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Hi All,
In my opinion, the basic ingredient in any healthy food makeover of favorite comfort food macaroni and cheese, has to be Annie's Organic Whole Wheat Shells And White Cheddar. I know that since Annie's uses shells instead of macaroni shaped pasta, that this technically takes the macaroni out of the macaroni and cheese. But let's not focus on such tiny details.
When I was a struggling college student, I had to stretch my food budget, and at the same time unfortunately also stretched my jeans size buying
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Hi All,
I was recently traveling in the Northeast back to my NYC roots (yes thats' why I hadn't posted in a bit). I was walking along the Northern New Jersey shore on a beautiful day when the following took place.
Two Moms were pushing toddlers in their strollers with two slightly older children--maybe about age six or so--walking alongside. I heard one of the kids say "Mommy I'm hungry". To which I was very surprised to hear the Mom reply "No problem, I have a nice granola bar for you." That was the first surprise as this was an East Coast beach scene, not a Ca
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Hi All,
I've always thought about having a mostly meatless, flexitarian style of eating from a health perspective, but a health news story tonight on Yahoo made me think of healthy eating a whole new way.
Apparently, giving up, or at least substantially reducing your meat intake, is eco-friendly since according to a study from Germany, meat eaters' diets are responsible for nearly twice the emissions of those who eat vegetarian diets. Don't you just love how when the media hops on a trend, it finds a way to use it in every news story possible?
Seriously thoug
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Hi All,
So I'm at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas early last Saturday morning, and as much as I was into the material, I am not a morning person--especially a weekend morning person. Fortunately, the Las Vegas Convention Center did have an on-site Starbucks, so relief was at hand.
I went on line thinking I would have my usual Mocha Light for the caffeine boost without a lot of calories, but my gaze fixed upon a large sign that was promoting something new from Starbucks called Vivanno Nourishing Blends. Two varieties were offered--chocolate banana (need I say more) and O
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Hi All,
Darn peer pressure, it even works on celebrities like Jennifer Love Hewitt. Back in January when I first started
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Hi All,
I recently came across an interesting blog post where the person admitted that she has "sinned" because she broke down and had a bunch of bacon panned fried in margarine. We'll address how we can give the bacon a healthy food makeover in a moment, but I was more concerned about the comment about food sinning.
It's this whole concept of "I ate this so I am being bad today", or I ate next to nothing so I being good today" that worries me. Eating food is not about being bad or good, and one's self worth should not be tied, however innocently to what they are eat
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Animals Australia have released a recent advertisng campaign to make consumers aware of the cruelty to pigs in Australia. You can donate to the campaign to keep it running for as long as possible.
Their website explains:
Most Australians are appalled by animal cruelty. This is why Animals Australia has launched an unprecedented radio campaign, ?Lucy Speaks?, [...]
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Hi All,
I've never been on Weight Watchers, but you don't have to be to enjoy their amazing ice cream makeovers. Weight Watchers has a line of ice cream sundaes under their Smart Ones product line that are decadent stunners.
My favorite (and my husband's) is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream sundae at 170 calories, 3 grams of fat and no trans fat. A very welcome new addition to the Weight Watchers ice cream sundae family discovered on my last restocking trip to the supermarket was a very close runner up to Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough--a Peanut Butter Cup sun
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Hi All,
I recently had fun coaching my mother-in-law who is a Senior on how to use a treadmill and start working out regularly. She recently lost about 20 pounds on the Weight Watchers program and is now open to fitness concepts, and ready to start adding exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and leave behind her sedentary ways. She also likes the idea that she'll have a little more flexibility in her diet, and perhaps not hit a weight loss plateau by making fitness more of a part of her life
Besides being very prou
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Maybe it?s the wine, but then agai
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Hi All,
I adore swiss cheese. Maybe it's because the holes make it a little different from most other cheese types, and I've always been one to march to the beat of a different drummer as they say. Or maybe it's because I fondly remember being in charge of making my Dad's lunch when he worked the midnight shift at the post office years ago, and his favorite sandwich was a swiss cheese sandwich. Isn't it amazing the emotional connection we make with food?
