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Eat More Vegetables the Easy Way

We have all heard this: we need to eat more vegetables! People who follow a weight loss or calorie restricted diet are used to hearing about all of the foods that they cannot eat anymore. It’s nice to know that there foods that they can eat more of! That’s where vegetables come in. Vegetables in […]

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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 Buy The Dirty Dozen: Pesticides In Produce

Spring has sprung and we’re dreaming of parties, barbecues, festivals and farmer’s markets. There is so much juicy fruit and vegetables that we don’t know what to pick for dinner. As lovely as the fruit and vegetables look they can harbor an invisible poison… pesticides. Starwberries are the worst offender according to 2018 Shopper’s Guide […]

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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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Do You Love Pumpkin?

The world must believe that everyone loves pumpkin because every fall pumpkin flavored products are everywhere.  Not just pumpkin pie but pumpkin coffee, tea, candy, cookies, soup, biscuits, popcorn, lattes, ale and the list goes on and on. Many of these pumpkin products are high in fat and sugar so it’s a good thing that […]

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Everyone Is Going Crazy For Avocado Toast!

Everywhere we go someone is talking about, preparing or eating avocado toast!  It’s become a thing!  Why is everyone obsessed with avocado toast and how do you make it?  Inquiring minds want to know! First of all, we’ve talked about avocados in two previous posts: Summertime Avocado RecipesAvocados: Any Variety You Use Is Good Bet! […]

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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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March Is National Frozen Food Month

March is National Frozen Food Month and traditionally that means that certain brands will offer new products, coupons and discounts during the month.  Their goal is to increase sales and brand recognition but your goal should be to learn how to use frozen food to supplement your diet of fresh and canned food. In some […]

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