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All Fats Are Not Created Equal  An informative article about fats by guest author Elizabeth Yarnell. Brown Bag Lunches  Pamper your wallet and waistline with a delicious home-packed lunch. Read on for lunchtime tips and two vegetarian sandwich spread recipes. Changes for Healthy Eating  Originally published by former editor Jennifer Murray, this article is a wonderful reminder of how to eat healthy and why we need to!
Don't throw out all your favorite foods in the name of eating healthy. Here are a few tips on healthy eating. Eat Healthy and Lose Weight  Is it possible to eat more food and actually lose weight? Fast and Easy Dinner At Home  Put a healthy meal on the table every night in no time! Plan, prepare, and simplify the menu. These ideas will inspire you. Fast Food Nutrition - Making Healthy Choices  Is there really such a thing as healthy fast food? The good news is that a lot of restaurants are adding healthier choices on their menus. Food News -- Consider the Source  Food is news. But are you tired of erroneous reports? Fed up with preposterous promises? Sick of slick statistics? Learn to critically evaluate news stories and product advertisements. Food Poisoning – Salmonellosis  Salmonella contamination makes the news all too often. But what is Salmonella? Who is at greatest risk from this food poisoning? How can we keep our families safe? Foods You Should Never Eat  We all want families to live a healthy life, but sometimes school, homework, soccer practice, band practice, and a multitude of other extracurricular activities take precedence. Keep pushing the veggies and fruit, but make sure these foods never make it into your home or body! Grocery List  A short list of healthy foods for you to stock up on when you go grocery shopping. Healthy Breakfast at Airports  Whether your traveling is for a fun adventure or for a big business meeting, there is no escaping the evil truth: airports can be a health food nightmare. Travel does not need to cost you your health, nor do you have to hunt high and low to find something nutritious in the terminal. Healthy Comfort Food Makeovers  Comfort good can be healthy food. Here are two recipes for good old fashioned comfort food which will warm the heart, but won’t cause it to block up with cholesterol afterwards. Healthy Eating on a Budget  Eating healthy when on a budget is easier than you may think. Healthy Energizing Foods  Feeling low on energy and tempted to reach for that second cup of coffee? Instead of setting yourself up for an energy crash, try reaching for a healthy snack to boost your energy! How to Eat Healthy in the Friendly Skies  Traveling is never easy, but that does not mean you need to gain five pounds or fifteen cholesterol points every time you step on an airplane or head out on vacation. As part of a series on traveling healthy, here are some healthy ideas on wonderful alternatives to the usual airport food. How To Eat More Healthfully  Eating more healthfully isn´t as difficult as you might imagine. Here are five easy ways to get yourself off to a good start. How To Eat Raw in Winter  When the weather gets cold, raw foods and the commitment to healthy eating often fall to the wayside. Here are nine tips to help keep you on the raw path all winter long. How to get more fiber in your diet  Fiber is extremely important to health and weight loss. A study performed by the USDA found that women who doubled their fiber intake from 12 to 24 grams per day (the recommended daily amount of women under 50) absorbed 90 fewer calories! How to Start Eating Healthy  If eating healthy and living a healthy life were that easy, wouldn’t you be doing it already? Even if you are a pro at healthy foods, there is always room to improve. Follow these simple steps and you’ll be eating healthy and happy in no time at all! Joyce Chen Wok Review  Prepare healthy stir fry in your own home in your own wok! This inexpensive piece of cookware will make the task much easier and a simple dinner at home festive and fun. Keeping Those New Year's Resolutions  Keeping New Year´s resolutions can be hard. Here are some tips to ensure success this year. Lighten the Fat Load  It is tempting to reduce the calories and fat in our favorite dishes by simply cutting down on fat or substituting liquid vegetable oils for solid fat. Sometimes this plan works well, sometimes it leads to culinary disasters! Read on to find out why. Lose Weight by Eating More  Fiber is one of the best all-natural weight loss aids, but often overlooked. Newsletter Welcome  Thank you for showing an interest in the Healthy Foods Newsletter. This free newsletter is emailed to subscribers weekly including valuable information on how you can achieve and maintain a healthy eating lifestyle. Pecans  Fall is pecan season; these delicious nuts make a healthful addition to favorite dishes from breakfast oatmeal to dinnertime desserts. Raw Food for the Rest of Us  Raw Food has been making a huge name for itself. But for those who do not have time to make your own almond milk or just learned what madjool dates are, even the “easy” recipes can be a bit overwhelming. Solutions to Common Cravings  We all have cravings. The trick to healthy eating is to find ways to satisfy those cravings so you do not feel deprived. Ignoring your cravings will only make you want them more. Yes, you read that right: Eating healthy does not mean giving up your favorite foods.
Stir Fry Cookery  Think stir fry is just for Asian cuisine? Think again! Get out the wok and brush up on these seven steps to stir fry success for delicious, low-fat preparation of all sorts of dishes. Sugar Substitutes  If you have decided to go sugar-free, but you aren't sure what to use instead, here are a few ideas. Tips on Getting Kids to Eat Healthier  Do you have a picky eater? Here are some tips on how to get your child to eat healthier. Tips to Avoid the Temptation of Unhealthy Food  Unhealthy foods surround us almost everywhere we go, so how do we make good choices in the face of temptation? Here are five tips to help you avoid giving into unhealthy foods that will only end up making you feel worse. Vacation Nutrition Pitfalls  All too often, when we take a vacation from work, we take a vacation from our healthy lifestyle choices. Avoid these three nutrition pitfalls and you will return from your next vacation relaxed and still committed to good health. Water Everyday --Healthy Beverage Choices  Water is a basic need, but how much? When? What else to drink? This review of recent research and Beverage Guidance Panel recommendations will tell you. What´s Your Vitamin IQ?  This is a hard quiz, but a fun way of learning more about those essential vitamins, from A to Thiamin, that keep you healthy and strong. Which diet works best?  Eating healthy is hard to do because of time constraints, but here is a cookbook that will help you get a healthy dinner on the table in a hurry. Healthy Foods Homepage | Editor's Picks Articles | Top Ten Articles | Healthy Foods Site Map
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