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Pastry Brushes: Snacking's Trump Card
Sometimes all you need to pep up a snack is a little bit of pizazz. Instead of pouring a bit of dip or a dollop of nut butter into a dish to put on the side of your snack, consider making it into a line on the plate and arranging the rest of the snack on top of it. How do you make this look its best? With a pastry brush, of course!
5 Tips for a Healthful Vegetarian Lifestyle
Building a healthful vegetarian diet is about so much more than making sure that meat isn’t on the plate. That’s why I’d like to take a closer look at ways to make sure that a vegetarian eating plan is balanced and nutritious.
Try a Vegetarian Meal!
Try this tasty recipe for a healthful vegetarian meal!
Go Vegetarian: Tips for a Healthful Diet
If you choose a vegetarian eating pattern, then it’s important to make sure that your meals are nutritious. Find out how in this member exclusive!
Aromatics: Your Secret Weapon
Aromatic herbs offer a lovely way to finish soups, rice, or pasta dishes. Find new ways to help your clients use more aromatic herbs and pep up their meals in today's post!
Using Aromatics: A Guide to Your Favorite Herbs
How should you store your aromatics in order to preserve their freshness and get the most use out of them? Find out in this special premium post!
Dairy Month Quiz!
It's Dairy Month! Do your clients know what foods fit into MyPlate's dairy food group? How about the role of calcium in good health? Or how many servings of dairy are recommended each day? Help your clients get those answers -- and more -- with this fun and engaging quiz!
MyPlate Dairy
Teach your clients all about the basics of the MyPlate Dairy Group in this fantastic new post! There's even a new PDF handout!
Spotlight on Calcium
What would a premium membership be without amazing handouts? Here's a PDF and the text of the Calcium Handout -- get your copy today!
July 2015
July is Berry, Blueberry, Peach, and Watermelon Month! It's also a great time to raise awareness about proper nutrition, healthy cooking, physical activity, and more! Check out all the resources that are now at your disposal!
A New Spin on Whole Grains
The sweet raisins and crunchy almonds combine to enrich this dish with lots of different flavors and textures.
Pudding or Pie? Why Not Both?
This tasty dessert is rich in protein and calcium. It also has way more fiber and nutrients than most typical desserts.
Factors Promoting Elevated Serum Triglycerides and Fatty Liver
What steps can people take in order to reduce elevated serum triglycerides and fatty buildup in the liver? Dr. James J. Kenney reviews the latest studies...
Meals Are Like Sonnets
My client Mary has maintained her nearly 20 pound weight loss for several months now. She’s confident that she’ll continue to eat a nourishing, calorie-controlled diet and will not revisit those lost pounds. Why? Find out in this post!
Sport Drinks
Athletes use sports drinks to provide energy, maintain hydration, and improve performance. At the same time, consumers reach for lower calorie, lower sugar sports drinks as tasty thirst-quenchers, even when those people are not physically active. Let’s take a closer look at sports drinks to see whether they’re good for simply quenching thirst.
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Tuna: What Do You Know About It?
Remember when you could buy tuna canned in water or oil and these were the only options? Now the choices seem endless. Can or pouch? Light, albacore, or yellowfin? Lemon Dill or Spicy Thai Chili? Add in nutrition concerns like sodium and omega-3 fatty acids, and buying a simple can of tuna can be overwhelming! To cut through all the craziness, let’s take a closer look at tuna…
Delicious Healthy Meals: Stir Fry on the Grill
Love the speed and ease of a stir fry but hate the cleanup? Have you ever considered making that meal on a grill? I know it sounds crazy, but I tried stir-frying my farmers’ market finds on the grill, and it was so tasty and simple that I may never go back to my stove...
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