Prepare the vegetable of the season in this dish, to add to your beauty food arsenal! Courtesy of YouBeauty Vegetable Rice: Makes 4 Servings – Serving Size: ½ cup Ingredients: 2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil ½ cup Sweet Onion – small diced 1 tablespoon Fresh Garlic – fine chopped ½ cup Red Pepper – small diced ½ …
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Elevated cholesterol in adults is common. High cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease, so you are wise to make healthy changes to help lower your blood cholesterol. Here are a few key nutrition recommendations when it comes to lowering or managing cholesterol: Focus on whole foods – like fruits, vegetables, lean protein and …
Q: Is there too much sodium in fish? A: If you’re watching your sodium intake, you may be taking a closer look at the foods that make up your diet. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, sodium should be limited to less than 2,300 mg a day or 1,500 mg if you are over the …
There are few foods that sum up “comfort food” as well as soup. Soup can be a hearty, healthy and flavorful solution for a quick weeknight meal or leisurely weekend indulgence throughout the year. If you’re craving a steamy and comforting bowl of soup, follow these dietitian tips to order the best soup and stay …
Here are 5 tasty whole grain picks to help start lowering your blood cholesterol level: Oats – This is one of the most well-known grains, especially for lowering cholesterol. Try old-fashioned, quick-cooking or steel-cut for a healthy, warming breakfast, or think outside the box with a savory recipe like this Spicy Oat Crusted Chicken with Sunshine Salsa. …
Here we are in April, just a matter of weeks from the official start of summer, and it seems like just yesterday we were making New Year’s resolutions! If your goal is to get back on track with healthy eating in order to slim down for summer, now is the time to start. A diet …
Many fruits and vegetables, along with foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, are healthy for our eyes. Although eating certain foods may not give us night-vision goggles, eating a variety of antioxidant-rich foods may help prevent or slow the progression of cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Research has shown that several nutrients can keep your eyes healthy—and …
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Q: What are the Healthiest Choices at Taco Shops? These days, taco shops are as almost as common as Starbucks: one on every corner. These restaurants are often associated with greasy and unhealthy meals (and a very, very long line around 2am), but taco shops can offer plenty of good-for-you options. Without a doubt, there are …
Whether my husband likes it or not, Friday night is synonymous with date night in my household. Most of the time, we both try to eat healthily, and seldom do we break that trend when going out for special occasions… But we also like to feel like we are indulging a bit, as well. At …
It may come as quite a surprise, but yams are very rare in the U.S.—it’s sweet potatoes that we’re eating! The two starchy vegetables both grow underground, but they are actually from two different botanical families, and they have different tastes and textures. True yams are native to Africa and Asia and are also grown widely in …
