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Why Reddit Is Accusing Aldi Of Shrinkflation defotoberg/Shutterstock By Lauren Farkas/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:45 am EST If you’ve been around long enough, you’ve probably witnessed inflation and its effects. Inflation can occur when the prices of goods rise as a result of increases in production costs, or when there is an upswing in the demand for certain products and services (via Investopedia). No businesses are immune to this common economic phenomenon, and with the goal of keeping their profits at a maximum, they may partake in the notorious money-saving method known as shrinkflation....

Yoplait Wants To Send You Free Flowers — Here’s How To Enter Courtesy of Oui Merci Bouquet By Karen Hart/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 9:23 am EST Nothing quite goes together with your morning yogurt like a beautiful bouquet of flowers bursting in colors and scents. Yes, you read that correctly. According to a press release, Oui by Yoplait is pairing up with the floral business The Bouqs Co. to give away 10,000 farm-fresh floral bouquets....

17 Types Of Mustard And When To Use Them masa44/Shutterstock By Allie Miller/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 12:53 pm EST There’s so much more to mustard than the half-used squeezy bottle you may have in your fridge. Culinary uses of this condiment date back to ancient times: Thousands of years ago, Romans used the condiment in cooking and recipes. Mustard is also popularly used in French cooking. Chinese and Indian cultures have their own methods of integrating mustard seeds into cooking....

America’s Favorite Snack May Not Surprise You, New Data Reveals beats1/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Aug. 25, 2022 12:49 pm EST Do you have an insatiable sweet tooth? Do your taste buds gravitate towards salty and savory? No matter which flavor profile puts a smile on your face, America’s supermarkets are jam-packed with treats to satisfy your every hankering. And, while you may consider yourself a loyal snacker, faithfully sticking with your favorites, it turns out that your fellow citizens can be an indecisive bunch....

Celebrity Cookware Lines That Are Worth Buying Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Laura Willcox/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 7:59 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’re truly living in the era of the celebrity chef. Thanks to hit shows like “Top Chef,” “Iron Chef,” “Chopped,” and “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” chefs are not only stars of the small screen, but feel like people we actually know and love....

Classic Coronation Chicken Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 20, 2022 1:00 pm EST Believe it or not, we can thank Queen Elizabeth II for coronation chicken. If you don’t know the back story behind this dish, it’s a pretty good one. According to Cordon Bleu, students at the school whipped this dish up for the queen at a luncheon in 1953. Initially, it was named “Poulet Reine Elizabeth,” though now, people simply refer to it as “coronation chicken....

Cold Stone Creamery Just Dropped A Controversial Flavor For Easter Facebook By Hannah Beach/Updated: April 5, 2022 9:49 am EST Ice cream lovers have been flocking to Cold Stone Creamery since the chain first opened its doors in 1988. Today, the company makes an estimated $3.9 million in global sales each year (via Franchise Times). That’s a lot of ice cream. Although the company didn’t produce any vegan flavors until this past January, Cold Stone Creamery has teased our taste buds with a number of interesting scoops over the years....

Fans Are Seriously Moved By Bobby Flay’s Sweet Instagram Confession Paul Morigi/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Aug. 30, 2022 1:27 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fans love keeping up with their favorite Food Network stars, both in front of the camera and off-screen. One of the best parts of social media is that it’s allowed audiences to have insights into their favorite celebs’ personal lives, and seeing how the stars interact with their kids really helps to humanize them....

Here’s Which Pumpkin Spice Doughnut You Should Get At Krispy Kreme, According To A Dietitian Facebook By Melissa Campana/Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 5:20 pm EST In the immortal words of Joey Tribbiani from “Friends,” “If you’re going to do something wrong, do it right.” Of course, that was just before he tried to convince his vegetarian pal, Phoebe Buffay, to eat T-bone steaks, which we’re not recommending. Nor are we recommending that you go out and pound a few racks of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, for the record, and neither is Brookell White, MS, RD, and MyFitnessPal nutrition consultant....

Here’s Who Did The ‘No Reservations’ Voiceover, According To Reddit Facebook By Elaina Friedman/May 19, 2022 2:23 pm EST Not every great icon gets the theme song they deserve, but the late Anthony Bourdain got lucky with the micro-earworm of a guitar solo that introduced each episode of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,” the Travel Channel show that followed the towering former chef on his culinary tour of the world. As a music fanatic, per The Los Angeles Times, it would be understandable to assume that Bourdain ripped through the studio to record the title sequence himself....

