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What about a plant-based, cholesterol-free, environmental friendly mayo? Andrew Zimmern thinks it tastes better than egg-based mayo. Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Organic Food: A Waste of Money

Do you eat organic?

A recent article is causing a stir among experts on both sides of the fence. Do you agree or disagree with the arguments?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/peter-mcguire/organic-food-waste-of-money_b_2638840.html?utm_hp_ref=food&ir=Food

huffingtonpost.co.uk Organic isn't better for you. Eating organic food won't stop imaginary 'toxins' from bypassing your liver and making you sick. Buying organic can potentially cause greater harm to the environment. Eating local is no guarantee of reducing your carbon footprint.

It's harvest season and we're betting that many of you have lots of fresh red tomatoes from your home gardens!

How do you eat up all your tomatoes? …BLT’s…salads…tomato sauces?

Share your ideas with us and inspire others to use their tomatoes in exciting new dishes!

ACCE employees enjoy the beautiful summer with a BBQ!

Have you heard of Kazuki Yamamoto yet?
This Japanese artist creates beautiful 3D latte foam art!

ACCE held their Annual Meals on Wheels Summer BBQ on Friday. Thank you to all of our friends at Meals on Wheels who attended and helped make the day a great success!

ACCE employees are celebrating several exciting milestones this summer.

A wedding and two summer babies on the way!

Congratulations from ACCE!

Diet Soda May Be Worse For You Than Regular Soda

A new study out of Purdue University highlights the dangers of diet soft drinks and artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners have been a controversial topic for years with contradictory findings! What is your opinion of artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose? Good or bad for you?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/diet-soda-health-risks_n_3581842.html?utm_hp_ref=

huffingtonpost.com Diet soda may seem like a far healthier alternative to regular pop, but a new study warns that this may not be the case at all.

Happy Canada Day from ACCE!

Cafe Charges For Time Instead Of Coffee

Would you rather pay for coffee or time?

A new cafe in Germany is charging customers by the minute instead of by the cup. The benefit? All you can drink coffee during your visit!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/slow-time-cafe-germany_n_3345531.html?utm_hp_ref=

huffingtonpost.com A new cafe in Wiesbaden, Germany is proving the old adage that time is money. Instead of charging for coffee, Slow Time Cafe is charging for time.

Have you seen these postcards at ACCE? Take a few home with you after your next visit! Give ‘em to your friends & family and let them in on the action. Summer brings more and more exciting new products to test!

ACCE has been testing exciting new products for 27 years now! Has anyone been a tester since the beginning? How about 20 years? 10 years? 5 years?

ACCE is 27 years old today! 27 years of quality product testing to help put your favourite products on the market!

Give us a thumbs up if you’re having an Easter Egg Hunt this weekend!

How do you eat your chocolate bunny?

The National Confectioner's Association reports that 76% of people eat their chocolate bunny ears first. Only 5% start with the feet!

Will anyone be having Turducken this weekend?

Turducken [tur-duhk-uhn]
Origin: Tur(key) + Du(ck) + (Chi)cken
Definition (noun): A turkey that is stuffed with a deboned duck that is stuffed with a deboned chicken

A recent study by University of Toronto and University of Guelph is reporting that most Canadians are concerned about their sodium intake and support sodium reduction initiatives. What do you think is the best way to reduce our sodium intake?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Did you know…an estimated 14 million pints of Guinness will be served today! That's nearly triple the amount of any other day of the year. Enjoy responsibly!

Calling All Chocolate Lovers!

How about a room made entirely of chocolate?

A sculptor in Belarus has made a chocolate room using over 600kg of chocolate to create chairs, table, fireplace, flower pots, tea cups, walls, and drawers. Talk about a sweet interior design!

Would you drink beer for breakfast?

Black Isle Brewery in Scotland recently released "Cold Turkey Breakfast Beer" made with oats, barley and wheat. It has a malty taste with a coffee base and hints of berries and grapefruit! The question is...how well does it go with pancakes!?

Stevia, a natural sweetener and sugar substitute has been approved in Canada for commercial use as an ingredient in food products! ACCE wants to know: What do you use to sweeten your foods?

Giant Goat Cheese Fire Shuts Down Norway Tunnel | TIME.com

Giant goat cheese fire in Norway makes headlines this weekend!

"That high concentration of fat and sugar made it burn almost like petrol". See the full article here.

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/23/giant-goat-cheese-fire-shuts-down-norway-tunnel/

newsfeed.time.com 27 tons of flaming cheese have shut down a tunnel in Norway for six days

Evidence that Canadians are eating healthier!

Stats Canada has reported that fruit and vegetable sales are up in Canada. Increased production and sales of cranberries and blueberries are accounting for much of the growth!

Bacon Chocolate Cookies for Valentine’s Day!?

Google released this year’s Valentine’s Day search trends. Here are some of their interesting findings.

Plain old “chocolate” was the most searched food term, but “healthy chocolate” and “gluten free chocolate” showed a huge increase compared to previous years. “Milk chocolate” was more popular than “dark chocolate”.

“Heart shaped cake” also rose in popularity this year!

Less conventional popular gift searches included “bacon chocolate cookies” and “Valentine beer”!

“Treats for dogs/cats” was also popular! Who says your pet can’t enjoy Valentine’s Day too!

Nothing says "I Love You" like pizza. At least that's the idea one fast food giant is going with this Valentine's Day! Would you be interested in eating heart-shaped pizza?

'LIKE' if you've ever tested exciting new foods with ACCE!

By weight, what do you think is the most consumed snack on Super Bowl Sunday?

Did you know...

The Super Bowl is the biggest snacking day of the year. During the big game, North Americans will eat an astounding 1.3 billion chicken wings and consume an average of 1200 calories over the course of 4 hours.

Super Bowl weekend is upon us!

A new study reports that in 2012, Pizza and Chinese Food continued to be the number one delivery foods, while Chicken Wings and Thai Foods such as Pad Thai rose in popularity.

What will you be having during the big game?

True or False?

Drinking energy drinks is the best way to get energized.