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| American Premium Blends® Electronic Newsletter || June 2008 || Volume 8 |
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Premium Blends®: Ways to support the Michigan Economy The American Premium Blends® team is always looking for ways to improve our products to better service our customers. Please help us by taking a few minutes to answer our product survey. American Premium Blends® Mission Statement  American Premium Blends® was founded with one goal in mind: Make high quality products that promote and support a healthy lifestyle. We are committed to:
American Premium Blends® Natural Health Tip of the Month* Fruit & Vegetable Benefits Eating a variety of Fruits & Vegetables everyday from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Almost Everyone Needs to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables A growing body of research shows that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. To get the amount that's recommended, most people need to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they currently eat every day. How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need? Fruits and Vegetables Can Protect Your Health  Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers. Whole Foods or Supplements? Nutrients should come primarily from foods. Foods such as fruits and vegetables contain not only the vitamins and minerals that are often found in supplements, but also other naturally occurring substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases. For some people, fortified foods or supplements can be helpful in getting the nutrients their bodies need. A fortified food contains a nutrient in an amount greater than what is typically found in that food.  Fruits and Vegetables and Weight ManagementSubstituting fruits and vegetables for higher-calorie foods can be part of a weight loss strategy. Read more on CDC's page How to Use Fruits and Vegetables to Help Manage Your Weight. Fruits and Vegetables on the Go! Busy lives can benefit from food that's nutritious, yet easy to eat on-the-go, like fresh fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are a natural source of energy and give the body many nutrients you need to keep going.  The Colors of Health Fruits and vegetables come in terrific colors and flavors, but their real beauty lies in what's inside. Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and other natural substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases. To get a healthy variety, think color. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body a wide range of valuable nutrients, like fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Some examples include green spinach, orange sweet potatoes, black beans, yellow corn, purple plums, red watermelon, and white onions. For more variety, try new fruits and vegetables regularly.  View a chart that lists specific nutrients and tells you how these nutrients contribute to good health. You can also find out which fruits and vegetables are good and excellent sources of these nutrients. |
Featured
Recipe No Bake Berry Cheesecake  3 (8 oz) cream cheese packs 1 can condensed milk ˝ cup American Premium Blends® 1 (8 oz) Cool Whip Crust: 2 cups graham crackers 1 stick butter Beat cream cheese, milk, and Michigan Harvest concentrate until smooth. Fold in Cool Whip. Mix crust and press at the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Pour in mixed ingredients. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Drizzle an additional ounce of Michigan Harvest over top. (Cherry Harvest can also be substituted for a cherry cheesecake!) *Visit our website for more delicious recipes using our concentrates! Featured Store (6 locations)  Featured Beverage Recipe Cherry-Apple Limeade Smoothie  ˝ cup American Premium Blends® 1 ˝ cups of limeade Ľ cup lime juice 2 scoops lime sherbet 1 cup ice Blend all ingredients until smooth and enjoy! Makes 4 servings. GOING GREEN!!! Tips on how to Go Green!  Dishwashers vs hand washing Green Living Tips, 2008 Dishwashers - a greener choice? Much has changed in dishwashers in recent years - they use less water, less juice; are lighter, whisper quiet and far less obtrusive.. and they actually clean the dishes. We recently purchased a new dishwasher after a lengthy interlude between machines. Needless to say, the family were keen on getting another dishwasher after 2 years without one. I managed to avoid the chore by washing dishes by hand badly. Did I do it on purpose? I'll never tell. I've been really impressed with the model that was chosen by the family. It has a 3.5 Star energy rating (266 kWh per year) and a 4 Star water rating (13.6 Litres per wash - about 3.6 gallons). It takes care of the dishes for a day for a family of four in a single cycle. | |
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Premium Blends® E-Newsletter Vol 8|* Our mailing address is: || American Premium Blends® || || 22211 Michigan Ave #455 || || Dearborn | MI | 48124 || Our E-Contact Information: || website | http://www.apblends.com/ || || e-mail | info@apblends.com || Our telephone: || corporate line | 313.461.4515 || || fax | 1.866.443.6608 (toll-free) || Copyright (C) 2008 *|American Premium Blends®|* All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend. | ||
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