded with probiotics. Probiotics, which are usually found in "living" foods such as yogurt, help regulate your digestive system and flush out toxins. My digestive system is pretty healhty, but I figured eating a digestive-system-friendly cereal might help keep it that well. That, plus the fact that Vive has about lots of fiber and 20% of the recommended daily allowance of calcium was enough. The next morning, I ate a big handful of it dry. It was sweet and crunchy and tasted mildly of graham. There are flakes, twigs and little white round things which taste like the yogurt coating you sometimes get on raisins or pretzels. If you are use to eating healthy cereals, you will probably find this cereal excellent. If you are transitioning from, oh, Lucky Charms or Froot Loops, then you will probably find it pretty good.

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