Sweet & Crunchy Talk

If you're planning the perfect three-year old's birthday party a.k.a Upsherin a.k.a. Chalakah, here is the perfect party favor! I discovered this delicious sweet just by accident while I was looking for gummy worms online. I ordered them and I tell you, not only are they sweet, moist and tangy but they are so darn adorable!! The Aleph Bet Gummies are small, round gummies with raised letters of the Hebrew alphabet. They come in an assorment of colors and flavors. I must tell you though, that you can't be guaranteed which letters you will actually get in the assortment cuz they are all mixed up.

It's a great snack with which to play games, give them out and have fun with!
My son also loves crocodiles and dinosaurs, as any boy probably does! So guess what I found as well? The cutest gummies in the shapes of crocodiles and dinosaurs. They are about 12" long and come in different colors. I found that the green and yellow crocodile one is so realistic looking that I left it out in my son's bedroom and he started yelling in excitement that he found a baby crocodile!! They are delicious and chewy gummy texture.

So summer's here and my relatives are packing their kids off to camp. It's the first time my 7-year old cousin Jenna will be going to camp. Believe me, she's so excited and not at all nervous, as opposed to her mother Leslie! For the past 5 years she's sent 13-year old Lauren to this wonderful all girls camp. Last year, they had a special weekend for siblings who wanted to checkout the camp and Jenna absolutely LOVED it! The activities, the counselors and the general camp atmosphere. She couldn't stop talking about being able to attend the camp the following year. Now that it's finally here, she's excitedly packing and shopping with her mom. Her mom is apprehensive of her being homesick but she insists she will be fine. Last year, I sent Lauren a gift to camp or a camp care package and it contained a whole assortment of delicious fun candy.
The only problem was, I didn't know that it wasn't permitted to send foodstuff to camp, and I did. I didn't get her into trouble but she was told to let everyone know it's part of the rules. Too bad, at least she enjoy the candy! So this year, I'm not sending to camp but I will give Lauren AND Jenna gifts before they go to camp so they can enjoy sweets on the bus TO camp and sneak it into their bunk!! I hope I don't get them in trouble! So I came up with a few choices from www.ohnuts.com website and I will choose from one of these camp gift packs!

So I've been spending some precious time cruising around the web, looking to see what people have up their sleeves for Father's Day. I was really surprised at my findings, to say the least. I mean, I thought that everyone was clear-cut on what to get for their fathers, grandfathers, father-in-laws and husbands! But, alas! All I hear is whining and complaining that they're stumped. Last year they got the t-shirt with the typical slogan #1 Dad, or the subscription to Dad's World, or a mug with the cute scribbles of a 3-year old.
So I have the answer!
Now tell me which guy doesn't love to munch, whether he's sitting at the TV watching the sports or hunched over the desk at the computer working the night away? Personally, being that my husband loves to eat, (which doesn't?) I wouldn't have given a second thought as to what to get him. [Though it's a bit early for him to be receiving Father's Day Gifts (he's not a dad yet...till August!)]
I would buy nuts, chocolates, dried fruit and candy and well, anything that works for the munchies! Place a bowl of Turkish pistachios in front of an occupied male, and believe me you won't stop hearing the crunch of the nuts, the spitting of the shell and the oh, so sweet request for more! Try sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, any kind of pistachios or nuts and I guarantee you that he'll be satisfied.
I would also get a delicous array of candies and nuts (depending on how health-minded he is) in a cute dish or in something sentimental that has some meaning. This year, be unique and checkout www.ohnuts.com for exquisite Father's Day Gifts. Believe me, you won't be disappointed!

Choosing from a selection as large as ours isn't always easy! Especially if you're planning an occasion such as a wedding or baby shower. Your party favors have to match the exact shade your party theme is. If the pink is too dark, too light or just not the right shade you know the bride'll have a fit! We offer an extensive array of over 33 colors of jelly beans in assorted flavors as well!
Baby shower favors are pretty easy to choose for as they are either pink or blue or white! Jelly Beans are a favorite party essential as they are tasty and easy on the eye. Fill small mesh bags with jelly beans in the color and shade of your choice, martini glasses or small party boxes in original designs.
As you can see we have one of the largest selections of bulk jelly beans online. If your party is a spring or summer party, choose the pastel colored light speckled jelly beans Jelly Beans which are now at a special low price of $1.99 per lb.

Lately, everyone's busy debuting new music, new albums, and new movies. We decided we must debut our latest line of products. Let me introduce Cinnamon Almonds
- these crunchy almonds are encrusted and roasted in sweet cinnamon flavor. If you enjoy the taste of cinnamon flavor, this is the product for you! Each almond has a thick layer of cinnamon crunch that makes biting into the almond a delicious experience.

Another new almonds product is Steakhouse Almonds This almond is true to it's name since it's a flavor-filled almond with a unique blend of tastes. It is smoky with subtle hints of garlic, salt and pepper. The outside of the almonds are crusted with the spices and have that delicous steakhouse flavor!

