Celebrate Summer + Fathers’ Daywith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs Weekends are made in the summer for outdoor dining and firing up the grill. We have ideas for what to cook in celebrating Father’s Day and days that grow longer, plus a BBQ sauce that you’ll want on repeat, featuring our Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs....

Make Memories This Memorial Day with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs How do you celebrate Memorial Day? Perhaps a leisurely morning taking your time waking up or meeting up with friends for a cookout? You can count on Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs for all your ways to spend the day remembering, honoring, or making new...

Spring into breakfast with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs. You might be surprised at how versatile figs can be. They swing sweet or savory and add fiber, potassium, and calcium too—there are so many reasons to add figs to the first meal of the day. FEATURED VIDEO_______________________ For the Weekend For Weekdays...

Good for You March is national nutrition month and if you’re reading this, you’ll be thrilled to know about all of the health benefits in your favorite dried fruit. Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figs are chock full of nutrition. Do you know the nutrients in a single serving of figs? Learn more below. FEATURED VIDEO Nutrition Notes About...

How you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day goes. Sweet, savory, cheeseboards, chocolate. Making memories isn’t one size fits all, is it? Gather your friends for Galentine’s or make the holiday a family affair, or uplift friendships. We’ve got you covered with ideas featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs that can bring a simple or big celebration to Tuesday, 02/14. So,...

Soup’s on with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs This winter, cozy up to hearty comforting soups that will warm you up from the inside out. Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs deepen the flavor of soups and stews and add fiber too. Get ideas for a soup swap or to what to simmer for dinner, and don’t...

Holiday breads and Hanukkah—how do you celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs? What really makes this time special: sharing time with family and friends. Here’s to an un-FIG-ettable holiday with some of our most beloved bakes and fried treats. Celebrate Hanukkah Bread Baking for the Holidays...

Starters for Thanksgivingwith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs We are in full-on holiday mode—are you too? We’ve got a bunch of ideas for appetizers featuring our Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs.  Save the newsletter for upcoming festivities—they’re ready to party! #BlackFridayBaking with La Tourangelle Skip the stores on Friday; let’s stay home and bake! We’ve teamed...

You may be thinking, what is tryptophan?  Or, you’ve heard about foods high in tryptophan such as turkey which is often blamed for the “I need a nap” feeling after a big Thanksgiving feast. Stay tuned for an explanation – after a brief 411 answering the question I asked, and a chart of tryptophan food sources. Tryptophan is one of...

Homemade Halloweenwith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs Treat yourself to homemade Halloween treats. These ghoulish sweets and charming stuffed pepper Jack O’ Peppers are fun to make and also bring the nutrition benefits of Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs into the holiday....

by Annie Siegfried, MS, RDN Is type 2 diabetes preventable? Lifestyle and diet changes can help prevent type 2 diabetes. Prevention is key: If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes—high blood glucose levels that don’t get to the threshold of a diabetes diagnosis If you’re currently at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes because of excess weight or obesity,...

No-Labor Meals Labor Day comes once a year, but the idea of not cooking is awfully tempting isn’t it? Even for those of us who love to cook, some nights we want something so simple that dinner is a winner and doesn’t require a lot of hands-on time. So, we have brought you ideas you can use—even tonight—that include our...