Nutrition
3 Healthy Recipes To Make With Leftover Carved Pumpkin
You spent time and energy carving your Jack-O’-Lantern, and now Halloween’s over. Fear not; your work of art won’t go to waste. Pumpkin is rich in vitamins A and C, among other nutrients, and ideal ...
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Halloween Candy Doesn’t Need to Be Spooky
It’s that time of the year. Whether there are suddenly candies everywhere at your workplace, or buckets of goodies at a Halloween party are catching your eye, or your kids got a good haul from ...
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Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe?
Fat. A macronutrient that strikes fear into many people. However, not all fats are created equal, and fat is essential in our diet. The four main fats included on food labels are trans fats, saturated ...
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Are Natural Flavors Really Natural?
Are you a label snob? When it comes to grocery shopping, I sure hope so! Food labels are chock full of information about product ingredients and nutrition. But buyer beware – the terminology on labels ...
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The 411 on Fiber – From Merritt’s Dietitian
Fiber is a nutrient that many people often overlook as a healthy part of their diet. It has numerous benefits that help manage chronic disease and even prevent the development of other comorbidities. If you’re ...
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2 Heart Healthy Weeknight Recipes
The heart is an incredible organ, with the ability to deliver essential nutrients via an average of 5 liters of blood per minute to cells all over the body, while removing waste. It is now ...
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Taco Tuesday: Fruity-Tooty Vegetarian Tacos
Who doesn’t absolutely love Taco Tuesday? Building and creating new ideas for tacos is a great way for the whole family to spend some time together! Here is a delicious and healthy recipe to sweeten ...
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Holiday Party Survival Guide
With Thanksgiving behind us, the holiday season is now in full swing. As we plan to celebrate with friends and family in person this year, parties filled with decadent foods and beverages can be a ...
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Balancing A Healthy Diet With Holiday Food
The holiday season is known as a difficult time for those trying to begin or maintain a diet. It does not have to be this way. Using the strategies outlined here, you will be able ...
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Healthy Holiday Sides
Healthy eating can be challenging, especially during the holiday season. Lots of heavy food, alcohol, desserts; throw in some family drama, and it is the perfect recipe for overindulging and making meal choices you might ...
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Fight or Flight: Emotional Eating
A new season brings new opportunities and as quickly as summer came, it’s now on its way out. As Fall creeps its way in, we are faced with new routines, new schedules, and new responsibilities, ...
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Simple Strategies to Improve Nutrition
Do you find it difficult to find that “perfect” meal plan? Are you confused by all the misleading fad diets, influencers, and supplements out there? Does the confusion leave you no clue with how to ...
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