Sponsored: Waste Not Want Not — Reducing Fruit/Vegetable Waste

ingles dietitianWe are probably all guilty of buying fruit or vegetables and forgetting them in the back of the fridge or on our countertop until they are brown, mushy or covered with mold and then end up throwing them out. Here are some tips to help you reduce wasted produce.

Sponsored: Wasted Food — Are You Out of Date?

ingles dietitianHere is information from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on what dates on packaging mean:

Sponsored: Wasted Food — Be a More Conscious Shopper

ingles dietitianOne of the reasons we waste food is that we buy duplicates of items we already have at home or we buy food and then fail to use it before it begins to spoil. 

Sponsored: Waste not, want not

ingles dietitianWho’s the biggest culprit when it comes to wasted food?  Restaurants? Farmers? Schools? Hospitals?  Supermarkets?

Sponsored: Sorghum syrup

ingles dietitianIn some of our Western NC Ingles stores you can find sorghum syrup from Harrell Farms in Bakersville, North Carolina.  Many people who grew up in the South refer to this syrup as “molasses” and use it in baking instead of honey, maple syrup,  molasses, corn syrup or sugar. Sorghum syrp can be spread on biscuits or toast or drizzled on pancakes or ice cream.

Sponsored: Mother Earth News Fair

ingles dietitianGoing to the Mother Earth News (MEN) Fair – April 9th &10th at the NC Ag Center? Stop by the Ingles booths (2421 and 2422) to meet some of our local farmers and vendors, and sample! www.motherearthnewsfair.com

Sponsored: Taste of Local

ingles dietitianThursday, Mar. 24th • Ingles Markets — Hendersonville, NC

Howard Gap Road — 3 to 6 p.m.

Sponsored: Eggcellent news

ingles dietitianEggs are one of the least expensive and most versatile sources of protein that you can find in the supermarket. Think about it, you can cook or bake with eggs. You can eat eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner or use them in a dessert. You can scramble, fry, poach, soft or hard boil eggs!

Sponsored: New local products at Ingles

ingles dietitianIngles Markets takes pride in offering our customers a variety of local produce and locally produced products.

Sponsored: Grapefruit and medication

ingles dietitianQuestion: I have heard that grapefruit and grapefruit juice may not be good to eat/drink with some medications.

Answer: Yes, grapefruit and grapefruit juice does interact with some prescription and over the counter medications in these categories:

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