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Mind Your Portion Sizes
Portion Control. Do you know why it’s important? Here’s a hint: If you want to lose weight or maintain your goal weight, you need to keep healthy portion sizes in mind when you are eating. Here’s a quick little visual aide to help you understand the power of dish size, and how it will effect the amount you will eat. Do you see these two bowls? The have the exact same amount of cereal in them. It’s easy to...
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Baked Apple Slices
Ingredients: 3 Apples 1/2 cup Maple Syrup 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Nutmeg Whipped Cream (garnish optional) Nutmeg (garnish optional) Instructions: Step 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Step 2) Cut and core each apple into 8 slices and place in a dish. Step 3) In a separate container, mix the maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Pour over apples. Step 4) Cover the apples with aluminum foil and bake for 60 minutes or...
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Why Decorate With Pumpkins When You Can EAT Them!?
Pumpkins are most commonly used for Fall Holiday decor, but many forget that Pumpkins are full of healthy nutrients that are beneficial for your body. Health Benefits of Pumpkins Check out the abundance of vitamins and minerals that are found in your average Pumpkin! • Pumpkins are the perfect food this fall for many reasons, including the fact that they are high in fiber and very low in calories and fat. I suggest not ruining it by adding sugar and...
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Keeping Your Family and Children Active: The Foundation for a Healthy Lifestyle
Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, and the main reason for this is that children are not nearly as active as they should be. Add to this the poor dietary habits and one can understand why between 16% to 33% of the children and adolescents are obese across the nation (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.) Thirty percent of the children in 30 out of the fifty American states are overweight or obese (Trust...
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Steel Cut Oats
Oatmeal is “boring”, right? Well, it can be, but it doesn’t have to be. Meet my oatmeal. It’s healthy. It’s incredibly delicious. Once you try it, you’ll never go back to microwaved oatmeal again! Ingredients: 3 cups Water 1/8 tsp Sea Salt 1/2 cup Steel Cut Oats 2 tbsp Maple Syrup 1 tbsp chopped Pecans Instructions: Step 1) Heat the water and sea salt and bring to a boil. Step 2) Slowly stir in the steel cut oats. Step...
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