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favorite ways to eat avocados

April 24, 2012

(source) I’ve been doing some (delicious) experimenting with avocados lately. The health benefits of avocado are wonderful ones: lots of fiber, potassium, vitamins C,K, folate and B6 so they are something that I like to make sure I’m eating on a regular basis and I find it can satisfy me in a way similar to [...]

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add this: leafy greens

April 18, 2012

Most of us know that we should be including green leafy vegetables in our diets, but we may not know the what, why and how behind them. A combination of greens is best, so while kale is my absolute favorite, I make sure that I’m getting a wide variety of all of them (and additionally a [...]

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old school superfoods

March 27, 2012

Not a day goes by where we don’t hear of the latest and greatest health foods (think goji berries, chia seeds, kombucha, etc.) and it might make us look in our own cupboards and groan with the thought of another $150 trip to Whole Foods. Today though, I’m not going to tell you about the [...]

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add this: salmon

February 29, 2012

(source) What: Wild or Farm-Raised Salmon: wild is better because the fish eat a natural diet, instead of grains that farm-raised fish are fed. This makes the ratio of omega-3′s to omega-6′s better in wild fish. (Ideally, the ratio of omega fatty acids in our diets would be 3:1 (omega-6 to omega-3) but is typically [...]

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add this: beans

February 13, 2012

(source) What: Standard Beans: Lentils, Garbanzo, Kidney, Great Northern, Black Beans Try these: Adzuki, Black-Eyed Peas, Pinto Beans, Edamame Why: Full of protein and fiber Contain B vitamins, iron and other vitamins and minerals They are cheap! Canned beans can be high in sodium, so rinse them before using How: On salads (Tuna & White [...]

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