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Winter is the time of cooking hearty meals that often contain hidden sources of fat, like bacon. I love the flavor of bacon. It is great to add into many dishes like Eggy Pasta with Spinach and Bacon.
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Scary Recipe Ingredients to Look Out for
Butter has a bad reputation in the cooking world but the truth is that there are many other cooking ingredients that are just as unhealthy for us as butter. It's scary that many of us don't even bat an eye at when tossing them into our recipes.
To see the scariest recipe ingredients to watch for, just read more
Salty Series: Smaller Dishes
Some people are in love with salt. They can't eat their food without adding a little sprinkle here and there. It's fine to indulge in a little of the white stuff, but what many of us forget is that there's already tons of sodium in the foods we eat already.
You Asked: Is There Anything Wrong With a Fat-Free Diet?
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Heart disease and diet
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- Heart disease, heart attacks, and stroke
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Lighten Up: Turkey Chili for the Super Bowl
There are so many foods associated with watching the Super Bowl. My friend Yum recently posted a Chili recipe that sounds both super tasty and heart attack inducing (12 pieces of bacon!). So if you are looking for a healthier alternative try this recipe for Turkey Black Bean Chili.
Salty Series: Entrées
When it comes to restaurant fare and processed food it seems sodium lurks in unexpected places and unexpected quantities. The theory is that salt makes everything taste better, so more salt means tastier food, right? Not really, but you wouldn’t know that after seeing the amounts of sodium used in some of the entrées at some popular food chains.
Fat Confusion: Which Ones Are Healthy Again?
We all know that trans fat and saturated fat are major things to avoid, but what's the difference between the two? And what about unsaturated fats, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. Are they bad too?
Time to Clean out that Old Food
I'm really bad with throwing things away, it is definitely a direct result of my parents branding my brain with the idea that wasting is bad. Now older, I agree, but there comes a point where health is involved. I was thrilled to come across these guidelines from MSNBC.com on when it's time to chuck the ground chuck that's been in your freezer for years:
- FRIDGE:
- Milk should always be put on a shelf and never on the door.
- Eggs should be stored in the container they came in.
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