Food Notes

New Food Product Notes

There are lots of new food products hitting the supermarket shelves daily. Here are a few new "better for you" foods introduced in March 2010 that caught my eye.

• Kemps Fro-Zing. Kemps new line of tangy frozen yogurt which is now available in 8 flavors at 110 calories per serving.

• Yoplait Greek Yogurt. Available in Strawberry, Blueberry, Honey Vanilla and Plain, each 6 oz. cup contains 12 grams of protein and 0 grams of fat. It's already out and some people like it and some don't. Look for our review soon.

• Celestial Seasonings Kombucha. The Hain Celestial Group has created the first raw, organic Kombucha that is naturally enhanced with blend of fruits, herbs and botanicals and a light effervescence. The 5 Kombucha flavors are Meyer Lemon Ginger, Superfruit, Berry Guava, Pomelo Citrus and Tropical Blend.

• Tazo Zero. New zero calorie naturally sweetened bottled teas.

• Naked Juice. Two new, vegetable-rich smoothies: Berry Veggie Machine and Orange Carrot. The new Berry Veggie Machine contains purple carrots, sweet potatoes, red beets, sweet corn, cherries, strawberries and plums; it holds two whole servings of veggies and one serving of fruit in each 15.2oz bottle. In the Orange Carrot smoothie, there is one serving of veggies and two servings of fruit in each 15.2oz bottle. Naked's Orange Carrot and Berry Veggie Machine contain no added sugars or preservatives.

• V-8 Fusion Light. Two new flavors, Cranberry Blackberry and Acai Mixed Berry. An 8-ounce serving of Cranberry Blackberry contains a half-cup of vegetables and a half-cup of fruit. Acai Mixed Berry Light contains 50 calories per 8-ounce serving.

  Also, V8 V-Fusion 100% juices are now available in single-serving, 8-ounce slim cans. The new cans are available in six-packs at supermarkets nationwide as well as 24-packs of 11.5-ounce, multi-serve cans at select club stores.

• Sargento Reduced Sodium Cheese. With 25% less sodium, the new Sargento reduced sodium cheeses are available in six varieties - Colby-Jack slices, Provolone slices, Colby-Jack snack sticks, String snacks, Mild Cheddar shredded cheese and Mozzarella shredded cheese. We already gushed about Sargento Light Ricotta Cheese and Sargento Light String Cheese, so we're anxious to try these too.

• Luna Protein. The first high protein bar for women made with entirely natural and organic ingredients. LUNA Protein comes in three indulgent flavors: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Cookie Dough and Chocolate Cherry Almond.
  

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• The Skinny on Dietitians, a new interactive website and search engine that helps people connect with qualified Registered Dietitians (R.D.) in their part of the country.

• Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10% over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers. The changes at Kraft, the largest U.S. food maker, will affect more than 1,000 products and eliminate more than 10 million pounds of salt over the two-year period, the company said.

  Campbell Soup Co. has already cut the sodium in more than 100 of its products - including V8 juices, Prego sauces, Pepperidge Farm breads and some of its namesake soups - by 25 percent to 50 percent over the past four years.

• Yogen fruz, the world's leading frozen yogurt conglomerate, announced plans to launch its latest NÜmixes flavor Chai Latté. On March 19th, the new mix will be unveiled at Yogen Früz stores across North America.

  With the most incredible tasting flavors, rich in probiotics, the new Chai Latte flavor will fill your tummy and give you the healthy caffeine fix you're craving in each spoonful! Skip the iced coffee and scoop up yogen früz to keep you cool and slim all spring and summer long.