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Ready, Set, Scoop: National Icecream Month The year was 1984 and Ronald Reagan was pretty busy running for re-election. But as the 40th President of the United States, he still had duties to attend to, like overseeing the economic recovery, opening the 1984 Olympic Games, and of course, celebrating ice cream! Wait… what? That’s right, back in the 1980’s Ronald Reagon officially designated an entire month to ICE CREAM! That month is July, so we've gathered some of our favorite ice cream recipes so you can celebrate. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels
Tags : Recipe Roundup, Sweet Treats, Holiday Recipes https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/07/18/Ready-Set-Scoop-National-Icecream-Month
PB&B: Trainer and Tastebud Approved Jelly, step aside: peanut butter has found a new best friend. The peanut butter and banana (PB&B) combo is a match made in heaven, perfect for an on-the-go snack or in support of an active lifestyle. For exercisers and athletes in training who want to charge up before a trip to the gym or a big game, this tasty ensemble provides a high-performance blend of essential proteins, carbohydrates and electrolytes that can get you through that tough workout or a long day. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels
Tags : Healthy Snacks, Peanut Butter and Banana Recipes, Recipe Roundup https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/07/05/Peanut-Butter-and-banana-combos
Organic Smoothie Spotlight: Erin's Healthy Chocolate Banana Smoothie Chocolate and bananas are one of our favorite fruit combos here at the EatAChiquita.com blog (banana pops anyone?). When we turned to our readers to get the best fruit smoothie recipes around with the Chiquita Banana Organic Smoothie Recipe Contest, Erin shared this tasty chocolate smoothie treat. Read on for quick and easy instructions on how to make a chocolate banana smoothie with a protein boost. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, contest, Featured
Tags : contest, fan spotlight, smoothie recipe https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/10/22/Organic-Smoothie-Spotlight-Erins-Chocolate-Banana-Smoothie-Recipe
Chiquita Banana Sticker Design Contest Want to design the next Chiquita banana sticker? Enter the Chiquita Banana Sticker Design Contest! Show us what you've got and design your very own sticker, and you could be one of 18 final winners who will have their designs appear on Chiquita bananas across the country. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, contest, Featured
Tags : Banana Stickers, Chiquita on the Web, Contests https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/07/01/Chiquita-Banana-Sticker-Design-Contest
Health in Plain English: Antioxidants Pretend for me, if you will, that there is a massive war raging inside your body. Imagine little elves and dwarfs fighting alongside man, fending off hoards of monsters and evil wizards night and day. Although there may not be some eternal ring of power inside you, there truly is a constant battle going on in there. Your body is forever aging and fighting against something men and women in white lab coats call free radicals. The good guys? Antioxidants. Type: Post
Categories : Fruitelligence, Featured
Tags : Fruit Facts, Health in Plain English, Antioxidants https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/07/27/Health-in-Plain-English-Antioxidants
Gena's Raw Banana Breakfast Crepes This week’s recipe post is thanks to Gena, author of Choosing Raw, a great resource for exploring a raw food lifestyle (or incorporating more raw into your diet). When we saw her recipe for strawberry filled banana crepes we just had find out more. If you’re trying to eat raw foods or simply want to try a fun breakfast treat, Gena’s Raw Breakfast Crepes are a yummy way to try something new. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, Featured
Tags : bananas, Fan Spotlights https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/09/28/genas-raw-banana-breakfast-crepes
Kori's Morning Kick Smoothie Recipe We’re always on the hunt for easy fruit smoothie recipes to share, and Kori’s winning breakfast smoothie recipe fits the bill. Her “Morning Kick” breakfast smoothie recipe was a winning entry in the Chiquita Banana Organic Smoothie Recipe Contest and is full of flavors like bananas, mangos, pineapple and strawberry that will jump-start even the groggiest of morning warriors. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, contest, Featured
Tags : Bananas, Fan Spotlight, smoothie recipe https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/11/16/koris-morning-kick-smoothie-recipe
Do It Yourself Banana Peel Fertilizer You’ve eaten your banana for the day. You’ve gotten your antioxidants, vitamins, and electrolytes…but what about your plants? Have they gotten the nutrients they need to grow? As it turns out, you don’t need to be finished with your banana once you’ve finished your banana: you can use the peel to make homemade plant fertilizer! Type: Post
Categories : Fruitelligence, Featured
Tags : Do It Yourself, Bananas, How To https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/08/03/Do-It-Yourself-Banana-Peel-Fertilizer
Congratulations to the Chiquita Banana Sticker Design Contest Winners! On June 21st, we launched the Chiquita Banana Sticker Design Contest (a first-ever for us) and asked you to take our iconic blue sticker and make it your own. And boy, did you! Over 1,300 submissions later, we were tasked with choosing the top 50 finalists. It was difficult with so many great designs but we managed to narrow it down. Then, over the next three weeks, we asked you to vote for your favorite designs. Now, voting is over and you’ve picked the 18 final winners. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, contest, Featured
Tags : Banana Stickers, Chiquita on the Web, Contests, Fan Spotlights, Chiquita Stickers, https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/09/14/congrats-to-sticker-design-contest-winners
Spotlight on Chiquita Fruit Bites When you think of Chiquita, you think of bananas, but we’ve got a few other tasty tricks up our sleeves. Chiquita Fruit Bites are bite-sized fruit and veggie treats that make great to-go snacks. Plus they’re 100% natural fruits and vegetables and only 40-70 calories per serving. Bam! Pow! Take that, potato chips! Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, Chiquita Products
Tags : Fruit Bites, Healthy Snacks, Chiquita Products https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/04/02/Spotlight-on-Chiquita-Fruit-Bites
Interview with an Organic Banana Guess who just casually strolled by us in the office? An Organic Banana! We couldn't believe it, but it happened. He eventually sat down with us for a quick one on one and told us what life is like for him. It's a great story. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, Featured
Tags : organic, bananas, National Organic Harvest Month https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/09/09/interview-with-an-organic-banana
Patriotic Banana Popsicles: Make Your Own! Ah, the 4th of July: a day filled with fireworks and an abundance of all things red, white and blue. Also, synonymous with the 4th is food, and lots of it. From barbecues and picnics to late night fireworks celebrations, Independence Day is filled with eating. And where there’s a main course, there’s dessert! This year, Chiquita wants to help make it a healthy one with our recipe for Patriotic Banana Pops. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels
Tags : Holiday Recipes, Sweet Treats https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/06/29/Patriotic-Banana-Popsicles-Make-Your-Own!
