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Taking a Bite out of Climate Change: 5 Easy Steps
The connections between what we eat and our environment may be numerous and complex, but making climate-friendly food choices is easy. Here are 5 easy ways you can take a bite out of climate change.
How Whole Grains Benefit Your Body
A diet rich in whole grains can help keep your heart healthy and reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Lessons From the Pure Food Kids Workshop
Commercial food producers can be very good at making their food “fun” so kids will want to eat it. The challenge for kids and parents is to look beyond marketing and learn about what's in the pack
Hunger vs. Appetite
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between true hunger and appetite.
How to Identify Hunger Cues
Ask yourself these questions to decide whether you’re hungry.
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Dish up creamed spinach
Leafy, green spinach actually grows best in cool weather, so it’s a boon to wintertime and early spring dishes. With iron, vitamins A and C, thiamin, potassium, folic acid, and beta-carotene, it’s a nutritious food choice that’s also delicious and versatile. Creamed spinach recipes...
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Master mashed potatoes
“Mashies” are a cornerstone of the Thanksgiving table, and we know why—their rich, creamy, buttery goodness! Here are some tips for mastering this hearty dish—and ways to make it less rich, if you wish. Today, challenge yourself to make better mashed potatoes by: • Cutting...
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Start a family recipe book
Both a tool for mindful eating and a way to preserve your family’s food culture, a homemade book of homespun recipes is a great way to honor family traditions. Start by asking family members to contribute one or two of their favorite recipes. Adding photos, stories, and testimonials makes for...
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Choose cherries
As if their succulent sweetness wasn’t reason alone to eat them, now research suggests that tart cherries may possess anti-inflammatory benefits. University of Michigan scientists think it’s the antioxidant anthocyanins — compounds responsible for cherries’ bright red color...
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Runners: Fatten up
New research out of the University of Buffalo has called into question a long-held belief among elite runners that a low-fat diet prevents injuries. In fact, scientists found that runners who sustained fewer injuries over the span of the study were much more likely to get more calories from fats...
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Stock your sandwich
For many of us, sandwiches are merely a go-to meal when we don’t have time for something more involved (or nutritious). But sandwiches can be packed with nutrients if you take a little time to do them right. Today, challenge yourself to make a sandwich that offers positive nutrition as well as...
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Partake of potassium
What do leafy green vegetables, vine-grown fruits, and root vegetables have in common? They’re all rich in potassium, a nutrient shown to help maintain healthy blood pressure by mitigating the negative effects of dietary salt. Today, challenge yourself to add potassium-rich foods to your daily...
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Better your breading
From fried chicken to fish ‘n chips, breading is a go-to way to add texture and hearty satisfaction to a meal. Yet, traditional breading can add fat and excess calories. Today, challenge yourself to try your favorite coatings with a better breading instead. You can make your own by grinding up...
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Know your portions
When we’re hungry, our eyes are often bigger than our bellies and we tend to overeat. That’s why it’s so important to know what healthy-sized portions are for our favorite foods...and to savor those portions slowly. In fact, portion control is one important factor in staying trim...
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Be more label-conscious
What can you learn from a food label? Plenty! From serving size to fat content and the amount of sodium contained in a single serving, the information contained in the Nutrition Facts label is worth knowing. Take time today to study the labels on your favorite foods, and learn the basic concepts...
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Make a marinade
Because they add flavor to meats and veggies, marinades circumvent a need to add “flavor” from carcinogenic charring during grilling. Today, challenge yourself to marinate safely and deliciously with the following tips:
Marinate in a nonreactive pan (glass, ceramic, or stainless steel)
Marinate...
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Advocate for avocados
Oh, the blessed but elusive green orb—is it a fruit or a vegetable? (Answer: It’s botanically a fruit but often plays in cuisine like a veggie.) Full of “good” fats and nutrients, and packed with flavor, it’s a great substitute for butter, margarine, and other fats or oils. Today, challenge...
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Embrace the new ecotourism
Ecotourism used to mean flying to a developing country with a rainforest and taking a look around. You can help raise the standard by patronizing businesses that walk the talk when it comes to hiring locally, relying on local talent for brain power, supporting local projects, and enabling local...
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Go (green) bananas
Many conventionally grown—and some organic—bananas are gassed artificially with the hormone ethylene to speed ripening, so your best bet for getting ungassed organic bananas may be to buy them when they’re green. (Asking your supplier about sourcing is also a good idea.) Ripening bananas at home...
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Have a mid-morning snack
Who hasn’t let hunger creep up so far she attacks that lunch plate like a sled dog come midday? Mid-morning snacks are very important for keeping hunger at bay and making smart, healthful choices at lunchtime. Today, challenge yourself by adding a reasonable snack to your diet around 10:30 or 11:00...
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Tighten your belt…for real
In lean economic times we tend to fall back on comfortable – and sometimes unhealthy – habits to soothe ourselves. Too much reliance on high-fat, low-nutrient comfort foods, for instance, can offer a fleeting sense of reward. Today, challenge yourself to evaluate any less-than=healthy habits you...
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Pay attention to what you drink
It’s easy to overlook the small dietary choices we make every day that actually add up to big calorie additions at the end of the week. Our beverages are one of these items. This week, challenge yourself to write down your beverages every day. At the end of the week, find an online calorie...
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Analyze your diet
Ever notice that recall is less than 100% reliable when it comes to what we eat each day? Real change and increased awareness of the amount of food you eat requires an honest look at what you’re eating. Today, write down all your meals and snacks.
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Eat whatever you want
Tomorrow is Eat What You Want Day. Sounds liberating, doesn’t it? However, a person who listens to their hunger cues, balances calories in vs. calories out, eats healthy foods, and exercises regularly can eat whatever they want...everyday.
Today or towmorrow, participate in Eat What You Want...
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Eat a little, then wait
Did you know that it takes 20 minutes for your belly to tell your brain it’s full? That’s why it’s so important to pace yourself during meals, chew slowly, and savor every bite.
Today, challenge yourself to make your meals last 15-20 minutes long. Or at least wait that long before going back...
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Identify your eating traps
In addition to hunger, there are lots of reasons we eat. Sometimes we eat for pleasure, for comfort, out of habit, and to alleviate boredom. It’s easy to eat without thinking about it.
This week, get yourself into the habit of paying attention to what you eat and why. Record every meal and snack...
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Tune-in to your natural hunger cues
It's easy to eat before your body tells you it's hungry. And even when you feel hunger pangs, sometimes it's just your body telling you it's thirsty. (Did you know that when you're thirsty, your tummy grumbles?) For the next 24 hours, keep yourself well-hydrated and wait to feel those hunger cues...
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Peaches with Cottage Cheese and Honey
Makes 4 servings. Cooking time: 15 minutes (total)
Grilled Eggplant with Tomato Basil Compote
Makes 2 servings. Cooking time: 15 minutes (active), 25 minutes (total)