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Daily Dish the Sonoma Market blog

If you’re a fan of fun food facts, perfect pairings, kitchen hacks and other tantalizing trivia, you’ll love our Daily Dish Blog! Read on for delicious topics like DIY projects, Foodie FAQs, new and seasonal products, Wines of the Month, Health Notes from Dr. Liz and more.

  1. Bye-Bye Boring Beverages

    Zing Anything! Infusers

    No one said drinking water has to be boring — why not liven up that plain old H2O by infusing it with fresh fruit or vegetable flavors? We love the water bottles made by Zing Anything!, which come with built-in infusers that you can use to add flavor to water while you drink it. The Citrus Zinger is designed to press lemons, limes, clementines or other citrus slices directly into your water bottle, or try the Zing 54 Carafe to add fruit, vegetable, herb or spice flavors via a specially designed muddling wand. 

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  3. Party Down Poolside

    Govino Wine Glasses

    Using glass stemware near the pool is usually a no-go, but isn’t a chilled glass of white wine enjoyed poolside on a summer evening one of life’s little luxuries? Enter Govino wine glasses, which are indeed not glass but instead an ultra-thin, flexible BPA-free polymer. 

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  4. Pinkies Down, Please

    Underwood Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris in Cans

    Have you heard about the “Pinkies Down” campaign? The ultra-cool winemakers at Oregon’s Union Wine Co. started this trend, which encourages wine drinkers to focus more on the craft of winemaking, and less on the stuffiness and pretension that sometimes accompanies wine connoisseurship. In that spirit, they’ve released two of their most popular wines, Underwood Pinot Noir and Pinor Gris, packaged in aluminum cans.

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  5. Check Out these Late Summer Gems

    Local Summer Squash

    We might be well into late summer, but the bounty of the season just keeps on coming in Northern California. Now is the perfect time to check out the local summer squash available in our produce department: we have yellow crookneck, zucchini and eightball varieties on hand that are super-delicious this time of year. 

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  6. Keep Your Child's Immune Strong

    Health Notes from Dr. Liz

    What parent hasn’t struggled with their child being “sick again” and missing another day of school? Every year, children suffer from more colds than adults and have a myriad of other illness from flu to skin infections that make for numerous trips to the physician’s office.

    You can enhance your child’s ability to ward of colds, flu and more by including immune boosting foods along with some lifestyle changes. Here are the top four must-do’s to boost your child’s immune health...

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  7. Don’t Miss the Most Important Meal of the Day

    Breakfast Options from our Frozen Section

    Back to school time might mean slightly more hectic mornings, but it shouldn’t mean skipping breakfast altogether in your rush to get out the door. Try some of our favorite quick-and-easy breakfast options from our frozen foods section to help keep your morning on track... 

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  8. Reduce Waste with Reusable Bags

    Fluf Lunch Bags and Snack Packs

     Instead of sending your little ones to school with their afternoon meal in a paper bag or plastic baggie, try reducing waste this year with reusable options from Fluf. They make big lunch bags and snack packs using 100 percent certified organic cotton, which is pre-shrunk and machine washable. These bags are wipeable, rinseable and have a tested food-safe lining — and they’re also printed with low-impact, AZO-free dyes, meeting the highest safety standards. 

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  9. Oatmeal with berries

    Three Must Have Eats for Kids’ Breakfasts and Lunches

    Health Notes from Dr. Liz

    As summertime bliss winds down, families are getting back into their Fall routines. As you bring structure back into your lives, don’t forget that fueling your children with the right foods is crucial. Here are must-have eats for your children to supply three crucial nutrients that most kids fall short on in their diets: fiber, protein and calcium. 

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  10. Guilt-Free Frozen Treat

    Arctic Zero Creamy Fit Frozen Dessert

    Indulge your sweet tooth without the guilt of eating dessert! Arctic Zero Creamy Fit Frozen Desserts average just 150 calories and offer a whopping 12 grams of protein per PINT.  And the Arctic Zero Chunky Fit Frozen Desserts average just 300 calories per pint. Every flavor is made with simple and pure ingredients including purified water, whey protein, organic cane sugar and chicory root. You’ll feel like a kid again eating this shaved ice like treat!

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