Fruit Smoothies: 5 Reasons, 5 Recipes While there are a million good reasons to have a fruit smoothie, we like to make things easy for you. So here are 5 good reasons to have a smoothie, and 5 recipes to get you started. From banana berry colada to strawberry watermelon, these refreshing smoothie recipes are great for a quick and healthy summertime snack. Type: Post
Categories : Chiquita Products, Recipeels
Tags : Fruit Smoothies, Recipe Roundup, Sweet Treats, Smoothie Recipes, Summer Recipes, Chiquita Products https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/07/20/Fruit-Smoothies-5-Reasons-5-Recipes
Health in Plain English: Fiber We've all heard about needing fiber in our diet on TV commericals, talk shows, etc. But WHY do we need fiber? What does it do for us? And where do we get it? Well that’s what we're here to tell you, in plain English, of course! Type: Post
Categories : Fruitelligence
Tags : Health in Plain English, Fiber https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/09/07/Health-in-Plain-English-Fiber
3 Ways to Split: Banana Recipe Roundup The banana split is an American classic like baseball, classic Chevys, and apple pie. We gathered 3 of our favorite ways to split, and now we’ll hand them off to you so you can enjoy these banana split dishes when and how you want. We’re like a sweet-tooth fairy of sorts, and you get to keep all your teeth! Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, Featured
Tags : Bananas, Recipe Roundup https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/08/23/3-Ways-to-Split-Banana-Recipe-Roundup
Ronnie's Banana Bread Recipe Sometimes the story behind a recipe is as enjoyable as the dish itself. Ronnie Scarpelli was kind enough to share her delicious banana bread recipe and how she learned it from her grandmother, and we think you'll agree that they're both a treat! Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, Featured
Tags : Bananas, Fan Spotlights, Banana Bread Recipes https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/09/02/Ronnies-Banana-Bread-Recipe
Enter the Explore the Lost City Sweepstakes! How does a trip to the Bahamas sound? ChiquitaBananas.com has partnered with NAMCO BANDAI to launch the Active Life Explorer™ video game and the Explore the Lost City Sweepstakes, and that means you could win an exciting vacation for four along with lots of other prizes like a Wii™ console and lots of Chiquita gear. Head over and sign up: Chiquita Bananas may be your ticket to a tropical adventure. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, Chiquita Products, contest, Featured
Tags : Chiquita Products, Contests https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/10/12/Enter-the-Explore-the-Lost-City-Sweepstakes
Kellen's Vegan Banana Cornmeal Pancakes Here on the EatAChiquita.com blog, we love to share recipes featuring some of our favorite fruits and this one is no different. As Kellen Wolfe will tell you, cooking for a Vegan lifestyle can seem challenging but is much easier than it seems and can even be more rewarding! Read on for Kellen's take on Vegan-friendly, banana cornmeal pancakes. Type: Post
Categories : Recipeels, Featured
Tags : Bananas, Fan Spotlights https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/08/31/kellens-vegan-banana-cornmeal-pancakes
3 Banana Condiments You Might Not Know About Ketchup, syrup, and jam: we all know these products and they may make frequent appearances in our everyday lives. Today we want to share some products that are a bit further off the beaten trail: banana condiments. There are many ways to enjoy the flavor of a banana, and these three condiments are just a few of them. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama, Featured
Tags : bananas https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/10/01/three-banana-condiments-you-may-not-know-about
Chiquita Shows It’s Good to Be Green The Distribution Business Management Association has granted Chiquita Brands International the 2009 Circle of Excellence Award for environmental protection and corporate social responsibility. “These accomplishments are a testimony to its corporate commitment to sustainability because, in addition to performance benefits, Chiquita believes it is the right thing to do,” said Dr. Omar Helferich, an independent researcher who developed the criteria for the award. Type: Post
Categories : Bananarama
Tags : Sustainable Farming https://eatachiquita.com/blog/post/2010/04/03/Chiquita-Proves-Ite28099s-Good-to-be-Green