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The power of brands conscious and unconscious: Like most consumers, you probably prefer one over another in dozens of categories that are collectively called consumer packaged goods. This class of goods includes things with a relatively short life cycle such as food, drinks, cosmetics and cleaning products. These items are used and replaced quickly, compared with durable goods like appliances and cars. True product innovations in this realm are rare, and actual distinctions between brands are typically slim. Yet reaching for your go-tos is almost automatic, and economists have long tried to determine why.

Sell-by dates Things to Know: Unpacking the groceries doesn’t ensure that food gets eaten — if it sits on the pantry shelf or the refrigerator long enough it may get chucked in the garbage — especially if the package sell-by date comes and goes. This contributes to an enormous amount of food waste each year, even though some items are still perfectly safe to eat. For perishable items that might actually make you sick, researchers have developed higher-tech ways of tracking a food’s shelf-life.

Add Mediterranean Flair to Your Dinner Table: Add Mediterranean Flair to Your Dinner Table. During the past year, many people have missed the opportunity to travel and experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world, but it’s easy to explore other cultures and cuisines by experimenting in the kitchen.

Harissa Glazed Beef Kebabs with Orange Ice Cream: Infuse Bright, Nutritional Flavor into Summer Harissa Glazed Beef Kebabs with Orange Ice Cream. When families fire up their grills and turn to favorite summer recipes for filling meals, nutritional considerations are often not the focus. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. This year, you can rethink traditional seasonal menus by opting for main courses – and even desserts – that offer healthier returns by incorporating ingredients like whole oranges, which provide a multitude of nutritional benefits.

Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana monster myths: Stoners coming out – beyond the marijuana monster myths | David Schmader | TEDxRainier In this funny, informative talk, David Schmader makes the case for thinking more broadly about what a marijuana user is and can be.

Should you avoid meat for good health? How to slice off the facts from the fiction : More than half of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions resolve to “eat healthier.” If you’re one, you might be confused about the role meat should play in your health. It’s no wonder you’re confused. One group of scientists says that reducing red and processed meat is a top priority for your health and the planet’s. Another says these foods pose no problems for health. Some of your friends may say it depends, and that grass-fed beef and “nitrite-free” processed meats are fine. At the same time, plant-based meat alternatives are surging in popularity, but with uncertain health effects.

Meet the Richest Man Who Ever Lived: Meet the Richest Man Who Ever Lived

Poor Man’s Lobster: Poor Man’s Lobster I love fish- especially crab and lobster but it’s so dang expensively! But here’s an easy trick to turn a piece of white fish, like cod or halibut, into a 5-star dining experience. We think you’ll enjoy this quick and easy fish recipe.

We throw away a third of the food we grow : The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in the UK alone have experienced severe food insecurity during COVID-19, according to a recent report by the country’s Foods Standards Agency. But food shortages were prevalent long before the pandemic.

Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here’s how: Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here’s how. A patient recently came in to our dermatology clinic with a rash and a story similar to so many others. He had been out camping with friends a few days earlier and helped carry some logs to stoke the fire. Little did he know he was going to pay for lending a helping hand. A couple days later, red patches appeared on his forearms and chest, which soon began to itch miserably and form water blisters.

Spruce UP the Day with Energy Bites :  Spruce UP the Day with Energy Bites. Having enough energy and fuel to make it through a long day can be challenging. No matter if you’re a stay-at-home parent, corporate worker or small business owner, having a high energy level that lasts throughout the day is important for both you and those around you.

Homemade Oatmeal Creme Cookies: Soft, chewy oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a fluffy vanilla bean buttercream create the perfect treat with these Homemade Oatmeal Creme Cookies. Because they take just an hour to create using flavor-boosting ingredients like Domino sugars, you’re left with plenty of time for helping with homework or simply enjoying moments together with loved ones.

Growing the big one – 6 tips for your own prize-winning tomatoes : Growing the big one – 6 tips for your own prize-winning tomatoes. When I answer my office phone as an extension vegetable specialist, from time to time it’s someone asking how they can get recognition for growing a huge tomato, possibly the biggest one ever. When I ask how big a tomato we’re talking about, and the caller says 2 or 2.5 pounds, I have to hold back my laughter and gently explain that that is nowhere even close to a record.

Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues : As dinosaurs lumbered through the humid cycad forests of ancient South America 180 million years ago, primeval lizards scurried, unnoticed, beneath their feet. Perhaps to avoid being trampled by their giant kin, some of these early lizards sought refuge underground .

Consumed: why more stuff does not mean more happiness: Consumed: why more stuff does not mean more happiness. Consumption. By a strange shift of meaning, this 19th-century word describing a serious and often fatal disease is the same word used now for a way of life focused on material goods. Is it time to bring back its negative, and often deadly, associations into our public discourse?

Cars Will Soon Be Able to Sense and React to Your Emotions: Imagine you’re on your daily commute to work, driving along a crowded highway while trying to resist looking at your phone. You’re already a little stressed out because you didn’t sleep well, woke up late, and have an important meeting in a couple hours, but you just don’t feel like your best self.

Here’s why we crave food even when we’re not hungry: Food cravings are very familiar to most people. We may see or smell food and want to eat, or sometimes we suddenly feel like eating something delicious. These intense desires occur even when we’re not hungry and can be very difficult to resist.

What does full FDA approval of a vaccine do if it’s already authorized for emergency use? : Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has since granted that approval for those age 16 and older for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Aug. 23, 2021. What had to happen for the FDA to advance from emergency use authorization, or EUA, to full approval?

