Word: sugar
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...chocolate-dipped strawberry as the quintessential, elegant petit four." The treat is even being adapted for the health conscious. Veganstore.com a website for vegan products, carries a line of organic chocolate truffles. Pure De-lite Truffles, a maker of low-carb truffles, claims that its products are not only sugar-free but also free of wax, preservatives and artificial flavors. You can eat these truffles and not feel like a pig. --By Isabel C. Gonzalez
...between herself and her crippled party, pointing out that this year she voted with Bush 74% of the time. Both sides seized the low ground with attack ads: Republicans screeched that Landrieu voted for taxpayer-funded abortions, and Democrats chastised Terrell for not opposing Bush's plan to increase sugar imports from Mexico--a bad move in a sugar state like Louisiana...
...learned to ignore such carping. But in recent years, he seems to have taken it to heart. In his heartwarming Not One Less (1999) he deftly sweetened a story about the bitter plight of impoverished rural schoolchildren with lighthearted humor and an almost cloyingly cheerful ending. The dusting of sugar made it palatable to audiences and censors alike without weakening its searing social commentary. But at times his compromises have yielded less success. His last film, Happy Times, was originally conceived as a tale of laid-off workers struggling for dignity while submitting themselves to ever more degrading types...
...each week (about five handfuls) were 30% less likely to develop diabetes than women who rarely touched them. Five tablespoons of peanut butter reduced the risk 20%. What's the secret? It's fat--but the good kind. Nuts contain polyunsaturated fats that researchers suspect may help keep blood-sugar levels stable. The high levels of fiber and magnesium in nuts may have a similar effect. "Just about everything in nuts is healthy," says Frank Hu, the study's leader and a nutrition professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. To get the most benefit, it's best...
...year in hopes that the ballet’s popularity would draw crowds to see a “sweet and nice and pretty” show full of nostalgia and holiday spirit. Daines emphasizes, though, that the show is more art than it is a cozy blend of sugar plum fairies and dancing glasses of hot chocolate. “It’s good dancing,” she says. “We’re not kidding around here. This is not a puppet show...