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6 Ways to Make Your Thanksgiving Healthy

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1. Skip or Skim the Gravy: The easiest way to make the holiday healthier is to bypass gravy. But that's a tough option for many of the holiday's fans. So try a gravy strainer to separate fat from pan juices. We like the

5 Easy Ways to Sneak Fiber Into Your Diet

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By Kati Chevaux 1. Don't Be Afraid of Whole Wheat Flour An easy recipe swap for quick fiber gain is whole wheat flour in place of white, all-purpose flour. Pie crust, bread and delicate baked goods need extra care to make them whole wheat. Other recipes, like…

User Post: Mixed Grain Summer Risotto

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There is something bittersweet about today. In my part of the world, the morning is overcast and the construction that has been droning away all summer long across the street has taken on a melancholic buzz. As we get the first bracings of fall on the breeze and start to think…

User post: Fish Friday

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I love fish - see this week's post on tuna. Since it's Friday I'm fixin' flounder, but you can make this with any fish, even chicken if you don't like fish (gasp). I also love whole grain sides. Never, repeat after me, never buy the plain pastas and grains anymore! There are so…

The Slimming Powers of Fiber (and How to Get More of It)

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There’s a reason so many weight-loss plans include a focus on fiber: It keeps you feeling full and helps release hunger-satisfying chemicals in the brain. (It’s also a proven cancer- and heart disease-risk reducer!) Here, nutritionists share nine easy ways to add more to your diet. Pump…

Make 1 SIMPLE Change and Lose Weight

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These are tips you've heard over and over again. When are you finally going to listen?

Get hooked on whole grains

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I adore the nutty flavors and toothsome textures of whole grains. I always have. When I was a kid, my mom always served barley with her roast leg of lamb and it became my favorite side dish. Often we added mushrooms and topped it with gravy from the lamb. I’m hungry just thinking about it. Now, for a treat, I make EatingWell’s barley and mushroom risotto. I’m lucky that I was trained from an early age to embrace whole grains, from barley to whole wheat. Why? Because whole grains are just plain healthier than refined grains...

Quinoa: The super healthy food that you can eat all week!

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My friend Katie is a serious health nut - she's about to graduate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, she's a certified yoga instructor and, the first night we met, we bonded over our belief in the waist-whittling powers of monounsaturated fatty acids while we were out at a dive bar! Dorky, I know, but we've been trading healthy eating tips ever since.

Superfoods improved! Upgrade the benefits of the most healthful foods with these simple tricks.

How many calories are you adding to your oatmeal?

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It's easy to love oatmeal. Mixing up your own steel cut oats makes for an inexpensive, hearty meal with numerous health benefits. Oatmeal has been shown to lower LDL…

10 Healthy, Green Snack Tips For School Kids

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I'm happily in the process of helping to green my daughter's preschool. I've aided them in their search for gentle industrial green products, and more eco- and kid-friendly hand soap. And I'm currently involved with a snack committee. It's a co-op school, so parents are…