How COVID-19 Has Changed Our Eating Habits
The pandemic has led to many of us spending more time at home than ever before. Workers who previously commuted to corporate offices are now working from home offices. Children are attending school online at their dining room tables, rather than in classrooms. Families are streaming movies in their living rooms, rather than going out for entertainment. And mealtimes, well those are most likely being [...]
Your Favorite Apple Recipes of 2020
2020, the year of mask wearing and social distancing, also the year that brought comfort food back into the homes of millions of Americans. No matter the gender, age, race, or location, comfort foods have perhaps just made the biggest comeback of all time. In fact, a new national survey of 2,000 Americans found that since the beginning of the pandemic, 2 in 3 [...]
COVID Holiday Ideas
For many of us, the holidays are going to be different this year, with COVID-19 in our midst. Choosing caution, families all over the country will be celebrating the holidays at home, rather than physically being with relatives and friends. That doesn’t mean, however, that the holidays can’t be shared, enjoyed and honored with the ones we love. North Coast Organic would like to offer [...]
Exciting New Twists On 6 Holiday Drink Recipes
Exciting New Twists On 6 Holiday Drink Recipes Whether you are hosting a small gathering for family, or a large Zoom cocktail party for relatives and friends, North Coast Organic offers exciting new twists on six traditional holiday drinks. From peppery hot mulled cider to caramel apple punch, these holiday drink recipes (that we developed ourselves) are sure to be real party pleasers. Our Favorite [...]
Childhood Obesity on the Rise and Factors
What is Child Obesity? The world is experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, and here in the US where childhood obesity was already 1 in 5 prior to the closing of schools, children across America are without the physical activity needed to sustain a healthy lifestyle. While children are losing access to important opportunities for physical activity, parents are struggling to keep them motivated, engaged, and [...]
Seven Healthy Homemade Organic Salad Dressings
Homemade is so much better than store-brought, especially when talking salad dressings. So simple and made with ingredients you most likely already have, these seven salad dressings are all made healthier with North Coast Organic apple cider vinegar! Choose your mood, then your dressing, and have fun creating the perfect salad that’ll make your day! Directions for making all these dressings is the same, [...]
The Sugar Reduction Trend – Benefits of Reduced Sugar Diet
SUGAR REDUCTION IS NO LONGER A TREND - IT’S THE NORM A recent study done by Chicago’s Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) showed that 67 percent of consumers are either somewhat or very concerned about sugars and sweeteners, and 39 percent indicated that reduced sugar is important to them when it comes to both foods and beverages. “Desire for rich, flavorful products is driven by [...]
It’s Non-GMO Month!
In Celebration of Non-GMO Month: Together We Can Create the Future We Want Harvest season is upon us! This Non-GMO Month, we celebrate kindness and community; coming together during times of hardship; and the necessity of caring for each other and our planet. This caring revolves around one of our most basic needs: food. Communities grow around food. From our small local farms to folks [...]
Fruit Juice vs. Fruit Juice Concentrate – Get to Know the Facts
Pay attention in the juice aisle Are you reading the labels on the juices you buy before putting them in your cart? You may want to make sure you do, because surprisingly, most of what you will find is not really juice at all, but rather reconstituted fruit juice concentrate with added sweeteners, preservatives, and flavorings. These are added to bring back the flavor [...]
Glass Bottles vs. Plastic Bottles
North Coast Organic has been committed to using sustainable business practices and being good stewards of the environment from the very beginning. We are constantly looking for ways to lessen our carbon footprint and lower our energy usage. That’s why, is this age of seeing plastic packaging used for just about everything, we package our organic apple sauces, juices, ciders and vinegars in glass [...]
