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Don’t Be Fooled By These Harmful and Toxic Health Foods

By | May 13th, 2016|Nutrition|

Eating healthy is not always as easy as it may seem. Many foods that are pitched to us as “healthy” are anything but. As you look to improve your eating habits, be on the lookout for these Top 5 “Often Disguised As Healthy, But Harmful” Foods: Soy Substitutes While organic soy can be healthy, conventional [...]

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Cooking Essentials: Using Oils and Flax

By | April 27th, 2016|Nutrition|

The Ins and Outs of Cooking with Various Oils and Flax Adding extra virgin olive oil to a salad instead of dressing? Great idea. Frying chicken in that same oil? Terrible idea, unless you like rancid foods. Don’t make these beginner mistakes. Use this quick cheat sheet to make sure you’re getting the most nutritious [...]

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Our Favorite School Lunch Packing Items

By | April 27th, 2016|Nutrition|

We've put together a list of our top picks to make lunches easy to pack and fun to eat! Silicone Cups/Muffin Liners. These non-toxic liners are great for both baking muffins (because they are non-stick, colorful and reusable!) and also for holding side items like dips, fruit or trail mix. Thermos Containers. These container are [...]

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Healthy and Hearty Winter Cooking

By | February 29th, 2016|Nutrition|

There’s nothing like a hot dish of comforting, wholesome food to beat the chill of winter. Most winter staples can be made in a slow cooker, so you can come home to a delicious meal ready to serve. With a few tweaks, almost any hearty winter recipe can be lean and nutritious. You’ll have the [...]

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Healthy Recipes for Your High-Performance Blender

By | February 12th, 2016|Nutrition|

When it comes to healthy recipes, fewer appliances deliver a faster injection of antioxidant-rich foods than high-performance blenders, such as those made by Vitamix. Whichever type you own, keep in mind that it’s crucial to read your particular high-performance blender instructions to learn what settings work best for various ingredients and recipe types. Smoothies Green [...]

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Essential Pantry Items for a Healthy Diet

By | February 4th, 2016|Nutrition|

The items you keep on hand in your kitchen set the tone for the meals you'll be eating. On the average day, when you get home from work tired and hungry, you're going to reach for whatever is handy. Keep a lot of frozen convenience food on hand, and you'll inevitably end up eating it. By [...]

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Healthy Smoothie Recipes to Try

By | February 2nd, 2016|Nutrition|

If you are looking to slim down or maintain your current weight, try adding smoothies to your diet. A smoothie can replace a full meal if it contains an array of healthy ingredients. It will satisfy your taste buds and give your body the fuel it needs to make it through the day. Let's take [...]

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Healthy Snacks for Kids

By | January 25th, 2016|Nutrition|

Kids love to snack. Well, actually this isn’t exclusive to children, everyone loves a little mid-day nosh. So as a parent when your kids utter those words you’ll hear a thousand times over, “I’m hungry”, you can be prepared to provide them with a healthy snack that will suit their nutritional needs. Not only are [...]

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Fish Oil Supplements- Good or Bad?

By | December 28th, 2015|Nutrition|

It seems as though nutrition advice changes every day.  Something that is good for you on Monday might be bad for you by Tuesday!  With all of the nutritional advice out there, it is hard to separate the myths from the facts. Varied Advice on Fish Oil Supplements When it comes to multi-vitamins and supplements, [...]

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The Trouble With Gluten

By | October 25th, 2015|Nutrition|

More and more people are beginning to avoid gluten.  Whether it be because they are a celiac, going on a diet, don’t like empty carbs, or are just really picky eaters; it is also becoming somewhat of a fad.  Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that occurs genetically in people where eating gluten will damage [...]

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