Author Archives: Kimberly Crocker

Asia shares White Tea and it’s Benefits

Healthy, Nutritional.  White Tea that contributes to your longevity!

Relax and Heighten Your Senses

The Kitchen smells of a bouquet of Papaya, Raspberries, Mango and Peaches.  Spring is in the air and the flavorful fruit smells that embrace me, don’t place me in an exotic country, but in my mid western home.  I have three different tea’s in front of me, which have tantalized my tongue and whose perfume has awakened my senses.  Lipton’s white tea has a taste that is light and mild. It is a refreshing way to enjoy a drink made from a combination of natural flavors, orange leaves, lemon grass, rose hips and licorice root.  They are packed with antioxidants to combat free radicals brought on by stress and a fiber reduced diet.  Dentist’s will make this their recommended tea of choice, as white tea’s staining properties are not as intense as other tea’s.

White Tea Facts

“White tea comes from is chiefly produced in Fujian Province in China with only limited or negligible production outside and more commonly just known as Yinzhen. Amongst white teas this is the most expensive variety and the most prized as only top buds are used to produce the tea. Most Yinzhen is made from the Da Bai or Large White tea tree race, however there are exceptions such as the big bud teas from Yunnan. Yinzhen tea is considered to be good for health. According to the researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, white tea may be used to fight cancer as well as acting as a deterrent.  The tea is nowadays mostly grown in the Fujian Province and there are generally two major producing counties, Zheng He and Fuding.”

  1. Lipton Tea Contest http://www.areyouyoungenough.com/

  2. http://youtube.com/results?search_query=lipton+tea&search_type=

  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Hao_Yinzhen_tea

By:  Kim Crocker

 

FDA: RLS Treatment Approved. Corn Bread & Muffin Mix Recall

FDA News Digest

May 12, 2008 _____________________________________

IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE

»  News

    — Generic Versions of Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment Approved

    — FDA OKs Room Temperature Formulation of Blood Clotting Therapy

»  Congressional Testimony

»  Safety Alerts/Recalls

 

NEWS

Generic Versions of Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment Approved

FDA has approved the first generic versions of Requip (ropinirole hydrochloride) tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome. The approval covers a variety of dosages. Four companies have received approval to market the tablets.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01832.html

 

FDA OKs Room Temperature Formulation of Blood Clotting Therapy

FDA has approved a new formulation of the genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa, used to treat bleeding and prevent surgical bleeding in patients with hemophilia A or B. The new formulation allows the product to be stored at room temperature (up to 77 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to two years. This is helpful for healthcare facilities with limited refrigerated space, and it allows greater flexibility in disease management for both patients and doctors.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01833.html

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

 

May 1 — FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Director Janet Woodcock, M.D., appeared before the House Subcommittee on Health.

    Subject: “Discussion Draft of The ‘Food And Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Drug Safety”

http://www.fda.gov/ola/2008/fdaglobalact050108.html

 

April 29 — FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Director Janet Woodcock, M.D., appeared before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

    Subject: FDA‘s ongoing heparin investigation

http://www.fda.gov/ola/2008/heparin042908.html

  SAFETY ALERTS/RECALLS

Food Recall:

› Little Bay Baking and GFCFDiet Corn Bread and Muffin Mix, 12.6-oz. size

Reason for recall: may contain soy not declared on the label

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/littlebay05_08.html

For a list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated

products from the past 60 days, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html.  

 

Win $25,000! Lipton Tea Video Contest

Healthy, Nutritional.  A Smart Tea that contributes to your longevity!

Lipton is promoting their new White Tea in ready-to-drink bottles and “To Go” packs.  To launch the new line of tea products and highlight that Lipton White Tea is made from young White Tea buds, they have launched the “Free Your Y” (your youth) campaign, and giving away $25,000 through the “Free Your Y” video contest, which will be active through May 17th.  The “Free Your Y” concept is aimed at encouraging people to tap into and express their inner youth, and the contest will ask people to share – via video – what they do to feel young and active.

