Save Money Through Longer-Lasting Ground Meat, Chipotle and its’ Customers Champion Composting, A Potato-based Beverage that’s Not Vodka, and A Lot More!
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It is Monday yet again and as the clock turns once more to another full-packed work week ahead, it’s time to counter that with positive energy through a few laughs and maybe the occasional food rabbit hole you might find on the internet. Despite how busy things may get, we at TexasRealFood believe that one should let the mind rest in between wrestling with tasks for the week.
So it would be best to get yourself a great reading corner, a mug of hot or iced coffee, and some time to zone out and read this week’s weekly random food info bits from in and around the internet.
Being Vegan Doesn’t Make You Heart Attack Proof
Even some of us here at the writing department thought that if we went totally vegan, we’d probably be like those elves from Lord of the Rings and live fruitful lives for centuries. Because obviously, heart attacks don’t happen in Rivendell. But, in the case of a Singaporean who went vegan for 43 years, he still got a heart attack.
The vegan lifestyle, like any other dietary choice, can have its own drawbacks and it’s good to know more about how to adopt a well-rounded dietary intake.
Stretching Your Budget by Making Ground Meat Last Longer
Falling in line at groceries or farmers’ markets, there’s one thing a lot of people have noticed: food is expensive. This is because of multiple factors that have led overall grocery prices to steadily rise since last year. This is why some people have thought of ingenious ways to make meat that’s become quite expensive, bulk up by using non-meat fillers.
Know more here about how to make the most out of your meat supplies at home and save up on groceries.
Canada Readies Itself for the Patent of a Vegan Potato Emulsion
No, it’s not an industrial-grade chemical. It’s actually a non-dairy milk replacement that is made out of potatoes. We are excited about the prospect of having to try out a potato-based drink that’s not vodka and some of us are already looking for boxes of this vegan milk alternative.
Enjoying milk should be for everyone and that’s how this potato-based beverage has a huge potential.
Throw Out the Mayo and Replace it With Olive or Pickle Brine for Your Next Tuna Salad
In the wide world of flavors and great culinary discoveries, who knew the simple brine can be used as a replacement for the age-old mayo? Not having any hate for mayo, I personally like to try this out because of how, according to the article, allows the flavors of tuna combined with the textures of cabbage and other greens to shine through.
A quick meal or a healthy snack, the tuna salad is reinvented with this serendipitous food discovery.
Ann Arbor’s Meat Hammer has People Hammering to Know What it Is
A meat hammer from Ann Arbor’s Side Biscuit is essentially a hotdog but uses mystery meat and comes up on their menus amongst the regular dishes. This is an interesting take on introducing concept food to the wider market by providing diners with other options from their regular fairs and how the owners get to gauge the impact of a new dish they’re trying to experiment with.
Hammer into the delicious details and read on here to find out more.
Growing Decaffeinated Coffee Beans Means We’re One Step Closer to Forever Avoiding Drinking Warm Mop Water
A coffee research institute in Brazil is on the cusp of fully developing a type of Arabica variety of coffee that is naturally decaffeinated. This is actually a big thing because one thing that puts me off with decaf is just its straight-up tastes like toasty warm coffee machine wash water.
Lowered caffeine intake without compromising on the taste sounds like a win-win proposition for not-so-hardcore [and former] caffeine junkies.
Dairymen’s Association is suing for their ‘Farm Show Milkshake’ name
A Camp Hill company is being sued by the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association for violations of the trademark of their “Farm Show Milkshake.” Known for being sold annually at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the “Farm Show Milkshake” has helped raise charitable donations for different social causes.
To know more about this legal predicament and how simple mistakes in labeling products can lead to serious legal consequences, read into the juicy details here.
Chipotle and Their Customers Champion Composting by Increasing Composting Efforts in Restaurants
The next time you’re going to get your food fix at Chipotle, you may notice that they’re ramping up their effort to properly manage their waste. This is because they’re trying to muscle in composting efforts throughout 3,200 of their restaurants.
With plans of expansion, it’s interesting to look into how Chipotle manages to maintain this practice of sustainability.
