Food
Baking Gluten Free is so much easier than it used to be!
GreenAcres Market truly is one of the only places around that advertises gluten free products, gluten free hot case and deli food and actually delivers. And how we know this is customers with Celiac Disease continually tell us, “This is the only place in town where we feel 100% safe” eating the food we prepare…
Read MoreGreen—it’s more than just a color
One of the big things to come out of Victoria Boutenko’s book, “Green Smoothie Revolution,” was the way the millennials (20-30 age group) embraced the green drink in this decade with gusto, preferring to sip their salads through a straw…even for breakfast! It’s something all those over 50-somethings somehow missed out on a fad that…
Read MoreLet’s talk Tofurky!
GreenAcres has lots of vegetarian and vegan customers, so naturally we stock soy and non-dairy products for them, and we prepare RAW desserts and, in our stores that have delis, we offer house-made soups and menu items customers with food sensitivities can eat. Just as we aim to please our gluten-free customers, we embrace tofu…
Read MoreMatt says: “Avoid these Top Five at any cost!”
It’s party-down time, and many of us let our guards down when it comes to wanting to satisfy that “Sweet Tooth” during November, December and the beginning of the New Year. But if you want to live longer, put way less strain on your heart and liver, and still enjoy an occasional sweet, you might…
Read MoreOur customers babble about Babka!
They can’t seem to get enough of that chocolaty, cinnamon goodness that reads like an Easter bread for the Czechs and the Poles, but more like an every-day cake for the Jews. The Czechs, Hungarians and Ukrainians made Nut Roll—layers of pastry, brushed with butter, dusted with pecans, raisins and cinnamon sugar, then rolled into…
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 MoreHail, the sandwich: With a play on words of one who is running for political office, “Let’s make lunchtime great again!”
Time to start thinking creatively now that the kiddos soon will be home for the summer, and moms, stay-at-home dads, grandparents or babysitters will be faced with the task of keeping lunch interesting. There’s no reason to fall into the temptation of slacking on nutrition just because it’s summer vacation. It won’t be easy to…
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