The nutrition in collard greens is often overlooked, especially in the mild-summer climates where growing broccoli, cabbage and kale during the summer is the norm. However, in the 100-degree heat of Southern U.S. summers, the only member of the Brassica family that can be grown successfully is the collard green. Following are some of the [...]
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If salads are an integral part of your healthy diet, there is no domesticated green that can compare to Romaine lettuce. You can buy it year-round and it adds a slightly bitter crispness to your meal. If you don’t care for the bitter flavor or somewhat tough (compared to leaf lettuces) texture, but don’t want [...]
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I am so excited that I finally have asparagus growing in my vegetable garden! I love the sweet flavor of the steamed young stalks, and it is so nutritious – but also so expensive at the grocery store. I also have a hard time finding fresh-looking stalks at the store. The tips are almost always [...]
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Have you heard about the great health benefits of krill oil? If not, then you are in for a pleasant surprise. But first you might be wondering, “What on earth is krill?” It’s a tiny kind of shrimp that ends up in the belly of the world’s largest whales. It is also food for other [...]
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Whatever your health goals, whether to simply avoid the cold and flu or to support your body in healing itself from a degenerative disease, the first place to start is in improving your nutrition. The keys are Eliminating all processed foods; Consuming at least nine servings of fruits and vegetables, including dark leafy greens and [...]
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Based on what I’ve read and heard over the last couple of years, it sounds like more and more schools are getting on the healthy diet bandwagon. One article that just came out revealed that one school district will be serving more whole grains and fruits and vegetables, and reducing the meat. Sounds good, doesn’t [...]
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Think you need to get your kid on a special child nutrition program? They refuse to sit down and eat with the rest of your family. They eat only one thing for days, then switch to something completely different for another several days. Or maybe if the food doesn’t look pretty on the plate, they [...]
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In the world of superfoods, mushrooms are often left out of the discussion. But shiitake mushrooms are worth a look for anyone who wants to get a superfood in their diet that doesn’t have the same old “green” taste and texture. Chinese herbalists have been prescribing this mushroom for various ailments for several millennia. Recent [...]
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In their quest of a healthy diet, more and more people are seriously considering those foods that have a high antioxidant value. The pomegranate is one. In fact, the most widely touted of the health benefits of pomegranates is that it has a powerful ability to eradicate those free radicals that so often, if not [...]
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This week, our search for a healthy diet brings us to the South Beach Diet. The South Beach Diet is a creation of an M.D. in—guess where—Miami Beach, Florida. Cardiologist Arthur Agastson came up with the diet as an alternative to low-fat diets, which his patients had difficulty staying on. Dr. Agastson’s goal was to [...]