Fruit and Veg
Tart Cherries: Should They Be Mandatory?
Forget the goji berries, pomegranate, and acai berry for now. This year, with all the rising costs in the supermarket, we are leaning toward the more familiar fruit, tart cherries, for top nutrition. Their rich, red flesh boasts plenty of...
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Frozen Vegetables: the Good, the Bad, and the Unhealthy
I recently came across Birdseye's new "lightly seasoned" frozen vegetables that you can microwave in the bag. The creamed spinach advertised that it is all natural, so I took a quick glance at the package and snatched it off the...
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What are Plant Phytochemicals?
You may have read health articles discussing phytochemicals and how they are so good for you. But, have you ever wondered what exactly they are and what they do for you?...
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Ways to Include More Avocado in a Healthy Diet
Many say that avocados are perhaps the perfect fruit. They are full of great nutrients and are almost a complete meal on their own. Still, some people shy away from eating them on a regular basis because besides using them...
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Fruit and Vegetable Pills: Effective or Scam?
For all the picky eaters out there who don't like their fruits and vegetables, the pill form of fruits and vegetables may sound like a great idea. Or, it may sound appealing to those who have a busy lifestyle and...
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Spaghetti Squash: Low-Calorie, Low-Carb, and Tasty
Pasta can be one of the hardest foods to portion control while working on weight loss and watching your total carbohydrate intake. Many of us grow up eating big bowls of pasta--it's a pantry staple. But, too much pasta can...
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How Healthy Are Sun Dried Tomatoes?
I've always loved the flavor sun dried tomatoes add to various dishes, but I shy away from using them on a regular basis because they are usually soaked in oil. I was excited when Bella Sun Luci wanted to send...
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Dried Fruit: Health Food or Sugary Treat?
Dried fruit is still fruit. The main difference is that there is a very low moisture content resulting in a fruit with a longer shelf life. Since this fruit is now shrunken to at least half the size, this makes...
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Fresh Fig Nutrition: Rediscovering Fruit
I spotted some gorgeous looking figs at the store the other day and became intrigued with this gem of a fruit. The fig crop is never very large each year so it makes the fig more of a unique and...
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The 5 Top Fruits for Fat Loss
Now that we have discussed how fruits help to maintain a healthy weight, we can focus on which fruits are the best for fat loss. After all, some fruits have more sugar than others and other fruit products are so...
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Eating Flowers as Part of a Healthy Diet
Besides broccoli and cauliflower, most people don't think about incorporating flowers into their healthy eating lifestyles. Colorful flowers are full of pigments that have many health promoting factors, but I think it boils down to people's lack of knowledge as...
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Vegetable Juice Helps Dieters Lose More Weight
V8 JuiceUnless it's mixed with vodka and Tabasco sauce, I'm not interested in vegetable juice. I don't see the point. Just like fruit juice, vegetable juice lacks fiber, which defeats an important purpose of eating vegetables. But some experts suggest...
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Five-a-Day: Correct Fruit and Veg Portion Sizes
Amongst all the differing nutritional advice out there, one common factor stands out: eat more fruit and vegetables. Governments around the world recommend "five a day" (five portions of fruit and vegetables, rather than five of each). But how much...
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Tomatoes: Nutrition and Tips to Eat Them
Tomatoes are such a versatile and healthy fruit! They're one of my favorite foods - healthy, delicious and useful in all sorts of dishes. Read on for tomato facts that you might not know, and some ways to eat more...
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Mobile Veggies: Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood?
Health experts often blame poor neighborhood's inaccessibility to healthy food--like fruits and vegetables--for their community's declining health. In May, The New York Times reported that supermarkets are leaving areas like Queens and Harlem, making it difficult for residents to...
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Why You Are Being Cheated by "Light" Juices
It seems that juice manufacturers are capitalizing on our culture's obsession with weight by putting their juices on a "diet!" Just walk down any juice aisle and find many of your favorite juices in low-calorie, sugar-free varieties. We're all looking...
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Could Vegetables Be the Ideal Food for Weight Loss?
America, we're shell-shocked! The fad diet hype machines have left us bleary eyed, and, somehow we've forgotten the simplest way to lose weight and stay healthy. It might bring back painful childhood memories, but kids, "Eat your vegetables!" It's true,...
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Goji, Noni, Mangosteen and Acai: Don't Believe the Hype
A few weeks ago my significant other came home clutching a bottle of Açai (ah-sigh-ee) Juice. An involuntary groan escaped my lips. A well-meaning marketer had foisted the 'superjuice' bottle upon her - claiming it would help with a multitude...
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5 Great Reasons to Try Quinoa
Everyone knows that whole grains provide a whole host of health benefits including lowering heart disease risk and helping with weight maintenance. I love to experiment with different whole grains and by far one of my favorites is Quinoa...
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Fruit and Vegetables For Weight Loss
Most diets focus on what you should not eat, and some diets count the calories you should eat, but a better approach is to focus on eating good foods. Researchers found that overweight adults who were instructed to focus...
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