Cinnamon Pecans are my personal favorite as the deliciously roasted pecans are encrusted in sweet cinnamon flavor.
Each bite is juicy yet crunchy and flavor-filled!

Chocolate May Reduce Pregnancy Complication Risk

Indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia, new research suggests.

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is rich in a chemical called theobromine, which stimulates the heart, relaxes smooth muscle and dilates blood vessels, and has been used to treat chest pain, high blood pressure, and hardening of the arteries, Dr. Elizabeth W. Triche of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and colleagues write.

Preeclampsia, in which blood pressure spikes during pregnancy while excess protein is released into the urine, has many features in common with heart disease, the researchers add.

To investigate whether chocolate's possible cardiovascular benefits also might help prevent preeclampsia, the researchers looked at 2,291 women who delivered a single infant, and asked them about how much chocolate they consumed in their first and third trimesters. The researchers also tested levels of theobromine in infants' umbilical cord blood.

Women who consumed the most chocolate and those whose infants had the highest concentration of theobromine in their cord blood were the least likely to develop preeclampsia. Women in the highest quarter for cord blood theobromine were 69 percent less likely to develop the complication than those in the lowest quarter.

Women who ate five or more servings of chocolate each week in their third trimester of pregnancy were 40 percent less likely to develop preeclampsia than those who ate chocolate less than once a week.

A similar, but weaker, relationship between chocolate consumption and preeclampsia risk was seen in the first trimester, with women eating five or more servings of chocolate each week at 19 percent lower risk than those who ate chocolate less than once a week.

Theobromine could improve circulation within the placenta while blocking oxidative stress, or it could also be a stand-in for other beneficial chemicals found in chocolate, Triche and her team note in the May issue of Epidemiology.

"Our results raise the possibility that chocolate consumption by pregnant women may reduce the occurrence of preeclampsia," they write. "Because of the importance of preeclampsia as a major complication of pregnancy, replication of these results in other large prospective studies with a detailed assessment of chocolate consumption is warranted."

SOURCE: Epidemiology, May 2008.

Watch this 30 second video of a cute Gummy Bear dancing.

At Oh! Nuts you can get Gummy Bears and other Bulk Candy like Jelly Beans and Jordan Almonds for Weddings.

It look like Pope Benedict XVI has a sweet kosher tooth, there is nothing like kosher cake to feed it. As it turns out, a famous kosher bakery in Rome’s ancient Jewish ghetto it is one of his favorite places to visit when it's time for desert.

There are only few people in Rome that are not familiar with the famous Boccione bakery in Rome's ancient ghetto, the bakery was established in 1555. Alongside a prominent local synagogue and Jewish schools, renowned for making traditional treats by hand for many years.

“One of the pope's doctors stopped by the bakery en route to administering a routine checkup of the pontiff and introduced the Kosher pastries the Pope,” recalled bakery owner Wilma Limentani.

“I guess he enjoyed the biscotti and 'Jewish pizza' (an almond-and-raisin confection),” noted Limenati who was recently surprised when he got a thank-you letter from the Vatican.

Those close to the pope recount that he loves deserts, and was particularly enamored with the almond and raisin confection desert, tinged with cinnamon and pine nuts, which Limenati affectionately called it “Jewish pizza”

“I think that the pope looks forward to the doctor’s visits ever since,” said Limenati, who informed the pontiff that the bakery adheres strictly to all of the laws of kashrut.

“We would never, ever use lard. All of our pastries are strictly kosher ,” she said as a long line of customers snakes its way into her store, hoping that the supply of “Jewish pizza” does not run out.

Ever since the papal endorsement, business has picked up at Bocciones Bakery with a lot of curious customers lining up to see just how good “Jewish pizza” really is.

Passover is the Festival for freedom for Jews worldwide. If so, then why is it that we feel so restricted when it comes to this wonderful holiday? Maybe I'm wrong but part of the holiday atmosphere is clouded by worries of, we can't eat this passover food and we can't eat that. But who says that that is the case? If you're one of the many that eat gebrokts, mish (mix foods), eat kitnios or even none you have NOTHING to be concerned about. There are so many foods that one can prepare for the Pesach holiday that it just boggles the mind.

Here is a recipe for Charoset, the traditional food that we eat on Pesach. Its texture reminds us of the mortar used by the slaves in Egypt to build.

1 cup of walnuts
1 granny smith green apple
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. sugar
red wine to moisten

Chop the nuts and apples to the consistency you want (a food processor can be used). Sprinkle with spices, and moisten with wine. Keeps three days in refrigerator.

Yes we have shipped out over 10,000 Purim Baskets all across the USA. We wish we can see the SMILE on the faces when the UPS driver rings 10,000 door bells.

Happy Purim to all our customers and thanks for choosing Oh! Nuts.