As a flexitarian (someone who goes meatless most of
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Hi All,
Hot Summer temperatures and/or high humidity may mean that instead of doing your walking workouts and running workouts outdoors like you might at other times of the year, you need to take your walking workout and running workout indoors.
I personally never, ever went on a treadmill when I lived in Southern CA because of the wonderful temperate climate. However, living in Colorado I had to learn to adapt my walking workouts to the winter weather which seemed to start Labor Day practically :) and now that I am in L
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Hi All,
Brainy Bagels from Natural Ovens Bakery are an intriguing healthy food offering. They look like the typical supermarket bagel, but that's where the common bond ends.
Brainy Bagels are made with whole wheat flour and pack not only 8 grams of healthy fiber into a bagel, they also are a good source of protein with 11 grams. The calorie content, at 230 calories is also well below that of the typical bagel, without being something that looks like a bagel bite instead of a bagel.
Besides tasting delicious,
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Hi All,
This review is about a little more upscale an item than I usually do, but how often do you hear of a healthy gourmet food product? The Kitchen Table Bakers Gourmet Wafer Crisps are such a product.
I have to admit that when I checked these out, I wasn't quite sure at first what to make of them as they have a cracker shape, but a different texture. That's because in this day and age of automation, Kitchen Table Bakers gourmet wafer crisps are actually hand-made! If you are a cheese lover though, the great taste of 100% parmesan cheese comes right through in a c
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"A Five News investigation has discovered chickens being kept in terrible conditions on a Norfolk poultry farm. Five's Crime Correspondent Jason Farrell went undercover to expose the appalling conditions in one farm which produces free range eggs." (Five.tv) Crime Correspondent, Jason Farrell's blog.
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"A Five News investigation has discovered chickens being kept in terrible conditions on a Norfolk poultry farm. Five's Crime Correspondent Jason Farrell went undercover to expose the appalling conditions in one farm which produces free range eggs." (Five.tv) Crime Correspondent, Jason Farrell's blog.
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Want to cut your food bill and become more self sufficient, but unsure how to start? The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, a nonprofit association of farmers, gardeners and consumers, is offering a series of organic gardening workshops throughout Vermont this summer. Each workshop will cover: an introduction to soil science, composting methods, nutrient management, cover cropping, weed control, insect and pest management, and more. Workshop dates and locations are:
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It's only natural that South Bay diners would think they know Italian food. Not only is there a long history of Italian fishermen, bakers and restaurateurs in the Bay Area, but a new generation of ambitious chefs have introduced us to the joys of the country's artisanal ingredients, from aged balsamic vinegar to hand crafted salumi and creamy centered burrata cheese.
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Due to the hike in upstream raw material costs, the prices of chemical fertilizers have risen recently. As it is currently the time for fertilizing crops such as rice and vegetables, chemical fertilizer price hikes have drawn an outpouring of complaints from farmers. Yet, from another perspective, now is an opportunity for government agricultural departments to review policies concerning the production, sale and use of chemical fertilizers, to address their uninformed use.
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Cheap and efficient conversion of solar energy into electricity could help combat global warming and the shortage of fossil fuels. However, the high production cost of electricity from silicon based solar cells has limited the use of the technology. Low cost solar cells with high cell performance are highly desirable and organic solar cells could be the answer. They are easy to make from inexpensive organic materials and, unlike inorganic solar cells, are lightweight, flexible and colourful.
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The Food Industry's Greed: How Misleading Labeling Of Omega-3 Foods Undermines Health--Inflammation And Om
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There are nutritionists that claim vitamins and supplements do less than promised and that we should simply eat healthier whole foods to provide for our dietary needs. These claims are not without merit. Many of the supplements on the market today do not deliver the nutrition that they claim because they are not bioavailable.
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Red Line commuters at Cambridge's Porter Square Station are starting to figure out how lucky they are. A few months ago, the little coffee and muffin shack inside the station, called Cold and Hot, changed hands.
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