Sugar Editorial Picks
Jan 20, 2009 -
When you're on the road, sometimes the occasional stop at a fast-food drive-thru can't be avoided. If you're not into ordering a hamburger and French fries because of the saturated fat and high calories, then chicken could be your choice for a lean protein. Choose your chicken wisely, though; not all your choices are necessarily lean.
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Oct 23, 2007 -
I love browsing through the blogs in the Lite'n it Up Group when I need a new healthy recipe idea. User rlveronica recently posted this yummy recipe she found (and tried) in one my favorite magazines, Fitness.
To get the recipe yourself, and to see what she (and her parents) thought about it, just read more
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Aug 03, 2007 -
I love chard! It is leafy and green — what's not to love? During the Summer months, I like to avoid turning on my stove, so I found this oven-less recipe for a main dish featuring red swiss chard; it's lowfat, so I thought I should share it.
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Apr 03, 2007 -
If you are conscious about what goes into your body and you have respect for all creatures great and small, you need to be on the lookout for this Certified Humane food label. This label that makes it easier for conscious consumers to choose egg, dairy, meat, or poultry products that were produced with the welfare of the animal in mind.
A team of veterinarians and animal scientists created the Animal Care Standards to ensure that farmers, producers, and processors keep their animals in conditions that meet high standards of animal care.
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Mar 05, 2007 -
Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs are organically produced in the fresh air of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. So what makes them organic?
Their hens eat organic grain beginning on their second day of life.
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Nov 14, 2006 -
Whether or not we like to admit it, we all have to brave through a McDonald's meal every once and awhile (think road trips and quick meals for the kids). If you're like me and try to make the best out of it, you're going to go with a chicken meal. But how do you choose?
- 19 Comments
Nov 08, 2006 -
Nuts! Fish!? Seeds?!?
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Jul 18, 2009 -
The latest book from Food & Wine, Quick from Scratch Chicken Cookbook ($25), might be dedicated entirely to chicken, but it is by no means boring. We all know that chicken is a wonderful lean protein, but cooking a boneless, skinless breast can become awfully dull. This cookbook is the antidote to monotonous chicken.
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Nov 27, 2006 -
Recent reports claim that chicken soup is truly good for the sick soul.
So next time you're feeling sick, try this recipe from Dr. Stephen Rennard, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center:
1.5 lb chicken
3 large onions
1 large sweet potato
3 parsnips
2 turnips
12 large carrots
6 celery stalks
1 bunch parsley
salt and pepper to taste
Clean chicken, put in a large pot of cold water.
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