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Food Stamps Could Become Healthier After Wisconsin Bill

Legislators in Wisconsin are pushing a bill forward that could set an interesting precedent for state food stamp programs. The bill would make it a requirement of those who use food stamps, formally k…

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10 Sensational Spring Superfoods

There are so many things I love about spring but one of my favorites is the fresh food that starts popping up.  Here are some of my favorite spring superfoods: Fiddleheads—The young, coiled shoots …

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10 Vegan Superfood Recipes

When you think of superfoods, you probably picture exotic, expensive, hard-to-find ingredients like acai or or goji berries, but there are plenty of superfoods available at the regular old grocery sto…

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Is The Soda Ban A Good Idea?

If you're interested in healthy eating - or if you live in the New York City metropolitan area - you're no doubt aware of the recent controversy surrounding the city's ban on soda and other sugary dri…

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4 Common Reasons People Don’t Cook for Their Dogs

What's Holding You Back from Home Cooking Meals for Your Dog? Greetings everyone! Lately it seems that dog owners everywhere have a ton of healthy, natural, and organic commercial food options f…

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17 Ways to Build Better Blood

Your blood feeds every cell, tissue, gland, organ, and organ system in your body. Without strong, oxygen-rich blood these systems can become compromised. Here are 17 ways to build stronger, richer, he…

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Quick and Easy Mexican Salad

This is one of my favorite salad recipes. Don't be scared off by the ingredient list. It's quick and easy to make.  And even better to eat. Ingredients: One head of leaf or romaine lettuce, wash…

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Buckwheat: 12 Reasons to Love the Unsung Superfood

Unrelated to wheat, buckwheat is actually not a grain at all, but a seed of a plant related to rhubarb.  As is often the case with seeds, buckwheat’s nutritional value surpasses grains.  Here are 10 r…

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12 Ways to Choose Healthy over Harmful

Every food ingredient you put in your shopping cart is a choice. Every morsel you put into your mouth is also a choice. Why not choose healthy over harmful? Some simple reminders: INSTEAD OF       …

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Kick the Processed Food Habit

Have you heard of the "jelly bean rule?" It's basically an FDA guideline that's meant to prevent food companies from adding vitamins to junk food, just so that they can call it healthy. For most fo…

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