These items could well be called a pantry essential essential! I’m talking about two kinds of meal-makers that are quite simple, nutritious and easy to find. One is ready-to-use broth and the other canned tomatoes. OK, so what can you
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Food crime: Adding artery-clogging trans fat to processed food. Chief culprit: Partially hydrogenated oil. Clue: The words “partially hydrogenated” before any vegetable oil. Trans fats, or trans-fatty acids, are an artificial byproduct of a chemical process called hydrogenation, or the
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I love quinoa! Okay, it does have a strange-sounding name, which is pronounced “keen-wah and it’s even spelled funny. But once you try it, you’ll find yourself serving it more and more. (The United Nations even named it the food
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In my other two blogs about building a healthy and well-stocked pantry, I started with the basics, which are: natural oils – namely extra virgin olive and coconut oils; beans (kidney, black and pinto); whole grains, which include pasta, couscous,
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These pantry essentials will give you all the options you need to put together a healthy meal, even if you haven’t been to the store in a while! With these basics on hand, you can add many extras to round
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