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Tomatoes and Nutrition

Tomatoes are filled with lycopene which is an antioxidant that protects cells from oxygen damage, certain cancers, and heart disease. Some of the cancers it helps fight are breast, lung, prostate, colorectal,...

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Brussel Sprouts

Brussel sprouts are not a very exciting vegetable for most people. It is also one of those foods that most people do not enjoy eating. If you're stuck in a veggie rut try these recipe ideas for these cute...

2 comments    recipes cooking brussel sprouts
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Daily Carbs Allowed

Before we can create the ultimate diet for ourselves, I believe we need to know what our daily allowances should be. A low carb diet can be great, so long as we remember that carbs are a necessary...

2 comments    diet calories carbs
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A Better Bread Choice

I have discovered a bread that many of you may already eat, but for those of you who haven't tried or even heard of it, I will give you my opinion. I have tried a few lo-carb breads before and I just...

2 comments    diet weight loss bread
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Microwaving and Nutrition

I have read articles on the pros and cons of microwave cooking and heating. Most of them are at either extreme. From what I've gathered different foods and different nutrients react differently. In other...

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The Importance of Fats

No one knows better than I how wonderful it is to have a steak with baked potato, butter and sour cream, and a hot fudge sundae for desert. The reason it tastes so good is because of the fat, in that kind of...

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A Resident Named Ned Pt. 12

I put this story aside long enough. I've been wanting to tell you about some of the residents I've worked with and this one story has haunted me for years. The mans name was Ned. Ned was every ones least...

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Carrots

First, the healthiest way to eat a carrot might be to cook it , and not eat it raw. A raw carrot has a lot of material that our bodies can't digest, so by cooking it, the process allows us to actually get...

5 comments    health food cooking
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Cabbage a Superfood

Cabbage is one of the new Superfoods! It contains indoles which are compounds that reduce risks of breast, colon, and stomach cancer significantly. It can also purify your blood, kill viruses and bacterias,...

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Wonderful Walnuts

Walnuts have a very high omega-3 content. In fact at 2.5 grams per ounce they contain the highest of any nut. In second place would be the macadamia, and it only has below .5 grams. Walnuts are also very...

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