Thanksgiving Turkey: The Health Facts

by Cascade Ice on November 21, 2011

This Thursday many of us will be chowing down with friends and family, and of course most people choose turkey as their meat of choice on Thanksgiving. With the holiday season approaching, turkey will appear again and again on your plate through the end of December, which begs the question: how healthy is turkey?

Turkey actually is good for your body as long as you don’t overeat (like all good things, moderation is key). Cooking your bird with the skin on it helps seal in moisture and keep out fat, just remember to peel the skin off before you eat it! Turkey is also a great source of folic acid, zinc, vitamin B and potassium!

If you are looking for a turkey alternative while trying to stay healthy, give Tofurky a try! Four ounces of Tofurkey has only 190 calories, 5 grams of fat and is loaded with 26 grams of protein!

As always remember to stay hydrated during the holiday season! When sitting down with your turkey, be sure to grab a Cascade Ice Ultra Pure Water or one of our tasty 2-calorie waters like Pomegranate Berry for a healthy holiday drink!

It’s a Cascade Ice Black Friday Sale

by Cascade Ice on November 18, 2011

Don’t miss out on the best sale of the season! On November 25 (aka Black Friday) from 6 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. PST we will be offering two boxes of Cascade Ice for the price of one!

How can you take advantage of this holiday offer? It’s simple, when checking out type in “Black Friday” and the extra flavor you would like in the Special Instructions section (don’t add the extra to your cart, just tell us your flavor of choice!).

Cascade Ice is a great way to make your holiday parties a hit! To scope out all the flavors and cases available online click here.

Simple Mom Reviews loves Cascade Ice!

by Cascade Ice on November 14, 2011

Simple Mom Reviews, a blog devoted to reviewing products for women and their families, recently featured Cascade Ice in a post. The writer discusses her favorite flavor, Blueberry Watermelon, and how thrilled she was to find that Cascade Ice waters are not only tasty, but very low calorie! The post also features the comparison to Vitamin Water where she concludes Cascade Ice is the obvious better option. Check out the post here!

Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month

by Cascade Ice on November 14, 2011

November has been named Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Although there is quite a list of celebrities who practice a gluten-free diet (Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Phillippe and Emmy Rossum just to name a few), there are still some who don’t exactly know what going gluten-free is all about.

Gluten refers to the proteins that are found in wheat, grains, barley and rye. When a person who is gluten intolerant consumes gluten products, their small intestine becomes inflamed leading to a myriad of health problems.

Celiac disease, or gluten intolerance, affects 1 in every 133 Americans. However, it can take a long time for a doctor to diagnose celiac disease because its symptoms are so broad and often times are similar to irritable bowel syndrome.

Maintaining a gluten-free diet for those with celiac disease is essential. If a person with celiac disease continues to consume gluten the chance of gastrointestinal cancer increases by a factor of 40 to 100 times that of the normal population.

Finding somewhere to eat can be difficult if you suffer from gluten intolerance, but the NFCA has provided a list of restaurants who have participated in their GREAT Kitchen program that can safely prepare gluten-free meal options. Of course you can always grab a Cascade Ice, because all our flavors are gluten-free!