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Taste Test: TeaZazz Sparkling Teas
Lately we've been receiving a lot of tea to try at the office. We've also been witnessing a lot of beverage companies swapping the high-fructose corn syrup in their drinks for pure cane sugar. So it comes as no surprise that the latest rising beverage on the market is TeaZazz, a carbonated tea made with sugar that markets itself as a healthier hybrid soft drink.
Yummy Links: From the Barefoot Contessa to Ginger Ale
- Go inside the Barefoot Contessa's downtown Manhattan apartment. — Serious Eats
- The FDA has ruled that high fructose corn syrup is still considered natural. — Slashfood
- Learn how to make the perfect martini.
Taste Test: Thomas Kemper's Cane Sugar Soda
In what's become a growing trend among soda manufacturers, Thomas Kemper has recently reformulated their soda recipes and updated packaging. Instead of using high-fructose corn syrup, the new beverages are naturally sweetened with pure cane sugar.
I tasted three — Black Cherry, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale — of the company's five sodas and was pleasantly surprised by the results.
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Starbucks Focuses on Healthy Menu Items
At the beginning of the month, Starbucks announced it would be rolling out a new "Real Food. Simply Delicious" campaign on June 30 to highlight its focus on all-natural ingredients. Starbucks has reformulated 90 percent of its baked goods to make them free of high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, food coloring, and some preservatives.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Korean bibimbap makes a versatile, well-rounded dinner for one.
- Appalachia's red hot dogs are the subject of a new food documentary.
- Good news: Turns out drinking too much beer doesn't actually cause beer bellies.
- The Skinny Chef learns how to bring out the best in a tomatillo.
- Embrace the nostalgia of bread-and-butter pickles sans the high-fructose corn syrup.
- A Boston Marathoner becomes the face of breakfast haven Waffle House.
Jamba Juice Goes Beyond Smoothies, Debuts Food
Starbucks isn't the only beverage chain looking to regain its footing: Jamba Juice is also struggling to get its mojo back. In addition to its recently introduced oatmeal and licensed supermarket products, the smoothie giant will also unveil a new menu of food items.
Jamba's new menu will contain food items such as wraps, salads, and flatbreads, and will debut next week in California, with stores in the rest of the country following over the year.
Starbucks Aims to Be Healthier, Greener
America's largest coffee chain has decided to jump-start its own eco-friendly food revolution: Earlier this week, Starbucks announced it would be rolling out a new food menu on June 30 as part of its "Real Food. Simply Delicious" campaign. And yesterday, the chain said it would install new water faucets in its stores as part of an environmental initiative.
SodaStream Soda Maker: Worth Gushing About?
I have a confession to make: if I didn't worry about what my friends and family would say to me, I'd probably drink soda all day, every day — I love it that much. So when I got my hands on SodaStream's Soda Maker, a SkyMall-like contraption that claims to "turn tap water into sparkling water in three seconds," I knew I'd be in for some fizzy fun.According to Soda-Club, the company behind the machine, the SodaStream is more convenient (since you make soda instantly at home) than buying soda, less troublesome (no need to lug soda bottles), healthier (no high-fructose corn syrup), economically sensible, and better for the environment. Did the soda maker stand up to its claims?
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Are you partial to certain cuts of beef?
- Is sugar truly a healthy alternative to high-fructose corn syrup?
- Give potato hash a Latin makeover with black beans and a few herbs.
- Ripe, ruby strawberries make luscious strawberry desserts.
Snapple to Debut Redesign and HFCS-Free Formula
Last week the New York Times announced that iced tea brand Snapple is redesigning its look and formula. The font is more modern, and the new bottle will be slimmer, so it can fit into cup holders. Real sugar will replace the high fructose corn syrup and lower the calorie count by 40 calories.
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