"vegetables" Articles & Blogs:
It’s National Farmer’s Market Week August 2-8, 2009
| This week is National Farmer’s Market Week which is really important to note. As we push for Health care reform and look at all the illnesses that affect our families and communities, we have to look at the impact of the way we eat today. There ha...[Read on] |
Eat Colorful Foods to Cut Cancer Risk by 40 Percent
| If you could do something to prevent cancer, would you do it? You might say “yes,” but unfortunately you might not actually do it. How’s this for an alarming fact?
At least one-third of annual cancer deaths in the United States are related to dieta...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: David Grounds shares tips on healthy snacking
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Bikini season has open! You may be trying to find an exercise regime to follow to make yourself look as fit as possible. However, exercise is only part of looking and feeling your best. It is important to eat a healthy diet every day, and there are many d...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Eat Those Dark Leafy Greens
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My fiancé and I have recently decided to improve our diets. By this I mean a serious cut back on calories, saturated fats, and excess carbs. Heading into our third week at this attempt, I would say that we are doing quite well.
I would be lying if I sai...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Zucchini Pancakes
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Growing up with a vegetable garden, my family always had the best pick fresh produce right at arm’s length. We grew corn, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, and a variety of squash including zucchini.Although we had a fairly wide selection available,...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama inaugurates new White House farmers market
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And I was there!
As the local food nerd that I am, I had to be there to hear Michelle Obama speak at the opening of the new White House Farmer's Market in DC.
One of the local dairy farmer's spo...[Read on] |
Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
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I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the “f...[Read on] |
Healthy Asian Chicken Salad Recipe
| If you’re tired of same-old, same-old chicken salad, give this zesty alternative a try! This Asian Chicken Salad (courtesy of World’s Healthiest Foods) is low on calories, high of flavor and packs a vitamin and mineral punch! By using th...[Read on] |
Hard Times Call For Hard Workouts
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Americans are under a lot of stress right now. Job losses, salary cuts and fear about the economic state of our nation are leaving no one untouched. As many of us are feeling overwhelmed and working harder than ever, we are making economic adjustments to...[Read on] |
Weighing in on the New Year
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So you’re a resolutionist. You’ve resolved to eat right this year and get regular exercise, right? Slimming down and getting healthier are common New Year’s resolutions, but following through on the commitment is an uncommon accomplishment.
There ...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Cool Down with a Low-Fat Raspberry Smoothie
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Sweet summertime is bursting with warm nights, bright flavors, and exciting colors. I don’t know about you, but when the weather is hot, I do not like a heavy meal to eat. Rather, I enjoy a light appetizer with a punch of gusto.I love the symphonic arom...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Breakfast Omelet
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Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day, simply because breakfast foods are the best in flavor and variety in my opinion.You probably roll your eyes when you hear “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” because you have heard...[Read on] |
First Farming: The White House Goes Organic
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After a long week of depressing, doom-and-gloom articles, I saw a news story that lifted me out of the funk: Michelle Obama will break ground on the White House South Lawn to plant an organic vegetable garden.
Not since Eleanor Roosevelt has a First L...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A Food & Wine Lovers Guide to A Gourmet Seder
| My husband has this fantasy - he's invited to a Seder for Passover and none of the food resembles anything from Seders past. No jarred gefilte fish - no hard as rocks matzoh balls, no overcooked brisket (have I whet your appetite yet?)
Actually, part of ...[Read on] |
Acai Diet, Supplements: What you should know
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We now better understand the benefits and risks associated with pomegranate supplements, but what about acai? The dark purplish bluish fruit has drawn some serious attention in the past few years; whereas in the past, Brazilians were enjoying it in the fa...[Read on] |
Go healthy with your office lunch
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Around 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon, half the office spills out onto the streets, dispersing into local delis, cafés, and restaurants. The other half remains indoors, sitting obediently at their desks within the confines of small cubicles. This scenario m...[Read on] |
Serving Sizes, Packaged food nutrition labels may get a makeover per the FDA
| If you have ever read a nutrition facts label, you have probably seen the “serving size” listed right at the top. But do you know where that number comes from? (Hint, not an independent third party.) It’s actually the manufacturers themselve...[Read on] |
How to beat the winter blues
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It’s the middle of the winter; the next vacation period is weeks away, and the monotonous, daily grind of school or work is draining the energy out of you. This can only mean one thing…the winter blues have kicked in.
While it may seem trivial to att...[Read on] |
How to Love the Skin You’re In
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I can still remember the day when I looked in the mirror and told myself if I wasn’t happy with the way I looked. I’d beaten myself up several times before but never as I had done on that day. I poked here, squeezed there and scrutinized everywhere. I...[Read on] |
Lean, Clean & Green: A Chick’s Guide to Reducing Her Carbon “Cookprint”
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Environmentalists have been warning us for years about the damaging effects our lifestyles have on the planet. They spoke and we listened. We followed their recommendations and changed the way in which we shopped, consumed, drove and worked.
We replace...[Read on] |
Female wrestlers a break from the usual
| In the Turkish Language Institute's (TDK) dictionary, the word "pehlivan" is defined as "someone who is tall and strong."So, when you hear the word "pehlivan," that may be all that comes to mind, but you should know that "pehlivan" also means wres...[Read on] |
Best Yoga & Yoga-Inspired Products
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According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, an estimated 13.4 Americans practice yoga or another mind body exercise on a regular basis.
That’s a lot of people.
And if you head into any fitness or exercise goods shop, it rings true. Ther...[Read on] |
April Chick Picks
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While it’s said April brings lots of showers in preparation for May’s flowers -at ChickSpeak, we think April is the first month where the sun shows its face, and therefore, is time to celebrate!With flowers (and allergies) abounding, the dream of summ...[Read on] |
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