It’s not the carbs, it’s how much of them we eat. In Italy, the home of pasta, a serving of pasta is 3 ounces (315 calories). In the US it ranges from 6 ounces (630 calories) to 12 ounces (1260 calories). Want to eat like an Italian? Split your dinner with a friend. … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Freeze-dried fruit snacks are popping up all over the market as healthy alternatives to cookies and chips. Obviously, the best fruit snack is the real fruit itself. Ordinary dried fruits – raisins, apricots, prunes, … Read More
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It doesn’t matter how many fat jokes Jay Leno makes in his opening monologue, the expansion of the American waistline is no joke. We are on the threshold of a major public health crisis that will wipe out decades of progress against chronic disease and could bankrupt the nation’s healthcare system. According to a report … Read More
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Don’t wash down meds with grapefruit juice. The effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs, some blood pressure medications, sedatives, and immunosuppressive drugs can all be enhanced–to your detriment!–when taken along with grapefruit juice. … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Wrap sandwiches are versatile and offer options that you just can’t prepare between two slices of bread. The downside to most wrap sandwiches is that they are too big and the calorie load is … Read More
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Cherry blossoms signal the coming of spring and we are sure it is summer when fresh cherries appear in the supermarket. Otherwise few of us give cherries a second thought. We should. Research is showing that tart cherries – the type used in cherry pie filling, for cherry juice, and the dried variety – rank … Read More
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We enjoy looking at new cookbooks. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. For those that live in New York City and have visited the Union Square Greenmarket, you may already be familiar with Beth’s Farm Kitchen’s artisanal jams, chutneys, pickles, relishes and marmalades made from locally … Read More
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Do you drink coffee regularly? How much do you know about it? Test yourself here! True or false? Coffee causes high blood pressure True and false! Moderate intakes of regular coffee have no effect on blood pressure readings, but habitual high intakes can cause a rise in blood pressure. True or false? Caffeine is dehydrating … Read More
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