Relax and Heighten Your Senses

The Kitchen smells of a bouquet of Papaya, Raspberries, Mango and Peaches.  Spring is in the air and the flavorful fruit smells that embrace me, don’t place me in an exotic country, but in my mid western home.  I have three different tea’s in front of me, which have tantalized my tongue and whose perfume has awakened my senses.  Lipton’s white tea has a taste that is light and mild. It is a refreshing way to enjoy a drink made from a combination of natural flavors, orange leaves, lemon grass, rose hips and licorice root.  They are packed with antioxidants to combat free radicals brought on by stress and a fiber reduced diet.  Dentist’s will make this their recommended tea of choice, as white tea’s staining properties are not as intense as other tea’s.

White Tea Facts

“White tea comes from is chiefly produced in Fujian Province in China with only limited or negligible production outside and more commonly just known as Yinzhen. Amongst white teas this is the most expensive variety and the most prized as only top buds are used to produce the tea. Most Yinzhen is made from the Da Bai or Large White tea tree race, however there are exceptions such as the big bud teas from Yunnan. Yinzhen tea is considered to be good for health. According to the researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, white tea may be used to fight cancer as well as acting as a deterrent.  The tea is nowadays mostly grown in the Fujian Province and there are generally two major producing counties, Zheng He and Fuding.”

  1. Lipton Tea Contest http://www.areyouyoungenough.com/

  2. http://youtube.com/results?search_query=lipton+tea&search_type=

  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Hao_Yinzhen_tea

By:  Kim Crocker

 

Down Shift to 1350 Calories

Many people are interested in Calorie Shifting.  Not knowing how to properly reduce certain nutrients makes it a dangerous diet.   A 2000 calorie diet is what the average person is recommended to eat on a daily basis.  This provides an individual with an optimal diet, in which the body receives an adaquate amount of nutrition to keep going throughout the day. 
However, 2000 calories can also seem like alot to a smaller frame individual, or someone who is not active, both which would require less caloric intake. There is a healthy way to determine your caloric intake by removing certain foods without bringing on long term detrimental results to your organs, muscles and bones.              Design your 1300-2000 Calorie Meal Plan…Cut calories and stay healthy!  Eat 5 meals a day and have something to drink with and between meals.  Fluids are equally important to a successful diet.

Add 1-2 glasses of water with 1/2 to 1 whole lemon each day.  One may also drink 1-2 cups of tea each day. (Oolong tea burns over 157% more fat than Green Tea and has become the most popular tea designed to accelerate weigh loss). Also read about if you should Avoid Sports Drinks?.

Typical 2000 Calorie Recommended Meal Plan

  • 4 Fruits- 240 calories,  (approx. 60 calories each)
  • 6 Vegetables- 290 Calories, (approx. 48 calories each)
  • 5 servings Bread -200 calories, (Aunt Milles bread has 80 calories per serving)
  • 3 Milk/Dairy -300 Calories, (Approx. 100 calories per serving)
  • 2 Meats or Fish -600 Calories, (Approx 300 calories per 3 ounces)
  • 3 Fats -360 calories.   (Approx. 120 calories per tablespoon)

  • Breakfast
  • Aunt Millies Bread** (whole/multi-grain) or Oatmeal,
  • fruit,
  • 1% or skim milk, 1 tsp healthy fat (Olio butter)
  • Snack
  • fruit,
  • 1 bread (2 graham crackers)
  • Lunch
  • 3 ounce fish or lean meat, 
  • 2 slices of (bread whole or multi-grain), 
  •  salad with 1-2 vegetables Salt/Fat free dressing,
  •  bread, 
  • fruit
  • Snack
  • Vegetable, 
  • Nuts 1 oz (optional protein)
  • Dinner
  • 3 ounce fish or lean meat,
  • 2 vegetables,
  • fruit, pasta/rice (bread), 
  • skim milk, 1 oz no fat cheese (milk), 
  • low fat dessert,
  • Healthy Fat used for cooking i.e. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

**Bread: Recommend Aunt Millies Bread 2  slices is only 1 serving and 80 Calories and will save 200 calories on this Meal Plan!

 Meal Plan with reduced caloric intake. 

NEW Total: 1350 Nutritional Calories, may Reduce Calories by Removing:  

Any 3 Bread servings –160 calories,

1 Meat serving –300 calories,

1 Fat Serving –120 calories,

1 Milk/Dairy –100 calories.

Total removed Calories  -640. 

For more great articles on Nutrition Facts, Health Hints, Dietary Intake and Recipes Eat Know How.

