Water exercise can be performed more easily by people who find lifting weights, or even weight bearing exercise, difficult or painful on dry land. Water also provides buoyancy and support for the body. When in shoulder deep water, a person only has to support 10% of actual body weight.
And if you count dark chocolate peanut butter cups and mandarin orange chicken as two of those beloved items, well, you're not alone. Trader Joe's just released its annual customer choice awards, naming the 14 most popular products from 2016. Some highlights: There were several repeat winners from 2015 (ahem, Dark Chocolate PB Cups). Trader Joe's introduced two new categories (favorite coffee and favorite home/bath).
Speculoos are spiced, biscuit-like cookies that originated in The Netherlands. Trader Joe's isn't the first company to transform the treats into butter -- Biscoff makes a spread out of their cookies as well. The TJ's stuff is a hot commodity -- in fact, it was the store's most popular item of 2012. If cookie butter is as tasty as Trader Joe's shoppers seem to believe, why not try making it at home? Averie Cooks put together an awesome recipe.