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Put away those cheese puffs and try this easy, healthy snack. Don’t let the name of the recipe scare you away; these “chips” are easy to make and also, extremely delicious! Cashews are such an amazing food and nut. They are ripe with proanthocyanidins, a class of flavonols that studies have shown to reduce the…
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Being from Atlanta you grow up knowing some basic truths of life. There are some things in life that are not negotiable: drinking Coca-Cola, eating turnip greens, okra and butter beans, and having roses and hydrangeas in your garden. I was enlightened to numerous other uses of our beloved Atlanta’s Coca-Cola. We went to feed…
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In West Yorkshire, England there is a quaint town called Todmorden. A few years ago they started a program called Incredible Edible with a unique mission. They plan to be a self-sufficient town, growing their fruits and vegetables, as well as keeping their own livestock, by 2018. Incredible Edible was co-founded by Mary Clear and…
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In the past few weeks, an international food safety scandal has caused a lot of concern for beef lovers. The Rise of Mystery Meat A recent scientific study from Europe showed that many beef products (like burgers, lasagna, meatballs, etc.) that were labeled 100 percent beef actually contained horse meat (sometimes up to 60 percent…
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Here’s The Scoop: The History of Soup Soups are a traditional kitchen staple. The first cookbook published in America, The Complete Housewife (1742), contained numerous recipes for “sops” or “soops”, but soup goes back further than that. The history of soup is as old as cooking itself. And since the beginning of civilization, soup has been…
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The Infamous Twinkie It is a dark time for many consumers of the infamous Twinkie and Hostess products. Hostess has announced that it is going out of business; though recent reports states that they are still working with the union and the government to avoid having to shut down for good. This 82-year-old company has products that…
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Eating problems among children are an epidemic, with obesity rates in some states as high as 33 percent. Some schools are sending Body Mass Index (BMI) “report cards” home to parents in an attempt to address this problem. While many parents are, in fact, aware of their children’s weight status, education about nutrition and exercise…
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I attended a parent meeting with the principal of my sons’ school the other day. He was focusing on the pressures that high school students feel when it comes to grades. “If I hear a kid asking how they can get their grade from an 88 to a 90, I tell them that they’re asking…
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Let’s Break The Cycle! Sharon is a bright, successful woman who sits across from me on the couch. Seeking help after many years of compulsive eating, she states emphatically: “I’m the definition of crazy, Dina. Doing the same thing and expecting different results, huh?” A single woman in her 30’s, she is married to her…
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There are certain places in life where perfectionism is a good thing. I want my brain surgeon and my airline pilot to be perfectionists. If it’s a matter of life and death, then get it right! But applying perfectionism to food and exercise is a recipe for disaster (granted, for folks with food allergies or…
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