Eating Healthy on a Budget

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In our struggling economy, with rising food prices, making healthy choices at the grocery store is a challenging, but attainable goal. Even on a tight budget you can stock your cupboards and refrigerator with fresh, nutrient-dense foods. There are a few simple tricks that will help you make nutritional, affordable…

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Kick Your Sugar Habit

Kick Your Sugar Habit

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You are about to walk out of the supermarket and there it is, that sweet jelly donut you’ve been craving all day. You know you shouldn’t have it. What do you do? Well, you have two options. You could accede to your desires and buy that donut and feel guilty…

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How to Read a Food Label

How to Read a Food Label

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Forget all the fancy claims on the front of the package – “Lite,” “Low Sodium,” “Reduced Fat” — they tell you nothing. What you need is a direct means of comparison between products, and this is found in a little box on the bottom or back simply labeled “Nutrition Facts.”…

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Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You may take supplements for vitamins A, C, and E, but what about folic acid? If you don’t eat a lot of leafy greens, liver or brewer’s yeast, then chances are, you’re not getting enough of this important vitamin. Folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B9, is essential to cell…

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Avoid Diet Pitfalls

Avoid Diet Pitfalls

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In a society where dieting can seem virtually impossible amidst all of the food temptations and those of convenience, there is hope. A little willpower comes in handy sometimes, as well as moderation. After following your plan, how come it is still hard to lose those last pounds? The answer…

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