Great Link to Check out for additional help. http://www.montana.edu/health/nutrition/healthyway.html

Fine Wine to Table Wine…..Visit Jungle Jim’s Wine Cellar

Walking through the cultivated vineyards of Jungle Jim’s Wine Cellar, I’m excited to learn about the various species of grapes.   David Schmerr is the Wine and Beer Director of twenty-one years at Jungle Jim’s. He proudly talks about a couple of his prize Bordeaux collector wines: Opus One by Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe; and Dominus Chateau Petrus by Christain Moueix and his team.  The history lessons on both of these winemakers is brief and intriguing.  Mr Schmerr explains how these great Connoisseurs arrived to the balance of tannins that gives the proper acid level to a glass of wine, which are derived from working with diverse fruits of the vine.

The conversation changes to the many different “Table Wines” sold at this international market.  In fact, to expedite shopping, Jungle Jim’s makes it easy to locate wines under $10. and $20. by placing them at the end of the wine racks.  A few of these wines include: Bon Anno Cabernet, an American wine from Napa Valley ($19.99); and Spanish wines, Nora, white wine ($15.) and Codice a red wine ($9.99).

David gives bragging rights to BonAnno (distributed out of Dayton, OH by the BonAnno Family), stating that,  “Bon Anno has won two Cabernet wine tastings located at Jungle Jim’s, beating out some other wines that are at the higher price points of $30-$40 wines”.  He points out, “Bon Anno is ready to drink fifteen minutes after uncorking the bottle, and you can experience the ripeness of the fruit, without the residual after taste”. 

New to consumers this year will be the introduction a Spanish wines. Spain is challenging the most popluar Cabernet’s grown and produced in California, as well as, overtaking Shiraz from Australia. “Nora” is a dry white wine from the “Albarino” grape.  This green-gold color wine tastes of honeysuckle and peach; it’s a great compliment to seafood dishes. While, Codice “is made of 100% Tempranillo grapes from old vines planted at 2,700 feet elevation on calcareous clay, a soil type common to Bordeaux”. The red ruby colors and round tannins of spanish wine “Codice”, provide a good acidic level and are compared to the $20. bottles from the vineyards of California and France.  

The wine that compliments all foods whether it’s: appetizers, seafood, meat or poultry is still Pinot Noir.  Mr. Schmerr explains, “the lighter tannins found in Pinot Noir (giving also a nod to Chianti) is great at the grill, or an evening of “surf and turf” style dinner”.  “Additionally,” he states, “Pinot Noir is the wine that I recommend for those with heart disease to drink with their meals.”  This is because Pinot Noir is high in the non-flavonoid “resveratrol” that increases HDL cholesterol levels (healthy).

New to Jungle Jim’s wine department are Organic Wines.  The Organic Wines are low to no sulfites. This is good news for those who have who have abstained from wine due to egg/fish/milk/nut allergies.  According to the Australian Wine Research Institute, “Wine may be ‘fined’ with processing aids, which are derived from eggs, fish, milk or nuts. The process of fining removes protein and other impurities from the wine, which may otherwise make the wine unstable. If the wine is made according to good manufacturing practice, there should be only traces of these processing aids left in the wine.”

Mr Schmerr has many reasons to enjoy the future prospects of his career in the Beer and Wine Industry leaving us with a closing thought. “Cincinnati has seen a sharp increase in “wine sippers” not unlike the rest of the United States.  Statistics show that the USA will lead the world in wine consumption per gallonage (not per capita) by the year 2010. ”  And with that I offer a “Toast to good health and much success.”

Recommended Wines

  1. Morbier Cheese                    Reuilly White Wine $9.99
  2. Strawberries and Peaches     Richter Reisling Piesporter Michelsberg $9.99
  3. Nuts: Walnuts Port and Almonds Sherry
  4. Dessert, Chocolate:  Brut Champagne.  Other desserts: Port or Sherry

Gift Giving      

  1. Bon Anno red $19.99
  2. Nora white $15.00
  3. Codice red $9.99                                                                       

                                                                                      

 

Organic Wines

  1. Ceago
  2. Freywine
  3. BonTerra

By: Kim Crocker-Scardicchio

For More Info on Jungle Jim’s Wine and Beer Dept. Visit the following link: http://www.junglejims.com/departments/jungle_jims_beer_and_wine.asp 

National Organic Wine List: http://www.townhallcoalition.org/resources/index.html