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Learn to Love: Artichokes
If you're looking for something new to add to your dinners, I know they may look weird, but you've got to give artichokes a try.
They're in season until May, so you should have no problems finding them at the grocery store. They're low in calories (only 60 in an entire medium-sized artichoke), but they've got a pretty decent amount of fiber — 6.5 grams!
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Artichokes: Artfully Yours and In Season Now
I must ask the question - what is not to love about artichokes? They look totally prehistoric. When left alone they bloom into a beautiful pale purple thistle.
Healthy Recipe: I Heart Artichokes Salad With Tuna
March means it's time to start mixing Spring salads, and since artichokes are one of my must haves this month, allow me to tempt you with this big green bowl of Mediterranean flavors. This salad uses canned artichoke hearts, so you can make it even when the veggie isn't in season. The hearts still offer health benefits, including lots of fiber and B vitamins.
Lean Pocket Recall
I am not really a big fan of processed food, but I have been known to experiment with Whole Grain Lean Pockets. So the news that something went awry in the Lean Pockets processing plant and some pockets ended up with plastic bits in them, interested me. I like to keep track of these things.
Love Your Liver
There must be 50 ways to love your liver, but to truly love something you have to know what it is all about. Right?
Well, what impresses me most about the liver is not that it is the largest internal organ of the body, but that it performs over 5,000 functions.
Super Bowl Snack Breakdown
Many people will be hitting their couches to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, and who can watch the game without some serious snacks? It seems the Super Bowl is synonymous with chili, hot wings, popcorn, and beer. To ensure that you enjoy the game without popping a button on your jeans, here's a nutritional breakdown of some popular Super Bowl eats.
Food Review: The Works! Tortilla Chips
When I go with the fam to get fresh-baked bagels, I usually choose an everything bagel because I love the savory taste and interesting texture of the poppy and sesame seeds, and the onion and garlic. The company FoodShouldTasteGood has a new tortilla chip called The Works! Topped with poppy and caraway seeds, minced garlic, and onion, I knew this was something I needed to try.
Banish Belly Bloat
We all know that the best way to a flat belly is by burning calories and fat through cardio. Bloating, on the other hand, is its own beast, and nothing kills a day at the beach than feeling super bloated.
Luckily there are easy ways to reduce bloating so that you can show off that tummy you've been working so hard to get.
Learn to Love: Fiddleheads
It's that time of year for fiddleheads, the veggie that's named because they resemble the coiled head of a violin. They're actually the tops of baby ostrich ferns, and many people go foraging for them in the woods during this time of year. Since there are many types of toxic ferns, you want to be sure you're only choosing ostrich ferns.
Healthy Eating Tip: Try a New Type of Vegetable Each Week
Spending more time in your kitchen is good for your waistline and your wallet, and the abundance of delicious Spring vegetables gives us another reason to choose eating at home. Challenge your inner chef and get excited about eating healthy by experimenting with something new from the produce aisle each week.
Take advantage of in-season bounty by creating a watercress salad, steaming artichokes for snacking, roasting asparagus for a side dish, adding fennel to pasta, or swapping your romaine for mustard greens.
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