Sponsored: Vegan, Meat-free, & Vegetarian Plant-based options

Disclosure:  While I don’t avoid meat, dairy, seafood, poultry or eggs there are those who do for ethical or health reasons, so it is great to have a variety of choices to refer them to when they shop at their local Ingles Markets.

Sponsored: How to get iron in your diet

Types of Iron: Heme (found in animal products) and nonheme (found in plant products and enriched grains).  Heme iron is more readily absorbed by your body. 

Sponsored: What is a “Blended” Burger?

A blended burger is when you add mushrooms to your hamburger meat. You may choose to do this to decrease the fat amount, increase the fiber, stretch the meat further or just as a way of eating less meat. 

Sponsored: The Basics on Grass-Fed Beef

In the meat department of your Ingles Market you can find beef that is labeled "grass-fed" so let's separate the facts from the fiction on grass-fed.

Sponsored: Taste of Local in Waynesville

201 Barber Blvd, Waynesville. Thursday, May 23 • 3-6 p.m.

Sponsored: Taste of Local in Weaverville

140 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville. Thursday, May 2 • 3-6 p.m. Over 25 local farmers, food and beverage makers and bread bakers.

Sponsored: Why Do You Buy?

As you walk through your local Ingles Market, why do you buy certain products and not others? Do you have a list in your hand, on your phone or just in your mind… or do you look for inspiration as you walk through the aisles? Do you look for certain labels? Do you check prices or ingredients? 

Sponsored: What Does 'Eating Clean' Mean to You?

Lately there seems to be a lot of name calling when it comes to food. Your friends or neighbors may claim they are trying to "eat clean" or say that they pick foods with "clean ingredients."

Sponsored: Why does it suddenly seem like everyone is allergic to bread?!

I think you may be referring to gluten-free products and people avoiding bread either because of gluten or because they are on some sort of weight loss diet.I think you may be referring to gluten-free products and people avoiding bread either because of gluten or because they are on some sort of weight loss diet.

Sponsored: Checking Up On Your Health Information

These days there’s so much information about our health easily available to us. We can click on our smart phones or type searches into our browser and find articles and information in seconds. But we can also get overloaded and overwhelmed by information and not know what sites or resources to trust. 

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