TIP OF THE DAY: Switch To Olive Oil

Here’s a New Year’s resolution that isn’t tough to keep: Switch from olive oil to butter for your everyday fat. You’ve been hearing it for 10 years: olive oil is a heart healthy fat. Here’s what the Harvard School Of Public Health has to say: It’s time to end the low-fat myth. That’s because the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Find Healthier Versions Of Your Favorite Recipes

Skinny enchiladas: great flavor with lower calories and cholesterol. Photo courtesy Denise Austin.   As we were writing this, we heard two television newscasters discussing their diet resolutions for 2015. “I lasted five minutes into the Rose Bowl,” said one. “I made it to yesterday [January 2nd]”, said the other. Sure, it’s tough to diet.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Something From This Healthy Food “Hot List”

A tuna salad with quinoa. Photo courtesy Bumble Bee.   How many trending foods did you try—or adopt—in 2014? Acccording to MyFitnessPal, a calorie counter app, the food trends sought by its users last year are predicative of what will continue to be hot and healthful in 2015. Their data showed that it was not…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Blue Isle Mediterranean Yogurt Spread

Following on the heels of the burgeoning Greek yogurt market, ready-to-eat yogurt dips and spreads are finally raising their hands. While some people like to putter over dips and spreads, making their favorite recipe or seeing what new flavors they can add to cream cheese, Greek yogurt or sour cream, others like to grab and…
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NEW YEAR: Consider Better-For-You Resolutions

Before making New Year’s resolutions, plan ahead. Start by reminding yourself that the stats are bleak. Some surveys indicate that only 8% of people who set New Year’s resolutions stick to them. In a recent poll conducted by ORC International for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, Americans said that some of the more challenging resolutions…
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