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Bye Bye Food Guide Pyramid, Hello My Plate!
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finally kicked the Food Guide Pyramid to the curb and unveiled My Plate this week. The major differences between the plate and pyramid are the following… “Meat and Legumes” has been re-labeled “Protein” … Continue reading
The many uses for leftover brown rice!
Around here there are two things we almost always make in large batches so that we have leftovers in our fridge…beans and brown rice (sometimes quinoa or barley, but usually rice). It is such a great staple to keep on … Continue reading
Low-Fat Cherry Almond Scones
My original recipe for “Scones, Perfected!” was posted last year at http://yournutritionista.blogspot.com/2010/05/sconesperfected-cherry-almond-scones.html It has been a favorite around here for a long time. This week I made a batch to say thanks to my husband and kids for making my … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cashew cream, cherry, cooking, healthier, low fat, recipe, scones, vegan, vegetarian, your nutritionista
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Cheese – the truth is starting to come out! AND Vegan Power Execs!
I’m ready to do a little dance this morning! It seems as though the common sense benefits of eating like an herbivore are becoming more accepted and people are starting to pull back the curtain and see the truth about … Continue reading
Sweeteners Part 2 – High Fructose Corn Syrup and other Sweeteners: Sorting out what is what
Sucanat, Stevia, High Fructose Corn syrup…What the heck is this stuff and should you be using it? Welcome to part 2 of our sweeteners series! In this post I’ll attempt to bring a little more clarity to what is really in … Continue reading
Sweeteners – A bittersweet love affair! Part 1
Can there really be too much of a good thing? When it comes to added sweeteners in our food, ABSOLUTELY! As Americans we LOVE our sugar! In fact, Americans consume, on average, 135 pounds of sugar each year! And most of that … Continue reading
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Update for the Beans…Needs Salt!! Also a sneak peak at the next post!
Hey! I guess we can’t always remember everything, right?! I neglected to mention in the recipe directions for black beans that you may want to add some salt in the last 5 or so minutes of cooking. It will really … Continue reading
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Updated info on Pancreatic Cancer Risk and Vitamin D
After fielding a question from a reader/friend and digging into more research on the subject of the potential increased risk of pancreatic cancer with excess Vitamin D intake, I dug a little farther into the research and found some more … Continue reading
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Tagged excess vitamin D, pancreatic cancer and vitamin D, vitamin D
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What’s the deal with Vitamin D?
All of the attention being given to Vitamin D lately can be a little confusing, and has lead to a lot of different questions. Why do I need Vitamin D? Do I need to take Vitamin D? How much is … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 Hydroxy, calcium, recommended amounts of vitamin D, sunblock, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency
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