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Easy, tasty springtime eating!
With all the beautiful, ripe fruit and vegetables beginning to come into Green Acres, it starts some of us thinking of easy, breezy springtime entertaining. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, caveman, gluten free or grain-convinced, you’ll love these recipes that are spotlighted in the recent Garden of Life magazine called, Extraordinary Health. Just looking at…
Read MoreGimme’ some of that cold and sweet stuff!
Each year, when the spring weather starts to warm up, thereâs a familiar ditty heard âround the world: âIce cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!â Itâs just plain American to indulge in the traditional ice cold, creamy-sweet concoction once summer is in full swing. Kids like it in waffle cones; adults, in…
Read MoreMother knows best…what she’d like for Mother’s Day
Guys may be thinking brunch out, maybe flowers or cologne—and those are really good choices–but mothers are sometimes more practical. They want things they can use every day, and use over and over. So, we mothers at GreenAcres put our collective heads together and this is what we’d like to see our loved ones present…
Read MoreWhat’s better for you: RAW or Cooked?
Much controversy seems to swirl around vegetables these days. Are they more nutritious right out of the ground or off the vine, in their pristine, raw state, or are they better cooked which may release certain enzymes that benefit the consumer in ways he knows and knows not? RAW foodies say raw is best. But…
Read MoreKeep CALM and carry on!
It’s a popular poster in pop culture, but the real Calm—Natural Vitality Calm—is an anti-stress drink that has amazing properties, not the least of which is to rock you to sleep like a baby. Karen, one of our supplement team members, at GreenAcres-Bradley Fair, takes a teaspoon of Calm granules in a ½ cup of…
Read MoreThe Curcumin/Turmeric Connection: Giving pain and inflammation the one-two punch
Our customers at GreenAcres Market have heard a lot about Curcumin and its pain-arresting properties. Curcumin can stop joint pain and headache pain, often instantly, but it can do so much more. Terry Lemerond, a supplement founder, formulator and blogger who writes a health column called Terry Naturally, is a big believer in his Curcumin-based…
Read MoreBoswellia—the original Magi gift that keeps on giving
The winds are up, the trees are budding, the grasses are turning green. You know what that means: allergy season is here. We can tell at GreenAcres when sinus season descends. People flock to our stores with migraines, sniffles, watery eyes, even upset digestive systems. There must be a correlation between the sniffles and tummy.…
Read MoreIt’s Easter. Go ahead and “ham” it up!
Here is some Easter Ham advice from an expert–Cliff Behrmann of Behrmann’s Meat and Processing, Albers, IL–as seen in the April 13 edition of the Wichita Eagle. ▪ Splurge if you can. When it’s time to buy a ham, the first thing most shoppers look for is a good price. It might be tempting save…
Read More“App Up” if you haven’t already!
It’s time to get the new GreenAcres app on your smart phone for lots of reasons, but mostly because it’s going to save you money, get you through checkout faster and offer you coupon opportunities you haven’t had before. We would be happy to help you set up your app, just ask us. Only takes…
Read MoreFew things scream GreenAcres like our hot case, deli and bakery food
Where else can you find made-from-scratch organic ingredients delivered fresh out of the ground from local vendors or flash frozen at processing and trucked right to our stores the very day you come to lunch or dinner? We’re guessing “nowhere!” GreenAcres Market made a commitment 23 years ago to deliver only the best, most nutritious,…
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