If your New Year’s resolution includes making wiser (and healthier) food choices, Coombs Family Farms has a few sweet tips for you. A great way to rid your diet of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), artificial sweeteners, and chemical additives is to switch to the wonderful world of natural sweeteners.…
Allergy-Free Maple Candy is a Perfect Treat!
Childhood treats have always been a favorite reminder of our younger years. Whether it’s ice cream, cookies, cake, or pie, we all remember our “go-to” sweet tooth favorites. However, today’s world is filled with “off-limits” allergen foods and parents are faced with an entirely new set of decisions and challenges…
The Crunchy “Summer of Granola” or … How to “Unleash Your Inner Hippie”
Jody Nagel’s business story begins in 1969, in the “summer of granola.” Her mother Samantha (formerly known as Florence before a 1960s-inspired name change) whipped up her first batch of granola. Over time, the batches evolved with new ingredients and new techniques, raising the bar of deliciousness each and every…
How Pure Maple Syrup Helps Grow Healthy Kids
What we eat as children shapes much of what we eat as adults. This is why it's so important to develop healthy-eating habits early on. Just as importantly, it's essential that children understand just what real food tastes like. This early appreciation of pure and natural foods is not only…
Table Syrup Ingredients vs. Maple Syrup Nutrition: 5 Points You Should Know
Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (the main syrup ingredient used in fake maple syrup) may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children. Studies published in 2003 and 2005 by the National Institute of Health's National Toxicology Program found that the…
The Health Benefits of Maple Syrup: 5 Points You Should Know
A researcher at the University of Rhode Island found more than 20 compounds in pure maple syrup that contribute to better health, including several newly identified antioxidant compounds that are reported to have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic properties. A 1/4 cup serving of maple syrup contains more calcium than the…
5 Reasons to Buy Pure Maple
It has calcium and disease-fighting antioxidants It helps support a sustainable agriculture system It supports small family maple farmers and local economies It's an easily digestible sugar, unlike the high fructose corn syrup It's has no preservatives, GMOs or artificial additives.
Health Benefits of Maple Syrup
As if the sweet, delicious flavor of pure maple syrup isn't reason enough to eat up – researchers at the University of Rhode Island recently uncovered significant maple syrup health benefits as well. Navindra Seeram, an assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences at URI's College of Pharmacy presented the…
