TIP OF THE DAY: Switch Your Starches For Healthy Eating

[1] Alas, our beloved Corn Flakes are not whole grain. We’ve switched to Cheerios and oatmeal (photo by Hannah Kaminsky | © THE NIBBLE). [2] Switch white rice for brown rice (photo © Village Harvest). [3] Switch white potatoes for sweet potatoes (photo © Burpee). [4] Popcorn is a nutritious, whole-grain snack (pho6to © Crunch…
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Tips For A Healthy Halloween

Afraid that the kids will stuff themselves full of bad-for-you candy on Halloween? Here are some tricks to overcome excessive treating, courtesy of Pirate’s Booty guilt-free snacks and THE NIBBLE: Set up rules. Explain beforehand that Halloween is for fun, costumes and treats—but not to over-indulge on candy, which should be enjoyed in moderation. If…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Learn About Fair Trade

October is Fair Trade Month. If you don’t know about Fair Trade, it’s important enough to devote a minute to read this. Small family farmers in developing-world countries grow much of the world’s cacao, coffee, tea, fruits and vegetables, cotton, flowers, ingredients for beauty products—more than 3,000 products in all. The vast majority of family…
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PRODUCT: Dr. McDougall Healthy Soup

Photo courtesy Right Foods. The doctor is in…and he’s making healthy soup. John McDougall, M.D., physician and nutritionist, has been studying the effects of nutrition on health for more than 20 years. A founding father of the modern wellness movement, he established the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California, to help people improve their health.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lemon Zest

If you’re zesting lemons, limes, oranges or other citrus for a recipe, buy organic fruit if you can. Conventional citrus crops are heavily sprayed with pesticides, and a simple rinse won’t dislodge all of it from the nooks and crannies of the rind. The zest is the outermost part of the rind of citrus fruits…
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