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Nutritious Meat and Beans
Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans and peas, eggs, nuts and seeds all fall under the meat and beans group. Foods in this group provide important nutrients such as protein, B vitamins, iron and zinc needed to boost the immune system, build and repair muscle, fuel activity and help your brain function, as well as vitamin [...]
Milk It
The Milk Group includes milk, yogurt and cheese as well as milk based desserts such as ice cream, frozen yogurt and pudding made with milk. Milk, cheese and yogurt provide nine essential nutrients such as calcium, potassium, vitamin D and protein. These nutrients help build and maintain bone mass and may reduce risk for the [...]
Eat Healthier When Dining Out
In a restaurant, you really don’t always know what is in the foods you order. By following some basics, you can rest assured you’re always getting healthful and satisfying meals. When dining out consider the following healthful options: Minestrone soup, gazpacho or crudites (raw veggies). Salads made with deep greens such as spinach, arugula and [...]
Salmon Plus Olive Oil Maintains a Healthy Heart
Fish like salmon and tuna are rich in omega-3 fats that may help fight heart disease and cancer by curbing inflammation inside your body. The omega-3 fats in fatty fish such as wild salmon can help reduce the risk of sudden-death heart attacks. Salmon Red salmon is the highest in fat, is the most expensive [...]
Nutrient Rich Dining Delights
Below is an assortment of quick, easy and tasty tips to boost the nutrient richness of your dinners. Use 90-95 percent lean ground beef in tacos, chili and spaghetti sauce. Protein-rich beef boosts your intake of vitamin B12, zinc and iron. Toss a multi-hued salad of dark greens such as spinach or romaine lettuce, cherry [...]
Trendy Tortillas
Tortilla chips combine the crunchiness of a chip, the crispiness of a cracker, and the dip – ability of both. According to Mayan legend, the first tortillas, which date about 10,000 years BC, were made with dried, ground kernels of native corn – invented by a peasant for his hungry king in ancient times. Native [...]
Eye Opening Breakfast Ideas
Eating the nutrient rich way means getting the most vitamins, minerals and other nutrients—but not too many calories – from the foods you choose. Below is an assortment of quick, easy and tasty tips to boost the nutrient richness of your breakfast. For a fiber full breakfast, top a bowl of whole grain or high-fiber [...]
Foods For Fat Loss
Every single morsel of food you eat counts. It all adds up over time to produce a cumulative result. This end result is achieved one tiny step at a time, one meal at a time. Food quality doesn’t fall neatly into two categories: “good” or “bad.” Rather, quality ranges from very poor, to poor, to [...]
Top Twelve Worst and Best Foods
Although the possible variety in your food choices is nearly infinite, there are staple foods that are considered “the worst” and “the best”. While variety is important, these are foods you can’t go wrong avoiding and foods you can’t go wrong eating. The Dirty Dozen The top 12 worst junk foods you can put into [...]
Herbal Tea Can Assist Weight Loss
Herbal teas are very useful in strengthening our nervous and immune system and giving us nourishment. In traditional Chinese medicine, every flavor of tea is associated with a certain organ system of the body. The sweet flavor that is found in the star anise seed is particularly soothing for the stomach and the bitterness of [...]
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