Resources: Health & Wellness Tips
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Know Your “Menu Watch Words”
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They are small words. They can be easy to miss. Yet they mean the difference between a healthy or unhealthy meal. What are these unassuming potential land mines? “Menu Watch Words”–and it pays to keep your eye on them. The … Continue reading
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Baking Substitutions
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Making meals count is important. Meals should be satisfying, good tasting, pleasing to the eye, nutritious, and have a texture that is pleasing to your palate. Otherwise, you WILL feel deprived. The good news? It is easy to modify some … Continue reading
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Cooking Substitutions
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When you think of healthy food, do you imagine eating boring food that tastes like cardboard? Well, eating healthy doesn’t mean giving up your favorite meals. You can easily adapt some of your family’s favorite recipes. Keep the taste and … Continue reading
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Body Fat Measurements
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What is body composition? We hear a lot about it… but what exactly is it? Well, to be considered “fit,” you have to meet minimum standards in 5 different areas, known as the Components of Fitness. Body Composition is one … Continue reading
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5 Habits of Unsuccessful Dieters
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Bad Habit #1: Going “on a diet” in the first place. The word diet implies restriction, limitation, and a short-lived effort to get some quick results and then return to a “normal” way of eating. People who consider themselves to … Continue reading
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Picking The Right Cereal
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Trying to feed your family healthier foods, bold words like “Reduced Sugar” or “Whole Grain” on food packages probably catch your attention. However, experts from five universities reviewed the leading kid’s cereals, including these reduced sugar versions, only to discover … Continue reading