
…or Italian pasta buffet. Don’t forget to include fruits, vegetables, and whole grains! If you’re planning a meal that has a more traditional menu like Thanksgiving, read Alli’s helpful road…
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…to be cooking with this versatile vegetable. Zucchini / Paul Sullivan / CC BY 2.0 Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks You don’t need a deep-fryer or tons of oil to treat yourself…
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…sources of natural sugars from fruits and vegetables. While juice can be a nutritious choice, when they’re added to a product in this concentrated form (without any additional water to…
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…made the decision to include the use of “juice concentrates” as an added sugar ingredient. While these natural sugars come from fruits and vegetables, which are typically a nutritious choice,…
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…Fresh Fruit and Vegetables… You probably haven’t thought about the water content of fresh produce, but there is a hydration benefit that comes from consuming fruits and vegetables throughout the…
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…that people should practice during normal activity will also support the increases in calorie consumption and perspiration during and after exercise. A balanced diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole…
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Yuck. Kids love this word. Especially when it comes to describing how they feel about vegetables. So how do kids make that transition from yuck…to yum? As a mother of…
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…issues of the Dietary Guidelines set forth by the USDA, only 7% of us are eating our vegetables. Nowadays there is a dietitian in every other grocery store. But is…
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