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Baby Beech-Nut - Beech-Nut® has been feeding babies like yours since 1931. They consider it a special privilege, a trust. So from the beginning, they've been an industry innovator. In fact, they were the first to put baby food in glass jars, when everyone else was using lead-soldered metal cans.
Ben & Jerry's - Admit it. How many times have you run to the grocery store because you needed a Ben & Jerry ice cream cone? Now you can get a preview of it here without leaving your seat. If you love their ice cream, you will love their site. It's chock-full of the philosophy and wit that makes them so popular. Find out who these guys are, and play with their fun stuff. If you still grieve over the discontinuation of your favorite flavor, make sure to visit the flavor graveyard and find peace of mind knowing that at least they have gone to the great Web page on the Net. If you get a craving for the real thing, don't even try to lick the screen--just go to the store like everyone else. Funny thing, though. They make over 50 products, but only 34 of them are available in supermarkets. For the rest, you have to go to one of their Scoop Shops. Their hottest ice cream flavor is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Run to the store right now to try their newest flavor: Tropic of Mango.
Bob's Candies - Haven't you always wondered how those stripes get on candy canes? The answer's here! Visit the candy cane factory to see how it's done. You'll also discover the origin of the distinctive hooked shape and its association with Christmas.
Butterball.com - For more than forty-five years, Butterball has been America's #1 selling brand of turkey, offering consistently great tasting turkey that our customers tell us is the juiciest, most tender, and the best value. You'll find receipes and preparation tips too!
Canadian Egg Marketing Agency - We could say this page is eggciting. We could say it's eggzactly what you're looking for. We don't think that would be an eggzaggeration. Here's an eggzample of what you'll find: egg nutrition, egg recipes, information on egg farming, grading eggs, and lots of eggtivities. We eggspect you'll have fun here!
Candy USA - If you eat all that good, healthy food Mom gives you, maybe she'll let you have a treat for dessert. Until then, visit this site, where you'll learn a lot about candy and chocolate. There are candy statistics, nutritional info, candy in the news, and even candy contests! According to this site, "The best-selling kids' candy these days is anything an adult wouldn't normally choose to eat: super sour suckers, candies that color the mouth, anything blue raspberry-flavored, and anything with `gross out' appeal." Is that true for you and your friends?
CheeseNet - You can slice it, grate it, melt it, and of course, you can eat it. What's your favorite way to eat cheese? How is cheese made? Read about the cheese-making process, or tour the cheese picture gallery. Read about the differences among cheeses around the world. If you have questions, you can send them to "cheeseologist Dr. Emory K. Cheese" in the Ask Dr. Cheese section. You might be amused by the cheese poetry--then again, maybe not.
Florida Orange Juice - From the Grove to Your Glass - This page explains how citrus farmers decide when their crop is ripe. Citrus fruits do not continue to ripen after they are picked, so oranges have to be harvested at their peak. Crews pick most of the crop by hand, and then the oranges are transported to the processing plant for grading and juice extraction. The whole journey is pictured and described here.
Food Presentation and Garnishing - Links to sites offering food presentation ideas and garnishing tips, from your About.com Guide.
Foodfit.com - Healthy eating and cooking, great recipes and fitness advice - all at your fingertips. Use our interactive tools to measure your nutrition strengths, plan meals or see how many calories you burn walking to work.
Milk - It's on Everybody's Lips! - Who should be the next celebrity pictured with a milk mustache? How many milk facts do you know? Head into the Taste Buds department to find the recipe for a Chocolate-Peanut Shake and lots more.
Nabisco: America's Favorite Food Company! - Are you a twister or a dunker? Any way you eat Oreos, they are America's favorite sandwich cookie treat. Discover the stories behind how your favorite snacks came to be--like Fig Newtons, Barnum's Animal Crackers, and Chips Ahoy cookies. Nabisco also offers a section for healthy living, cooking tips, and recipes, and they challenge you to lots of fun games. You may have to check the directory site map for the locations of these items.
National Pasta Association's I Love Pasta-Recipes - I Love Pasta is the perfect place to head when you're just noodlin' around. Mom and Dad can choose from the more than 250 recipes developed in the National Pasta Association's Test Kitchen, while you might try the kids' menu of Turtle Shells or Cheesy Noodle Saucers. You can have your pasta with pork or beef or poultry or seafood! When you've twirled the last spoonful, check the Pasta 101 course, where you can learn about every shape and size noodle that's made. "I Love Pasta" and bet you do too!
Peanut Butter Lovers Club - Did you know that about one-third of the U.S. peanut crop goes toward making that famous American staple: peanut butter? Runner peanuts, grown primarily in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, are the preferred type to use. This is because they are uniform in size and it's easier to get them all evenly roasted. At this site you can find out how peanut butter is made, discover how nutritious peanut butter is, and play a fun trivia game.
Pearl's Pantry - Food Lover's Glossary - Have you ever read a recipe in a cookbook and come across an ingredient that's unfamiliar? This site is a collection of terms to make reading recipes easier. From "abalone" to " Zuppa Inglese ," the glossary provides mouth-watering definitions. The terms cover all types of food from all walks of life. There are recipes for every meal of the day and every course of the meal, plus some delightful extras. Check your knowledge against the glossary, but be warned: don't do it on an empty stomach.
Popcorn Board - There's more to popcorn than movie theaters! It's believed the first use of wild corn was for popping. Although it probably originated in what is now Mexico, it was grown in China, Sumatra, and India long before Columbus arrived in the New World. At this site you can get more popcorn history as well as popping tips (there's a way to save the kernels that don't pop). Don't miss the arts and crafts suggestions or the games, either.
Produce Oasis - Don't be like Jerry Seinfeld and roll the melons down the supermarket aisle to see if they are ripe! You can get the inside scoop on selecting all kinds of fruit, vegetables, and specialty produce right here. You'll also find nutritional information for these products as well as recipes and fun facts. For example, according to this page, "Carrots spread westward, introduced into England from Holland in the fifteenth century. At that point, carrots were coveted for their tops, and no well-dressed English gentlewoman would be seen without lacy carrot leaves decorating her hair."
Story of Chewing Gum - The first patent for chewing gum was granted in 1869--to an Ohio dentist. The most popular flavors are cinnamon, spearmint, and peppermint. Are those your favorites, too? Kids in North America spend approximately half a billion dollars on bubble gum every year. This site lets you chew on gum history and provides hints on how to get gum out of your hair and off clothing and carpet.
Story of Milk - Cows make milk to feed their baby calves. But after the baby is eating other food, the cow continues to make up to eight gallons of milk a day! Cows are milked in a special room called a milking parlor, and their milk is pumped to stainless steel holding tanks and immediately chilled to 38 degrees. It waits until the milk tanker truck comes to pick it up. This happens twice a day. When it gets to the milk processing facility, the milk goes through two other steps, homogenization and pasteurization, but you'll have to read about those at this Web site. The main level has cow-related games and other fun.
Veggie Kids - Sometimes kids don't like the same tastes their older brothers and sisters do. Here are some kid-approved vegetarian meals that you might ask your parents to try. There's a lentil dish with alphabet pasta, "corny" mini-muffins, and a special party "Hummm!us" dip made out of peanut butter! There are also tips for raising kids to love their veggies.
Virtual Millie's Online - Send a personalized Millie's Meal or Dessert Greeting Card. Our Virtual Chef has an assortment of delicious Millie's "virtual treats" available to be sent to anyone special!
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