Top Five Healthy Holiday Foods
As much as I would like to, we can't call pumpkin pie a health food, but the pumpkin itself is packed with nutrients. The colorful squash fruit is low in calories, rich in vitamin A and contains mucho ...
Yogurt: A Special Power Food
Some of us gag at the mere mention of yogurt, but it's one of the healthiest and most convenient snacks around. Whether you're a dairy lover or not, here are some statistics that might have you pickin ...
Nutrition and Bone Health
Forming and maintaining strong, healthy bones is critical to an active life style. Bones support the body, protect internal organs, and allow an amazing range of movement from sitting, standing, and w ...
Eat Your Greens
Did you know that greens (chard, collards, kale, spinach, and mustard greens) are among the healthiest foods on the planet? They are vitamin-rich and full of fiber, boasting lots of A, C, K, iron, p ...
Fiber Rich Foods
Fiber is a very good source of nutrients for your body. A deficiency may increase a risk of constipation, hemorrhoids, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, obesity, colon cancer and heart dis ...
Whole grains: High in nutrition and fiber, yet low in fat
Grains come in many shapes and sizes, from large kernels of popcorn to small quinoa seeds. Also called cereals, grains are the widely varied seeds of grasses, which are cultivated for food.
All types ...
Eat More Avocados
Fill Your Diet with Avocados
Avocados are an amazingly delicious and nutritious food. One avocado contains one third to one half of a health diet’s fibre. They are known to lower b ...
Don't Fear the Avocado
The avocado is high in fat, but most of the fat is the heart-healthy monounsaturated kind, so don’t be afraid to indulge. Aside from a key ingredient in guacamole dip, you can also add this high-fib ...
Acesulfame Potassium (Acesulfame-K or Ace K)
This lesser known sugar substitute was approved by the FDA in 1988 and is often used in conjunction with other sweeteners, such as aspartame and sucralose. It’s roughly 200 times sweeter than sugar.
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Pumpkin is a super food!
Body + Soul magazine has just reported on pumpkins being a power food. A cup of cooked pumpkin has very little fat (.17 g), 2.7 g of fiber, 87% of daily requirements of vitamin A, 15% of daily requi ...
