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Canning It

To cut down on plastic The day after the Super Bowl is
pollution, Aquafina will now the biggest sick day of the
start selling still water year. In a recent poll, 11 percent
in aluminum cans this of working Americans said they
year. Canned water from were going to stay home on
RightWater and Super Bowl Monday, and another
Ever & Ever are already 6 percent said they were planning
available nationwide. to arrive late or leave early.

SOURCE: THE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE
AT KRONOS AND THE HARRIS POLL

New on the Shelf

Look for these

products in stores Avocados have become everyone’s favorite Super Bowl snack: The US
this winter. imported a record 247 million pounds of avocados from Mexico during the
weeks leading up to the Super Bowl last year, a 23 percent increase from
the previous year. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the host of Super Bowl LIV,
Coca-Cola Energy even added avocado-themed concession stands this season. Find some of our
This cola-based drink
has as much caffeine
as a 12-ounce cup of
coffee! $2.50

Silk Heavy Whipping
Cream Alternative
Make dairy-free
versions of your favorite
recipes with this
coconut milk–based
substitute. $4.50

Goldfish Veggie
Crackers
FOOTBALL: GETTY IMAGES. CHIPS AND GUACAMOLE: RALPH SMITH.
These carrot and
tomato-flavored
snacks count as a
partial serving of
veggies. $2.50

Domino Golden Sugar You’re No. 1!
Try swapping granulated
white sugar for this Solo dining is on the rise: The online restaurant-reservation service
less-processed version. OpenTable found that parties of one jumped 11 percent from 2018
From $2; available in
northeast retailers now to 2019 and a whopping 71 percent since 2015. It’s not just a
and nationwide later restaurant trend: The market-research firm NPD Group found that
this year Americans now eat 45 percent of home meals on their own.

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