Blackberries: A Bite-Sized Fruit Packed with Benefits
Written by Andrew Akhaphong, MS, RD, LD, Mackenthun’s Fine Foods Registered Dietitian Updated February 14, 2025 It is believed that blackberries in the human diet can be traced as early as 500 BC; an Iron Age woman, nicknamed The Harldskær Woman, was discovered in a Danish bog whose stomach had preserved traces of millet and […]
Unraveling Delightful Tang
Written by Andrew Akhaphong, MS, RD, LD Updated May 22, 2024 Feta cheese is often associated with the dry, crumbly, mild salty add-on commonly served with Greek salads. Though this is a characteristic that is found in feta cheese, American feta cheese differs quite largely from its Greek counterpart. When we think of authentic feta, […]
Enriched Grains for Good Health
Written by Andrew Akhaphong, MS, RD, LD Updated May 1, 2024 The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that at least one-half of total grain consumption comes from whole grain sources. A review by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2013-2016 found Americans consumption of whole grains accounted for an average of […]
