Traditional picnic foods include fried chicken, crackers and cheese, potato chips, and sandwiches, but only some of these food items are worth your time! Here’s how to celebrate Picnic Day with health in mind.
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Gardening encourages relaxation and reconnects us with Mother Nature, and it’s a great way to teach your children about environmental responsibility and where their food comes from. So let’s take a look at some easy to grow vegetables and herbs to get your garden started.
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Most of us know that antioxidants are good for us (that’s certainly been drilled in), but do you actually know what antioxidants are, what they do, and where you can find them?
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If you have kids of your own, I probably don’t need to tell you how hard it can be to get them to eat their veggies. It’s a parents job to worry about our kids’ nutrition and they don’t make it any easier when they turn their little noses up at anything that looks remotely […]
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You’re on a healthier eating journey yet one humid summer night you’re faced with a group of friends who want to go get ice cream. Maybe you suggest opting or frozen yogurt instead as the healthier alternative. After all, 5-ounces of plain frozen yogurt weighs in at roughly 120-calories compared to the same size in […]
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For thousands of years mushrooms have been used to help sustain people around the world. But they do more than simply feed us and keep us alive. Mushrooms can also promote health and vitality, carrying out certain functions that other foods cannot. The trick is knowing which mushrooms do what and how to find them. […]
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