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Flora Danica Covered Vegetable Dish Tureen w 24K Gold

Flora Danica Covered Vegetable Dish Tureen w 24K Gold

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How to Find the Diet That Works For You

Once you’re ready to take that step and go on a diet, there will literally be thousands of options available to you. There are a myriad of different diets out there and most claim that they have the secret to fast weight loss. It can be very frustrating to keep trying these different diets, only [...]

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Roasted Asparagus and Sweet Potato Fries

Here’s part of what we had for dinner last night (sorry not a great pic –with my cell phone).  Sweet potato fries and roasted asparagus.  Click on the link for the sweet potato fries recipe that we use and here’s how we do the asparagus:
1. Rinse off asparagus and break off the ends.
2. Put on a [...]

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When Diet Food Is Actually Bad For You

When you first get on a diet, especially one that is calorie restricted, you’ll find that you are pretty limited when it comes to food choices. For many, it’s simply easier to take advantage of prepackaged meals. While these are expensive, there is a lot to be said for convenience, and for having everything spelled [...]

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What is a Macrobiotic Diet?

As more stars jump on the macrobiotic band wagon, many of us wonder what this diet is and why it is so beneficial. A macrobiotic diet is not an easy diet, and it is not for everyone. However, it does contain some interesting principles that can be applied for any type of diet. Let’s take [...]

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How to Lose Weight And Keep Eating Normally

For most of us, eating normally means eating whatever we want. The key to eating the way we want to eat and not gaining weight is portion control and extra exercise. It is possible to lose weight while not depriving yourself of the food you love, but you will need to make that commitment towards [...]

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Eating Healthy On A Budget

I just got back from my local produce market and grabbed a couple days worth of groceries. Here’s my tip on where to go for your produce. If there is a large Russian clientele you’re in the right place. Don’t ask me why, all I can tell you is that Russians know where to go!
Here’s [...]

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‘These Are Good, Mom’

Yesterday, when my son went into the pantry looking for a snack, he returned with a whole-grain cereal bar from the box I bought a few days ago. “These are good, Mom,” he said casually, after ripping open the wrapper…

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The Lazy Woman’s Guide to a Healthy Diet

[By Merry]A lot of people think eating right is a good idea. At least in theory.Me: More vegetables, fewer cupcakes.Them: Yeah, good idea.Me: So, do you eat right?Them: Hell no.Why don’t people eat food that’s good for them?I took an informal poll, i.e…

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The Salad Incident

My kids had dinner at a friend’s house recently, during which she served a delicious-looking meal of homemade pizza and salad. But when it came time to dole out the salad, both of my kids took pizza and declined the…

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My Biggest Health-Fitness Vice

Earlier this week Fit36 asked me What is Your Biggest Health/Fitness Vice? I’ve been muddling it through my head the last few days trying to come up with an answer.
Here’s what I came up with:

I’m not in bad health - My body mass index is around 23-24. My body fat is around 19%. [...]

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Recipe: Chicken Dijon Marinade

As promised, this chicken dijon marinade is our second week of recipes for the BBQ or grill. We put this one in the fridge overnight to marinate, along with last week’s Garlic Herb Marinated Vegetables. The dijon flavor totally permeated the c…

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Recipe: Roasted Root Vegetables With Orange Spice Sauce

We love roasted vegetables, especially in the winter and this recipe is great tasting with a zesty orange sauce. I’ve used three of our favorite root vegetables here but I’ll often mix it up and put in sweet potatoes, rutabaga, or even chop…

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Friday Recipe: Quick and Easy Real Food Pasta Sauce

Editor’s note: This post is this week’s Friday Fit recipe. The idea is to try “real food” recipes that can be prepared on the weekend. Of course, each recipe can also be prepared during the week (that’s when I’m trying it), but with the hec…

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10 Quick Ways to Shrink Your Waste

Household waste, that is *.
Here are 10 quick ways to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into your bins every week. Even if you’re not thinking about the environmental impact of doing this; it’ll be less to carry.

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Nutrition for the Family

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. How can you bring nutrition into the home and teach the family about the importance of nutrition?
Bring Nutrition onto the Table

Eat breakfast each morning and make sure your kids eat a healthy breakfast too
Make a fruit and vegetable for lunch and dinner each day
Encourage your kids to [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Traditional Irish Foods & Nutrition

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Many of you may be cooking Irish food today and/or eating/drinking Irish cuisine. I have a few strategies to this feast day:

Eat whatever you want, treating today as a “cheat day”, and not change your physical activity
Eat whatever you want, treating today [...]

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Is Frozen Food Healthy?

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I often get questions as to whether frozen foods are as nutritious as fresh foods. Many times, they are. What foods can you buy frozen and not worry about losing nutritional value, and what should you buy fresh?
Fruits and Vegetables
These two food groups are just [...]

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Nutrition Myths

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Welcome back to yet another day of National Nutrition Month®! To keep with the theme of “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact”, I would like to discuss another key message (this is key 8 of 10, so we’re almost done!):
Don’t fall prey to food myths and [...]

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Food Safety and Hygiene is Important!

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. We are continuing with National Nutrition Month with several key points. Today, I would like to discuss the topic of handling food properly:
Prepare, handle, and store food properly to keep you and your family safe from food-borne illness.
So often we think about the healthiness of the foods [...]

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Recipe: Super Green St. Patricks Day Soup

I am posting this recipe for Super Green St. Patrick’s Day Soup a week early so you can get the needed ingredients and be ready on the 17th. Rob and I created this recipe from a combination of a few different ones and just made it up as we went …

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