Healthy Substitutions

Try some of the following substitutions to convert traditional recipes to healthier recipes: MEAT STOCK: can be replaced with vegetable soup stock In YEAST BREADS try leaving out the eggs Use crumbled tofu instead of COTTAGE CHEESE Replace traditional PORK AND BEANS with vegetarian baked beans Replace EGGS when used for liquid in recipes by…

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Top Ten Worst Snack Foods

French Fries Don’t be reassured by the fact that McDonald’s is changing its cooking oil. French fries are still starchy white potatoes cooked in hot fat and flavored with chemicals and sugar. Possibly the worst snack food on the planet. Donuts Fried bread. Need I say more? And if that wasn’t bad enough, add a…

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Top 10 Best Foods for Health

Be sure to have these items in your shopping list! Coldwater Fish & Free Range Chicken Salmon, haddock, halibut, bass, cod, mackerel, other deep ocean water fish. Chicken that’s antibiotic-free, hormone-free, not pen-kept, allowed to forage and roam about. Good options for protein. Apples Crispy, tastes great, juicy and lots of varieties to choose from.…

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Top Five Worst Foods

DonutsFried, full of sugar, white flour, most varieties contain the highest known quantity of trans-fats. Nutritionally speaking, eating a donut is the worst way to start off your day. It would affect your blood sugar within minutes. It won’t stay with you and you will be hungry again within 45 minutes. You’re better off eating…

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Pesticides in Produce

12 Least Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables Asparagus Avocados Bananas Broccoli Cauliflower Corn (sweet) Kiwi Mangos Onions Papaya Pineapples Peas (sweet) 12 Most Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables Apples Bell Peppers Celery Cherries Imported Grapes Nectarines Peaches Pears Potatoes Red Raspberries Spinach Strawberries The Pesticides in Produce list ranks pesticide contamination based on an analysis of over…

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Mediterranean Diet

Standard American Diet – to – Mediterranean Diet Step by Step Decrease Meat by 50% Lower Dairy Consumption by 50% Increase Mono-unsaturated Fat Intake – Walnuts, Almonds, Olive Oil, Olives Increase Fresh Vegetables Intake by 50% 5. Increase Fresh Fruit Intake by 50% Increase Fish Intake 7. Increase Intake of Chick Peas 8. Increase Intake…

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Spice Up Your Health

Instead of table salt, use sea salt. Mix your own herb blend of oregano, thyme, rosemary, parsley and garlic to bring out the natural flavors in a meal. Use fresh garlic for maximum benefit. It helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Stay with raw and cooked garlic. Eat rosemary. Rosemary’s potential cancer prevention property…

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Healthy Lifestyle Tips

Choose healthy food when you go shopping. That will make it so much easier to make healthier choices when you are at home looking for something to eat. Eat a variety of nutritious foods every day. That means more fruit and veggies. Reduce the amount of fatty, salty, sugary, and processed foods. Drink a lot…

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The Basics

There is no better time to get back to the basics! This chart below outlines some great food choices and the benefits you can get from them! THIS IS A GREAT ONE TO PUT ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR! Apples Protects your heart Prevents constipation Blocks diarrhea Improves lung capacity Cushions joints Apricots Combats cancer Controls blood…

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Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Guidelines

Category Foods to INCLUDE Foods to EXCLUDE Fruits Fresh; unsweetened; dried; frozen; or canned, water-packed fruits; fruit juices (except orange) Oranges, orange juice Vegetables   All fresh, raw, steamed, sautéed, juiced, or roasted vegetables Corn; any creamed vegetables Starch Rice, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth, teff, tapioca, buckwheat, potatoes Wheat, corn, barley, spelt, kamut, rye; ALL…

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