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While a good percentage of our food supply is global, the cow’s milk you drink hails from America, probably from a local dairy. Here’s what you’ll find in the carton. Varied fat content In...
Category: Diet
Eggcelent Choice
For years eggs were blacklisted for their cholesterol–rich yolks. But a Harvard study that found no increased risk of heart disease in egg–eaters helped lift the ban and restore their good name. Nutritionally, the...
The New Vegetarians
Whether it’s to save the earth, money or their waistlines, more Americans are cutting back on meat. Should you elevate vegetables from sidekick to leading role? Here’s all you need to know to make...
Veggie Swap
While your palate may crave a tender steak, research suggests you could be jeopardizing your health. An extensive study concluded that consuming 4 ounces of red meat a day can increase heart disease and...
Fats – Good and Bad
FOODS RICH IN monounsaturated fats include avocados, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and pecans) and olive, safflower and canola oils. Polyunsaturated fats are found in salmon, trout and herring, fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Walnuts...
Liquid Gold
You’re pretty accountable when it comes to logging what you’ve eaten. But that daily latte habit may explain why you’re not losing as quickly as you’d like. After all, foam and syrup calories add...
Nutrition Made Simple
Still trying to implement that New Year’s resolution to eat healthy? While a complete dietary overhaul takes time, you can act immediately by tweaking simple habits. Liquid exchange: Guzzling calories not only pours excess...
A World of Whole Grains
Freekeh Origin: Middle East. Health Benefit: Kernels are harvested while young, so freekeh has a higher concentration of vitamins and minerals than brown rice – and up to four times the fiber. Use: As...
Blue Ribbon Zucchini Carrot Apple Bread
Leave this country loaf unfrosted for a home-spun look or top it with a light coat of luscious cream cheese icing for company. Like most quick breads, this bakes one large or two smaller...
Carrot Pecan Cake
STREUSEL ¼ cup unsalted butter ½ cup finely chopped pecans ¼ cup butterscotch chips 1/3 cup miniature marshmallows 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed CAKE 1 cup unsalted butter 2½ cups sugar 5 eggs...
Double Chocolate Red Beet Cake
This cake is a whole new ball game: a decadently, deeply chocolate cake, made extra moist with sour cream and the natural red goodness of beets. 2 large beets ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened...
Salted Peanut and Caramel Banana Bread
Marrying banana bread with the upbeat flavor duo of salty and sweet (peanuts and caramel) demonstrates how classic baking can become cutting edge with a few twists and tweaks. ½ cup unsalted butter, room...
Eat your veggies and have your cake too
FOR MANY PEOPLE, quick breads and rustic muffins with grated or puréed fruit or vegetables are defined by either classic banana bread or the wunderkind of the first wave of ’70s California cuisine, carrot...
Souperlicious
When a bitter chill slaps your face, there’s nothing like a hot bowl of soup to take away the sting. And many savory broths aren’t just convenient lunch options or side dishes — combinations...
Grade A
Ever wonder how the Department of Agriculture validates our food? Food is subject to federal inspection for wholesomeness and must receive a stamp for passing safety and integrity standards if it’s to be sold...
Sugar-Coating Grains
The drawbacks of consuming junk calories are well-understood, and it’s assumed that sweet foods and drinks should be virtually absent from your diet if you want to be healthy. The ingestion of sugary foods...
When It Comes to Legumes…
Legumes include beans (black, kidney, pinto, soy and derivative products such as tofu, etc), lentils, peanut and derivative products such as peanut butter, and peas. Legumes contain man of the same undesirable lectins as...
Good-For-You Foods
Salad Greens (purslane and dandelion greens) Approximate price $2.19 per pound of purslane, varies for dandelion greens Calories 7 per cup of raw purslane, 25 per cup of raw dandelion greens Fat 0.5 gram,...
Ode to Oats
It’s Oatmeal Month, a time to savor the earthy warmth of this fiber–rich porridge. But while families have been serving up the Goldilocks favorite for centuries, only recently has this hearty breakfast choice been...
Snack Strategies
Sometimes you just need a treat that’s sweet. Here’s the scoop on how to indulge – wisely. If you sometimes allow your sweet tooth to get the best of you, consider this: Our bodies...
My Oh My Omega
Recent science suggests health benefits come not from a low–fat diet, but a right–fat diet. Omega–3 fatty acids have been found to lower cancer risk, reduce depression, and boost brain development. But which source...
Healthful Wintertime Veggies
Carrots and beets might be regulars at your dinner table. But with slimmer pickings in the produce aisle during the winter months, it’s a good time to venture out and treat your taste buds...
What Is whole grain
As the name implies, a grain is considered whole when it has all three parts – bran, endosperm and germ – of the seed intact. Each part of the grain has its own nutritional...
Ask the Dietitian
I don’t like citrus fruits, but I want to reap the immune-boosting benefits of vitamin C. What other foods are high in vitamin C? Though citrus fruits are often touted as a good source...
Health Advisory
Which types of clean, energy-boosting foods do you recommend I eat before and after exercise? One hour before exercising, go for an easily digestible snack such as an apple or banana for energy and...
Colorless Health
Health experts recommend adding color to your plate — deep greens, vibrant reds, golden yellows — to reap the benefits of the nutrient–dense fruit and veggie rainbow. But don’t let neutral hues found in...
Healthy Foods on Your List
Toasted Seaweed Think of seaweed as a vegetable from the sea. It’s low in calories and has minerals such as iron, calcium, and magnesium, plus several vitamins. In the store, you’ll find that it...
Healthy Foods to Put on Your Shopping List
Frozen wild blueberries They’re packed with even more disease-fighting antioxidants than larger, common blueberries. In fact, they beat out 20 other kinds of fruit for antioxidants. Luckily for us, even though fresh wild blueberries...
Quinoa pasta and flakes
They’ve got everything regular quinoa (KEEN-wah or kee-NOA) has going for it – more and better quality protein than other grains or seeds, plus lots of fiber – but in tasty new forms. Quinoa...
New Ways to Eat Better
Let’s face it, many of the most healthful foods- bitter vegetables, long-cooking beans, and squishy, bland tofu – can be a tough shell. If you or your family don’t like a good-for-you food or...