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Peas

Packages of frozen garden peas are sometimes used to cool aching muscles, and even to soothe black eyes, though this is not the origin of black-eyed peas. But...

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How to Eat Healthy at a Restaurant

Studies have shown Americans spend more money eating out than buying groceries to cook meals at home.1 People today are busy and cannot always find the time to prepare...

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Making the Best of the “Bland” Diet

The bland diet is a loosely defined collection of diet restrictions that may be prescribed following gastrointestinal surgery or as management for gastric distress (e.g. nausea, vomiting, and/or...

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Spring Clean Your Pantry

When it comes to cleaning out your pantry, many of us who don’t do it very often can expect to find an expired can of beans or soup...

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Spring Forward!

Fennel Fennel is the perfect transition from winter to spring. It’s in season for the next couple of months and pairs perfectly with new spring produce and things like...

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What’s in Market: Seasonal Greens

Dark leafy vegetables are known for their abundance of cancer-fighting properties. Aside from being a fantastic source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6,...

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The Macrobiotic Diet & Cancer

Going through cancer treatment is an emotional and stressful time, and patients can be willing to try anything that will help. The macrobiotic diet has been around for...

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Getting Vitamin D, the Delicious Way

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that our body synthesizes from the sun and is activated in the liver and kidneys to its active form 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D....

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Kidney Beans

Few foods can claim to be as simultaneously healthful and satiating as the kidney bean. The big, cabernet-colored bean named after the anatomical organ they resemble, are an...

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Does Meal Timing Matter?

We all know that most people preach an “eat less, move more” philosophy when it comes to weight loss. However, there have been more articles that suggest the...

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Eggs and lemon are what make Avgolemono, the most celebrated of Greek soups, both elegant and nourishing. Protein-packed from the eggs and tangy from the lemon, the soothing broth...

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Stocks & Broths

Although store-bought chicken stock and broth are readily found in grocery stores, making your own at home is easier than you might expect and can be a great...