RECIPE: Drink Your Kale!

It’s the perfect smoothie for St. Patrick’s Day and a way to drink kale. This “Lean, Mean, Green Smoothie” is from chef David Venable at QVC. It’s a more healthful libation than green beer and Irish coffee. “This smoothie is packed with good-for-you fruits and vegetables, but tastes like a sweet treat,” says David. “The…
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TIP: It’s Time To Consider Less Salt

Anglesey salt, sold here under the brand name Halen Mon, is evaporated from Welsh sea water. Note that the crystals are square, not round. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE   What’s the deal with salt, and why is the government trying to limit it in prepared foods? Everyone needs to eat a certain…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Flaxseed Mill

Here’s another way to add “instant nutrition” to your foods, with no more effort than it takes to grind pepper. In this case, you’re grinding flaxseed. Why? This superfood adds noteworthy nutrition to food (see the health benefits below), so much so that a growing number of consumers have been clamoring for it. An estimated…
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What Are Functional Foods & Why Eat Functional Food

[1] Can grains be functional foods? Yes: This rice mix adds high-nutrition chia seed to deliver more “functionality” with each bite (photo © RiceSelect).   Functional foods are a hot topic. The first functional food we remember, long before the term existed, was Tropicana Orange Juice fortified with calcium and vitamin D. We quickly understood…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Good Carbs Vs. Bad Carbs

March is National Nutrition Month, so we’re opening with a mini-tutorial on carbohydrates. Most people will concur that “carbohydrates are bad for you.” But just as there are good oils and bad oils, there are healthful and bad carbs. COMPLEX CARBS = GOOD CARBS “Good carbs,” more scientifically called complex carbohydrates, are important in your…
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