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What Coconut Water is Really Good For

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To Snack, or Not to Snack?

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We’ve Got Some Meatsplaining to Do

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Written by Allyson Jones You’ve finished a set, and it’s time to get a drink. You’ve been thinking about your ice-cold water bottle sitting against the back wall. You know it will be a much-needed contrast to the warmth of your body and the heat of the room. At the moment, you’re probably not questioning …

Be a Savvy Local Shopper Written by Dallin Law | Healthy Magazine Shopping at a farmers market is a little like taking a trip back into the golden age of food. Farmers work very hard planting, caring for, and harvesting their crop. Every fruit or vegetable is picked when it’s seasonally ripe and lies on …

Makes 15 fritters INGREDIENTS: 6 ounces extra-firm silken tofu (1⁄2 package of the vacuum-packed kind) 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or preferred nondairy milk) 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour 3 ears corn, kernels cut from the cob (about 11⁄2 cups) (see “Fizzle says”) 1⁄4 teaspoon salt A few dashes of freshly …

obese child

Written by Angela Silva The data doesn’t lie: according to a 2014 report from the Center for Disease Control, nearly one-third of all children ages 2–19 are overweight or obese. Parents of obese children wonder what to do to make the future brighter for their kids, but misconceptions exist that propel childhood obesity forward. The …

INGREDIENTS 3 medium zucchini sliced into 3” x ½” sticks 1 large egg white 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs 2 tbsp grated Pecorino Romano cheese cooking spray ¼ tsp garlic powder salt fresh pepper DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 425 F. 2. In a small bowl, beat egg whites and season with salt and pepper. …

By April Berezay, UltimateFitnessCoaching.com 3 Major Guidelines Eat every three hours Eat a protein source, a veggie carb source at every meal and a healthy fat source with at least 4 meals a day. Eat 5 Vegetables to 1 Fruit portion a day Upon waking, drink 8 oz. of alkaline water and drink throughout the …

And other microwave questions By Angela Silva Rumors have circulated for years regarding the safety of using microwaves. But are they actually causing harm to our food and our bodies? Take a big sigh of relief over that microwave popcorn you just ate, because microwaves are perfectly safe and actually one of the best methods …

Controversy of the Month How the beverage industry shapes the conversation and the affects legislation surrounding sugary drinks In the past six years, dozens of states and cities across the nation have tried to pass legislation putting a tax on sugary drinks in order to decrease consumption. Two arguments clash again and again: one side …

trans fats

Saving 7,000 lives each year by making one rule change in the food industry would definitely be a step in the right direction. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially announced that by the year 2018 no trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated oils, will be permitted in any food. This big news will …