TIP OF THE DAY: Nonfat Mashed Potatoes Recipe

[1] If you want your mashed potatoes laden with butter, cream and sour cream, here’s a recipe from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma. [2] Fat-free Greek yogurt replaces the butter and sour cream (photo © FAGE Greek Yogurt).   Lovers of mashed potatoes have to be cholesterol-hearty: There’s lots of saturated fat-laden butter, cream,…
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What Are The Healthy Fats For Cooking & Eating?

One of the biggest misconceptions in making food choices is that all dietary fat is bad for you. Knowing the healthiest fats for cooking and eating makes food choice easy. There are two types of fat. Unsaturated fat is good for you (it helps lower LDL cholesterol, among other benefits). Saturated fat is bad for…
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PRODUCT: Do You Need Four Prunes A Day?

[1] Sunsweet Ones make it easy to tote healthy, individually wrapped prunes. (photo © Sunsweet).   October 17th is Four Prunes Day. It may sound like a funny name for a food celebration. But four prunes are the minimum of what people who want more “digestive regularity” should take per day (up to a maximum…
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