Homemade Graham Crackers...

Well…..it seems as though the weather is suggesting that summer is coming to an end.  These next few weekends may be the last to enjoy some s’mores over a campfire….why not enjoy these s’mores with some homemade graham crackers and marshmallows?!  The marshmallow recipe can be found @ http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2008/07/homemade_marshmallows The homemade graham crackers were inspired...

Saturated fat discussion at AOCS 2009...

Some highlighted points from the Saturated fats and Health: Fats and Feelings ‘hot topic symposia’ held at the AOCS conference 2009 in Orlando FL: -          Classifying saturated fatty acids as one group may be an oversimplification.  Each saturated fatty acid is digested differently by the human body depending on its carbon chain length, but in foods it would be difficult to separate these fatty...

$8.7million committment by UK's United Biscui...

United Biscuits, a British multinational with many leading brands in the baked products category including McVitie’s biscuits, Phileas Fogg snacks, and Jacob’s Cream Crackers, amongst others is serious in their commitment to lowering saturated fat. The company has invested over $8.5 million to reformulate their popular McVitie’s biscuit. Major brand products such as McVitie’s biscuits face tremendous...