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The Healthy Hamburger
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Yes, hamburgers CAN become healthy burgers with a little attention to detail.
by Sheila Burcin, MS, RD
A typical hamburger can contribute a significant amount of saturated fat to your diet. Unlike whole cuts, which have trimmable fat, the fat in ground beef can only drip away during cooking. […]
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Ten Tips for a Healthier Day
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Eating breakfast is an important part of powering-up your body for the day. Eating a balanced breakfast can help keep your family alert, improve mood and reduce mid-morning food cravings.
Did you know?
• People who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese and diabetic than those who usually don’t?
• Children who eat breakfast […]
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Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids…and Adults Too
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Kids feel overwhelmed when they are served adult size portions. Keep serving sizes small, about ½ to ¼ of what you would serve yourself, and let your children ask for more. When it comes to a new food, serve just a teaspoon or two to make the food seem less intimidating.
When eating out at a […]
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Simple Changes to Make Healthy Recipes
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There are many ways to change your favorite recipes to make them lower in cholesterol and fat, calories and sugar. You can change the way you prepare foods by choosing lower calorie and lower fat methods of cooking. You can also change the food item in the recipe to one that is lower in fat […]
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Preventing obesity, eating disorders and related problems
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Prevention efforts need to address both obesity and eating disorders in comprehensive ways that do no harm. They will include preventing the problems of hazardous weight loss, undernutrition of teenage girls, dysfunctional eating and size prejudice.
Comprehensive prevention programs focus on healthy lifestyles for children of all sizes. They encompass the needs at both ends of […]
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Eating More Fruit And Veggies Can Help You Lose Those Pounds You Put On During The Holidays
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Have you eaten more chocolate than you thought humanly possible? Have you been munching on leftovers for six weeks straight? Are you sweating as your sweat pants get tighter by the minute? You vow to eat healthier in 2008. But how?
Start by eating more! Eating more fruits and vegetables can help you to eat healthier […]
