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A Quick & Easy Fruit Salsa

Most mornings I go to our local fitness center to work out, but before I did that today, I did a quick demo showing members how to make a quick and easy Caribbean Kiwi Salsa. There are many variations of salsas, and many that combine both fruit and vegetables are really delicious. Home-made salsas are […]

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Easy “Freezy” Blueberries – How to Prepare & Freeze Fresh Blueberries

Blueberries are in season right now and what better snack for those who need to limit sugar? Besides being high in fiber, antioxidants and vitamins,  blueberries are naturally low in sugar. Stock up on these nutritious little berries and put some in your freezer to enjoy year round….here’s how to do it: Rinse blueberries thoroughly […]

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Red & White Bean Salad

Are you looking for a cool summer salad to make for your holiday barbecue? Try this Red &White Bean Salad. It’s quick & easy! https://www.nutritionxpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/red-white-bean-salad.mp4 Ingredients you will need to make Red & White Bean Salad: 1 can great northern beans, drained & rinsed 1 can red kidney beans, drained & rinsed 2 Tb. chopped […]

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Summer Recipe Round Up

Once again, it seems like winter is lasting the whole year in some places.  New York city had a day in the 80’s recently while Southern California is still getting no higher in the 60’s during the day.  Regardless of the weather summer will still arrive even if the days are still chilly! We have […]

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Preventing Cross-Contact at Home

Courtesy of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and author Rachel Begun, MS, RDN we found a new article entitled “Preventing Cross-Contact at Home”.  This article isn’t really an article… it is more of a guide. According to Ms. Begun “Cross-contact is when the food allergen or gluten is transferred to a food meant to […]

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Don’t Diet… Get Healthy Step By Step

We go through this every year.  We start off with New Year’s resolutions.  We’re all committed and energized.  We jump in with both feet and try to overhaul our life overnight.  The following week we realize we bit off more than we can chew and we start cutting back on resolutions.  We might go to […]

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

Yes, there are parts of the world that are warm but most of us are still cleaning snow and sleet from our car windshields every morning.  It’s cold, cold, cold and one of the ways to warm yourself up is with warm beverages.  You could go to Starbucks and give them lots of money in […]

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The Benefits of Meatless Monday

Everyone has heard of Meatless Monday but they may not know that eating less meat may reduce the risk of diseases like cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes and obesity. The other benefit to eating less meat is that your food budget will shrink. Meat is usually much more expensive than other foods. Meatless Monday is a nod […]

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Healthy Summer Recipes

Summer has arrived and we thought we would do a roundup of all of our summertime posts.  This gives you all the recipes we have covered in past summertime blog posts.  Enjoy! Healthy Hot Weather Recipes Summertime Avocado Recipes Warm Weather Slow Cooker Recipes June Is Georgia Blueberry Month Fruit Salad Recipes Fruit Salsa For […]

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Practical Tips For Reducing The Sugar In Your Diet!

Our modern, hectic and stressful lives make it very difficult to eat a balanced diet. You know that too much sugar is not good for you but you don’t know how to banish it from your life.  Sugar is added to just about all processed foods and you rely on them too much to feed […]

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