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Unlocking the Vault: Weight Control Without Hunger Foods

The following foods are the lowest in calorie density. Suppose you eat fruits, vegetables, high-fiber carbs, and cooked grains. In that case, you will fill up on fewer calories than if your diet consists of low-fiber, high-fat, and high-sugar foods like pizza, burgers, french fries, cinnamon rolls, candy bars, potato chips, cookies, and many other American favorites.Think salads, fruit, low-fat pasta, low-fat stir fry, baked low-fat seafood, chicken, rice, and oatmeal. It is still necessary to be aware of not stuffing yourself, but you do not need to go hungry and skip meals.

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Best Printable Nutrition Month Handouts

We've made a lot of fantastic free nutrition handouts over the years. I was just looking over our site stats, and I was overwhelmed by the amazing positive response they've earned. That's why, today, I'm going to share the top 10 printable nutrition handouts that have gotten the most rave reviews over the past year...

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Do Foods Need to be Colorful to be Healthful?

Do foods need to be colorful to be healthful? No! We’ve all heard the recommendation to avoid eating white carbohydrate-based foods like sugar and things made from processed white flour. But…

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Better Birthday Treats for Kids

If you were to replace birthday cake with the sweet treats in this post, then you would save about 8,000 calories per child per school year, which is quite a bit...

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Fiber and the Dietary Guidelines

It’s time for another edition of the Dietary Guidelines Nutrients of Concern Series! Last week, we talked about calcium: what it is, where to find it, how it affects your health, and what happens when you don’t get enough of it. Today we want to do the same thing with dietary fiber...

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