Now that National Nutrition Month is drawing to a close, one might ask what the significance of the occasion actually is. Well, in case you weren’t paying attention, it’s supposed to be a yearly focus on making better food choices.
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Frozen vegetables don’t get the credit they deserve. I used to think of them as just something to have on standby when fresh ones were out of season. You know, something to fill in for a meal when nothing else
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If you only think of peanut butter as a component of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, you’re missing out on some opportunities for real culinary creativity. This standard of sandwich-making for generations of kids is actually an amazing food –
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In nature, secret components abound. One of the more secretive is bromelain, a protein found at the stem and core of pineapples. Although it has long been used in folk medicines — and was first isolated in 1891 by the
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It’s always a perfect season for papayas — especially winter. And with what this amazing fruit offers health-wise, there’s no reason to wait for that Hawaiian vacation to have some. Maybe that’s why papayas have blossomed in popularity over the
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