TAG | Fruits/Vegetables
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Health and Nutrition:Brussels Sprouts: A Vegetable Side Dish To Be Thankful For This Time Of Year
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Brussels sprouts are back. Or maybe they were never really in vogue. Whatever. But now these humble little cabbage heads are red hot, and there’s no turning back. The James Beard Foundation predicted that Brussels sprouts would be a big food trend in
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Health Nutrition:It’s Back to School: The Family New Year
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It’s Labor Day. Summer break is officially over. Tomorrow is the first day of school for our kids and we’re getting ready for a new routine.
I’m glad to see our school make a few changes. For instance, now snacks can only be fresh fruits or
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Health Nutrition:More Praise for Purple Produce
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Purple produce does it again. This time it’s potato’s turn.
I’ve previously written about my love of purple vegetables, including this article in the Chicago Tribune. It turns out the same compounds that put blueberries on the map as a superfood
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Healthy Nutrition:Not So Sensible Portions
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There’s a new snack in town.
Have you seen them? To me, it seems like Veggie Straws from Sensible Portions are every where. For sure, the company is doing some clever promotions. They recently conducted a contest with NYU Tisch Film students to create
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Healthy Nutrition:It’s National Nutrition Month: Eat Right With Color
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March is National Nutrition Month, an annual celebration sponsored by the American Dietetic Association. OK, I have to admit. As dietitians, we get really excited about this. It’s our month to shine the spotlight on the power of healthy eating and raise
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Health Nutrition:The Art of Eating Clean
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I’ve enjoyed getting to know Terry Walters, well, at least virtually at this point. We’re planning to meet in person some time next month in Chicago. Terry is the author of Clean Food and the newly released Clean Start – two beautiful books
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Good Health Nutrition:The Wonderful Lychee Fruit Gets Hijacked
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Lychee fruit by SUJA on flickr
Oh, no. Here we go again. Lychee fruits may be the new Acai. This exotic fruit from China and Southeast Asia has became increasingly popular in the last few years — showing up in juices and energy drinks, on restaurant menus
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Health and Nutrition Tips:Are Covert Veggies a Good Approach?
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One way to get kids to eat their vegetables is to hide them – a stealth approach popularized a few years ago by Jessica Seinfeld and Missy Chase Lapine.
Perhaps you remember the lawsuit over veggie plagiarism between the sneaky and deceptive authors.
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Nutrition Tips:Trend Alert: Next Generation of Superfruits are Ripening
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Blueberries, pomegranates, acai and goji are so last year. Now there’s a new crop of superfuits ready for their close up.
I recently wrote about prickly pear (or cactus fruit), that I enjoyed in Lebanon last summer, and lychee fruit, which is a delightful
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Health and Nutrition Tips:Super Power Foods
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I frequently have publishers offer to send me new books to review. Most of the time, I don’t follow-up. But I was intrigued to learn more about “Power Foods” from the editors of Whole Living magazine, which is a Martha Stewart Living publication.
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