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Food & Nutrition Trend Setters – the Latest & Greatest from Expo East 2012

Natural Products  Expo East and West showcase the latest and greatest in natural, organic and healthy products. Here is a review of the trends I saw as well as some of my show favorites: Coconut – this flavor trend is still growing and can be found in several different beverages, confectionaries, packaged foods and dairy …

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Is Organic Food Better for You (nutrition, fewer pesticides)?

If you saw the recent press about organic food (MSNBC’s headline: “Organic food no more nutritious than non-organic”), you may be left wondering if conventional is best after all. But,  you’ll want to take a close look at this debate before making up your mind. A recent review of the published research on organic and …

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What to Feed Your Young Athlete

I get quite a few questions from parents who ask what they can feed their kids to keep them fueled for sports yet happy at mealtime. After all, no parent wants to hear their child complain at mealtime (or stubbornly sit at the table for hours like I did, refusing to eat my peas). So …

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This month’s Recipe Redux theme is “No Bake Meals.” With an abundance of fresh vegetables in season, why not use a variety of flavors, textures and colors to brighten your meals? One of my favorite summertime sides or meals if I top it with a nice source of protein, is a fresh salad. Typically I …

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Putting a Fork in Forks Over Knives

The war over good food, bad food grew larger when Forks Over Knives hit the movie theaters in 2011. Forks Over Knives, which means “use a dinner fork instead of going under the knife (surgery for chronic diseases)” contained some good information, some misleading information and left a lot of gaps in the research. So …

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Tofu Veggie Stir Fry

This month’s Recipe Redux theme is asparagus. And, in my opinion there’s no better way to eat asparagus then stir fried in sesame oil. So, I literally threw together a bunch of vegetables and some tofu for this meatless meal. It’s quick, it’s healthy and it tastes good (and you can add a variety of …

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