How Bananas Really Get To Your Table Shutterstock By Lauren Schumacker/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:03 am EST Bananas are an inexpensive, nearly ubiquitous fruit. They grace fruit bowls, hotel continental breakfast buffets, school lunches, even vending machines. They’re affordable, portable, nutritious, easy to eat, and filling, making them good choices for all of those purposes and more. They tend to, however, also have a love it or hate it kind of reputation....

How Eating Plant-Based Beyond Meat Products Can Combat Climate Change - Exclusive Beyond Meat By Xandra Harbet/April 28, 2022 2:01 pm EST Plant-based dining may turn people off if they’re not vegetarian or vegan, but animal activism isn’t the only reason to give plant-based meat a try. In addition to the questionable ethics surrounding some of the cruelest factory farms, factory farming is a major contributor to the environmental conditions causing global warming — which is already reaching irreparable levels....

How Football Makes Great Chefs, According To NFL Veteran Tobias Dorzon - Exclusive Carmen Mandato/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/April 4, 2022 11:10 am EST No one can deny that Tobias Dorzon is full of ambition and willpower. According to The Focus, this former athlete turned chef started cooking professionally after quitting the NFL. And he really discovered his love of the kitchen in part by whipping up meals for fellow players and even started his own catering company to serve these star athletes....

Is This The World’s Most Expensive Taco? Toasted Pictures/Shutterstock By Nicole Rivas/July 8, 2022 12:50 pm EST Tacos are a Mexican staple that are thought to have originated in the country long before Spaniards came to shore. In fact, evidence of early versions of tortillas were found in the Mexican state of Chiapas and are thought to date back to around 1500 B.C. (per Vallarta Eats.) Like most dishes, tacos have changed a bit since their inception, but they’re still widely considered an affordable, convenient, and easily customizable dish....

Mayor Of Bacon City Is A Real Job — Here’s How To Apply For It New Africa/Shutterstock By Dai Poole/July 22, 2022 10:38 pm EST To say that Americans love their bacon would be putting it mildly. According to Sentient Media, the U.S. Census and Simmons National Consumer Survey revealed that in 2020, about 268 million Americans reported they ate bacon that year. Of that number, more than 16 million people said they ate five pounds or more of bacon that year alone....

Not Everyone Finds These Costco Salmon Skins ‘Dangerously Addictive’ Regreto/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/March 2, 2022 11:59 am EST Have you ever snacked on crispy fish skins? Healthline confirms that they’re not only safe to eat, but also pack in tons of nutrients. Fried fish skins have long been a popular snack to munch on in Southeast Asian countries. Per Forbes, the dish comes in many flavors, but one of the best known was born in China and has since spread in popularity around the world: salted egg, a deeply savory egg preserved in salt brine....

Pork’s Inflation Will Give You Sticker Shock Sergey Ryzhov/Shutterstock By Crystal Antonace/Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 12:07 pm EST With so many unique ways to use bacon in everyday meals, it’s no wonder pork was considered the most popular meat in the world in 2019 (via USDA). Many delicious dinner recipes include pork, but those of us who eat at home may be reconsidering how much of the highly-sought after meat we’re buying due to the overall rise in meat prices....

Four different blends pay homage to the four Seinfeld characters Nick Kavanagh/YouTube According to Food & Wine, “online coffee retailer BeanBox.com launched The Seinfeld Coffee Collection.” You can buy “four 1.8-ounce bags for $28 or individual 12-ounce bags for $19 or $20.” The collection includes four different coffee blends, and each one is inspired by one of the show’s main characters. You can feel as if you’re in Monk’s Cafe with Jerry’s Diner Blend, a “smooth Brazilian blend with notes of brown sugar, roasted almonds, and chocolate....

The Chick-Fil-A-Inspired Aldi Sauces Are Back And Instagram Is Divided Marouanesitti/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Aug. 9, 2022 9:10 am EST Chick-fil-A may be best known for its chicken, but its dipping sauces are just as popular. After all, what is a chicken tender without sauce to dunk it in? The brand’s sauces have become so popular that Chick-fil-A recently released their more popular flavors in stores, including its signature and Polynesian flavors....

The Costco Frozen Treat That Has Everyone Talking Facebook By Margaret McCormick/May 18, 2022 3:42 pm EST The official start of summer is a little over a month away. In many parts of the country, the reading on the temperature gauge is finally starting to show signs of its impending arrival, meaning it’s about that time to start stocking the freezer with ice cream bars and other frozen treats that can help cool you down all season long....