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Getting your Veggies? Why I Like Lettuce!

As you might know, part of eating healthy is eating a varied diet. There seem to be six food groups in the food pyramid (adopted by the USDA) as follows:

Carbohydrates: 6-11 servings
Vegetables: 3-5 servings
Fruits: 2-3 servings
Dairy: 2-3 servings
Protein: 2-3 servings
Fat: use sparingly

A couple of areas my diet used to be lacking in was vegetables and fruits. [...]

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Tomatos! Romaine or Iceberg?

I know you all have heard the old wives tales growing up, for instance my mother used to tell me that I could not go swimming for an hour after eating. Is there anything to that? NO. I missed a lot of swimming as a kid because the mom’s wanted to take a break. 

Now I [...]

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Soda Tax? Does it Make Sense?

Wow, we are in an ever changing world where customs are every day being challenged such as smoking outside, burning a fire in a fire pit or even believe it or not, if one can burn a wood fire in a home fireplace! I thought I had seen it all but I caught this CNN [...]

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What is Healthy Eating Anyway?

I use to hear the saying, ‘you are what you eat!’ If you stop and think about it… that can be a true saying. Generally if a person eats high-fat foods all of the time (as well as live a sedate lifestyle) he or she will gain weight! Teenage girls will say healthy eating is veggies and [...]

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