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food news
by Allison Baker
CRUNCH
TIME
If you haven’t tried jicama (HEE-kuh-muh),
steer your shopping cart to the produce aisle.
This great-for-you veggie is known for its
texture (imagine an extra-crisp Granny Smith
apple) and health cred (fewer than 50 calories,
no fat and loads of vitamin C). Sample it for
yourself by fixing this quick snack:
JICAMA CHILI STICKS
11/2 pounds jicama
Juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon chili powder
1. Peel the jicama and cut into
3-inch strips. 2. Place on
a paper towel and sprinkle with
lime juice. 3. Dust with chili
powder. 4. Arrange on a platter
and serve cold or at room temperature.
best pick
When buying
jicama, look for
medium-size, firm
tubers with dry
roots.
HOME ECO-NOMICS
Turn over a new leaf this Earth Day with these easy
eco-friendly substitutions—each for less than $10.
OLD WAY
GREEN WAY
Wrapping
leftovers in
regular foil
Try the new Reynolds Wrap Foil
from 100% recycled aluminum,
$3 at supermarkets.
Buying cases
of water in
plastic bottles
Stay hydrated with a Nalgene
Everyday Bottle ( 16 oz), $9.50
at sporting goods stores and
nalgene-outdoor.com.
Brown-
bagging it
for lunch
Pack your meal in WRAP-N-
MAT reusable sandwich bags,
$6.50 to $7 at wrap-n-mat.com.
Carrying your
groceries in
plastic bags
Don’t leave home without
Envirosax’s Graphic Series
tote, $8.50 at envirosax.com.
Sweet Somethings
Three or four bites of cake, a slather of
frosting, maybe even a handful of
sprinkles on top—who doesn’t love a
cupcake? Get a batch baking with this
new kit from Chronicle Books. It
includes a pastry bag, creative recipes
and 250 of the cutest liners you’ve
ever seen. $20 at specialty retailers,
bookstores and Amazon.com.
Market Research Think of MyGroceryDeals.com as circulars 2.0—all the savings,
none of the paper cuts. This free website lets you search for grocery sales in your area.
You can browse your favorite supermarket chain or do store-to-store comparisons on
specific products. To save even more, check out the site’s additional coupons.
