If you a parent of one of the millions of adolescent children involved in after school sports or other athletics, then you should really encourage your youngster to take a good look at what they’re eating pre- and post activity.
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With the onset of the summer (and the early-onset-heatwaves we’re experiencing out west), all things cooling are in high demand. You can imagine my delight, therefore, when I came across a recipe for Chilled Cucumber Avocado Soup in Dr. Alejandro
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Are you looking for easy ways to add a new taste, texture and more nutrition to your next salad? Here are some great ingredients you can use to liven up your lettuce and make your next salad more interesting and
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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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As we study the ways past generations lived, farmed and ate, one thing is for sure… America has been blessed with clever and thoughtful cooks. And many beautiful, wonderful, educational cookbooks, too. I love cookbooks!  In fact, I collect them. 
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