TIP OF THE DAY: Invent Healthy Recipes

Two of our index cards combine in this salmon-avocado salad. Photo courtesy Whole Foods Market. Get the recipe. Over the last month, one million people searched Google for “healthy recipes.” You can search, and you can buy healthy recipe cookbooks. But you can also invent your own recipes; and use the occasion as a teaching…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Brown Rice Recipes

If you’ve been reading all the posts this month, you know why you need to eat more whole grain. It’s easy to do just by switching two of the most-served starches—white potatoes and white rice, both of which supply minimal nutrition—for nutritious, high-fiber brown rice. When you make brown rice, make double the amount you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Healthy Food Look Glam

You’re cutting down on calories. Trying to eat healthier. To many of us, this means a lot of grilled, poached or roasted fish and white meat chicken without the skin. And it can look boring, night after night. But it’s easy to make everyday diet food look glamorous. Place your protein atop a bed of…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Chicken Meatballs

Where’s the beef? It’s been replaced by chicken, in these tasty meatballs from Coleman Natural, ready to heat and eat. Coleman Natural’s Gourmet Chicken Meatballs are antibiotic-free, hormone-free, preservative-free and vegetarian-fed. They’re gluten-free and soy-free. They’re better for you than conventional beef or pork meatballs. See all the different things you can do with chicken…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat Your Veggies In A Healthy Wrap Sandwich

[1] Use a wrap sandwich as an opportunity to eat more veggies. And don’t forget a whole wheat wrap (photo courtesy Online Vegetarian Deli.   Most people who consume a conventional American diet need to eat more veggies. A painless way to do this is to switch your sandwich to a wrap, and fill that…
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