Category: Great Food

TIP OF THE DAY: Switch Your Starches For Healthy Eating

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[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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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Agave Nectar (Agave Syrup)

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Any nutritionally-aware person realizes that sugar tastes great but simply is not good for you. How about a natural sugar alternative that tastes great and is good for you? That’s agave nectar (also called agave syrup), made from the juices of the same plant that produces tequila: the blue agave. In the bottle, it looks…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lettuce Salad

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You can make a salad with celery as the main ingredient. Photo and recipe courtesy Whole Foods Market. Commit to having at least one large plateful of salad every day. A salad first course will fill you up so you’ll eat less of the main course, which is typically starch and protein. And you won’t…
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