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy: Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman led the positive psychology movement, which placed the study of human happiness squarely at the center of psychology research and theory. It continued a trend that began in the 1960s with humanistic and existential psychology, which emphasized the importance of reaching one’s innate potential and creating meaning in one’s life, respectively.

6 BUDGETING TIPS FOR YOUNG FAMILIES: Trying to save money when you’re just a young family can be tough. Because of this, many parents find it difficult to stick to a budget for their children and themselves. There are several tips on how you can budget your money, and here are a few that are worth mentioning.

The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots :  The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global  gardening boom . In the early days of lockdown, seed suppliers  were depleted  of inventory and  reported  “unprecedented” demand. Within the U.S., the trend  has been   compared  to World War II  victory gardening , when Americans grew food at home to support the war effort and feed their families.

What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happiness: What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happiness In a testament to its resiliency, happiness, according to this year’s World Happiness Report, remained remarkably stable around the world, despite a pandemic that upended the lives of billions of people. As a classicist, I find such discussions of happiness in the midst of personal or societal crisis to be nothing new.

The story of Nearest Green, America’s first known Black master distiller :  When you hear the name Jack Daniel, whiskey probably comes to mind. But what about the name Nathan “Uncle Nearest” Green? In 2016, The New York Times  published a story  about the distiller’s “hidden ingredient” – “help from a slave.” In the article, the brand officially acknowledged that an enslaved man, Nearest Green, taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Since then, scholars, researchers and journalists have descended upon Lynchburg, Tennessee, hoping to learn more about a man who, until then, had appeared as a mere appendage in the story of  the country’s most popular whiskey brand .

Individual dietary choices can add – or take away – minutes, hours and years of life: Vegetarian and vegan options have become standard fare in the American diet, from upscale restaurants to fast-food chains. And many people know that the food choices they make affect their own health as well as that of the planet. But on a daily basis, it’s hard to know how much individual choices, such as buying mixed greens at the grocery store or ordering chicken wings at a sports bar, might translate to overall personal and environmental health. That’s the gap we hope to fill with our research.

Caring for Your Cat for a Lifetime :  Caring for Your Cat for a Lifetime. Just like humans need to see the doctor,  cats  need to see the veterinarian at least yearly, though some need to be seen more frequently. Even so, more than 50% of  cats  don’t receive veterinary care on a regular basis, according to the  American  Association of Feline Practitioners.

Lamb away with Meatball Skewers and Grilled Lamb Burgers: Lamb away with Meatball Skewers and Grilled Lamb Burgers. When bright, sunny days offer opportunities to take it outside for a celebration or casual weeknight dinner, take advantage with the fresh flavors of grilled fare. Good food and good company can combine for a meal to remember with loved ones while enjoying the outdoors.

Organic food has become mainstream but still has room to grow: Organic food once was viewed as a niche category for health nuts and hippies, but today it’s a routine choice for millions of Americans. For years following passage of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, which established national organic standards, consumers had to seek out organic products at food co-ops and farmers markets. Today over half of organic sales are in conventional grocery store chains, club stores and supercenters; Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Target and Safeway are the top five organic retailers.

Why This Plant Could Save the World: Why This Plant Could Save the World A look at how hemp could save the world from climate change. Obviously, there’s no one solution to climate change

Active and energized: Registered dietitian shares how eating right in the morning fuels energy throughout the day: With health and wellness top of mind for many Americans, fitness has become a top priority. Whether you’re extremely active or just starting on a wellness journey, incorporating wholesome, nutritious foods into your diet plan can help give your body the fuel it needs to thrive.

How smartphones can recognize us : Welcome to the new era: that of facial biometrics. The launch of the iPhone X, a smartphone featuring Face ID facial recognition, demonstrated that this technology has now reached full maturity. This became possible with the introduction of miniature 3D sensors with high-level computing power, combined with extremely efficient learning algorithms such as deep learning.

Chain Burger Restaurants Ranked From Worst To Best: Chain Burger Restaurants Ranked From Worst To Best. While hamburgers might have been invented in Germany, America has mastered the burger.

How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools: As Indigenous community members and archaeologists continue to discover unmarked graves of Indigenous children at the sites of Canadian residential schools, the United States is reckoning with its own history of off-reservation boarding schools.

Daddy’s Birthday Flan: Daddy’s Birthday Flan will sure be a hit this year for da’s birthday. Forty chefs from around the nation came together to create “Come to the Table,” which offers a delicious mix of cuisines from a variety of cultures, including this sampling of classic family favorites,

Baked Stuffed Pasta Shells: Family traditions and in-person connections are important parts of gatherings of loved ones, and many of those get-togethers are centered on food.

Green Curry Celebrate Family and Food: Green Curry wonderful dish to celebrate Family and Food. The entire family coming together around a table covered with warm, delicious food to share stories and create new memories is what makes mealtime special.

Sausage Foil Packet Dinner recipe: Let your oven do the work for you with this Build-Your-Own Sausage Foil Packet Dinner recipe that requires just 10 minutes of prep before 30 minutes of baking, leaving you plenty of time to help little ones with homework.

Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole: Waking up, no matter how late, can be such a drag. You’re moving slow and cuddled up warm under the blankets. However, your stomach is

5 Tips for Traveling Amid COVID-19: For travelers eager to venture out, Expedia Group recommends these traveling guidelines to help slow the spread of COVID-19 so the world can truly open again