Month: January 2023

With February being Heart Health Month, we thought we would highlight a sample of our delicious meals that look after your heart but don’t compromise on flavor. These ideas include heart healthy recipes for dinner, lunch, as well as dessert! Make enough for leftovers to whip up an easy meal with minimal effort.

Heart Healthy Recipes

The American Heart Association is encouraging us to eat a wider variety of foods, and nothing could be easier with the heart healthy recipes we have available for you. Heart healthy foods include fruits, vegetables, nuts, cereals, lean meats, deli meats, poultry, fish, and more. You can find all of these ingredients in our four hand-selected recipes specially chosen for Heart Health Month.

Try one of our heart healthy recipes today, knowing you get a delectable, nutritious meal that also keeps your heart happy:

One Dish Dill and Lemon Baked Salmon

We all love a one dish recipe. You can enjoy this heart healthy dish even more by knowing there’s only one dish to clean! Just swap out the butter for trans-fat-free margarine.

Sweet Potato and Spinach Quesadillas

Easily reheated in a skillet, make more than you need, and you have an easy ready-made but heart healthy recipe to have at any time of day!

White Bean Chili

Our White Bean Chili has all the vegetables, lean poultry, and flavor you need from any heart healthy chicken recipe. This low-maintenance recipe can also be cooked in a slow cooker that will be ready for you when you get in from your busy day.

Annie’s Apple Crisp

Just swap out the butter for trans-fat-free margarine and the granulated sugar for sweetener. Enjoy this sweet dessert as a treat to finish off a well-rounded heart healthy meal that leaves you feeling full and satisfied.

For more heart healthy recipes, browse Caputo’s full range of recipes and shop online or in-store!

From Our Family To Yours

As a way to honor our founder, our family, inspired by Angelo’s love of wine, created 2 new wines as a tribute to his legacy and hard work. 

In 2021, we lost the heart and soul of our family and our business, Angelo Caputo. Committed to honoring him and making sure his legacy lives on, we began brainstorming new ways we could do so. Antonella, his daughter, knew a perfect way. 

Angelo always used to say “I work hard and I play hard” and he was well known to have a glass of Cabernet at dinner— a way to end his day after long, grueling hours of hard work. With this in mind, Antonella initiated the process of a private label wine. It is a way to have Angelo’s name grace the dinner table of both our own family—  as anywhere he was surrounded by his family was his favorite place to be— and other families. 

Angelo has a beautiful story, he came here with the goal of living out the American Dream and he accomplished that goal with strength, grit, and humility. We know that so many other immigrants from his generation have similar stories of coming to America in hopes of a better life for their future families. With this wine, we toast to Angelo and to all those who worked hard to accomplish their goals. The back of our Angelo Caputo wine reads this in their honor

“Cheers to Angelo Caputo, an Italian-American immigrant who proudly and courageously lived out the American Dream and loved his family above all else. A toast to his legacy and to the generations of hard workers. From Our Family To Yours, Salute!”

We partnered with a family vineyard in Sonoma County California to create two varieties of Angelo Caputo wine, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The wine is now available in store and online!

From Our Family To Yours, Salute

The Benefits of Chia Seeds

Did you know that chia seeds come from the plant Salvia hispanica, a part of the mint family? These tiny (2-millimeter) seeds are packed full of goodness and nutrients and are easy to incorporate into your daily diet. So, exactly what are the benefits of chia seeds? Read on to find out, and for some delicious chia seed recipes.

What Are the Benefits of Chia Seeds?

Although small, the benefits of chia seeds are phenomenal. Two tablespoons of chia seeds (about 25 grams) contain:

• 4.1g protein
• 2g carbohydrates
• 8.6g fiber
• 7g fat
• 158mg calcium
• 84mg magnesium
• 93mg iron
• 15mg zinc
• 68mg manganese

Chia seeds may contribute to all sorts of health benefits, including:

• Lowering the risk of heart disease due to the amount of fiber and ALA (an omega-3 fatty acid) they contain. They also help with lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension.
• Promoting bone health. The number of minerals in each portion of chia seeds makes a significant contribution to the amount needed for good bone health. The amount of calcium in 2 tablespoons of milk, for example, is 38.1mg compared to 158mg in the equivalent of chia seeds.
• Reducing the risk of diabetes because the poly-unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and fiber in chia seeds all help to stabilize the body’s blood sugar levels.

Hopefully, these benefits of chia seeds have tempted you to try out some chia seed recipes! Need some inspiration? We at Caputo’s are happy to provide you with delicious recipes for every meal of the day. Try out our 3 nutritious chia seeds recipes that are really simple to make and all use chia seeds in different ways. Enjoy these tasty treats and reap the health benefits that go alongside them! Here are 3 recipes to try that are easy to make and all have chia seeds!

1. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie
2. Caramelized Banana Baked Oats
3. Peanut Butter Banana Oat

Easy to incorporate into a meal or snack and full of nutrients, chia seeds are a great ingredient!

From Our Family To Yours

January is the perfect time to focus on self-improvement and try new things. One way to do that is by participating in Dry January, which involves abstaining from alcohol for the entire month. This gives your body a much-needed break after the indulgences of the holiday season and allows you to try new, non-alcoholic drink options.

With that in mind, here are three delicious non-alcoholic sparkling water mixed drink recipes that are easy to make and sure to satisfy your cravings:

Mojito Mocktail:

· ¼ cup lime juice

· ¼ cup simple syrup

· 10 mint leaves

· 1 tsp lime zest

· 1 cup sparkling water

1. In a small saucepan, heat the lime juice and simple syrup over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil.

2. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the mint leaves and lime zest. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes.

3. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.

4. Add the sparkling water to the pitcher and stir to combine.

5. Serve the mojito mocktail over ice, garnished with mint leaves and a slice of lime.

Lemon, Cucumber, and Mint Infused Water:

· 2 cups water

· 1 cucumber, sliced

· 1 lemon, sliced

· 5 mint leaves

1. In a large pitcher, combine the water, cucumber slices, lemon slices, and mint leaves.

2. Cover the pitcher and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for the best flavor.

3. Serve the infused water over ice, garnished with additional cucumber slices and lemon slices if desired.

Non-Alcoholic Sangria:

· 1 lemon, sliced

· 1 lime, sliced

· 1 orange, sliced

· ¼ cup cranberries

· ¼ cup cranberry juice

· ¼ cup grape juice

· 2 tbsp lemon juice

· 1 cup sparkling water

1. In a large pitcher, combine the lemon slices, lime slices, orange slices, cranberries, cranberry juice, grape juice, and lemon juice.

2. Stir the mixture until the fruit is evenly distributed.

3. Add the sparkling water to the pitcher and stir to combine.

4. Serve the non-alcoholic sangria over ice, garnished with additional fruit slices if desired.

With these refreshing non-alcoholic sparkling water mixed drinks, your Dry January will be a breeze! For more dry January recipes and mixed drink ideas, visit Caputo’s and explore our selection of non-alcoholic drinks and ingredients.

From Our Family To Yours