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Fresh & Healthy Spring Salad Ideas

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These Tasty Fresh and Healthy Spring Salad Recipes can Lighten Up Any Day!

As spring approaches, fresh spring salad recipes ingredients will become more readily available. As the weather warms up more and more fruits and vegetables become available, a these salads can make for a great refreshing treat. This means more opportunities to enjoy delicious salads. Here are three tasty and healthy salad recipes for spring to try.

1 Strawberry Spinach Salad

Spinach is rich in nutrients and the strawberries add a nice sweet touch to this tasty salad.
Ingredients:
* 12 ounces of fresh baby spinach
* 2 pints fresh strawberries thinly sliced Continue Reading Fresh & Healthy Spring Salad Ideas Here

Originally posted 2011-02-26 16:11:41.

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Posted by admin - April 3, 2012 at 11:26 am

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Why Is Turkey Healthy A Superfood and Healthy Holiday Treat

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Why Is Turkey Healthy A Superfood and Healthy Holiday Treat Let us Explain...

Why is turkey healthy, and while it may be associated with opulent feasts, roast turkey is actually a healthy food when it’s prepared well. Here are some ways that this bird is a healthy superfood, and how to prepare it to get the most health benefits out of it.

1. Choose skinless turkey if you can, as the skin has a lot of fat. Whole turkeys are not sold with the skin off, but you can remove the skin before or after roasting. Skinless breasts and cutlets are best.

2. Protein is crucially important to a healthier diet, especially lean protein. Turkeys are an excellent source of this essential nutrition without the saturated fat of red meats or other sources, such as cheese. Continue Reading Why Is Turkey Healthy A Superfood and Healthy Holiday Treat Here

Originally posted 2010-11-18 09:23:19.

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Posted by admin - March 12, 2012 at 1:14 pm

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Cauliflower Nutrition Facts & Tips

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Cauliflower Nutrition Facts & Tips

Cauliflower nutrition facts help us to understand the healing foods value of this hearty cruciferous vegetable. This vegetable probably originated in the Asia Minor region, but it was also available almost exclusively in Italy up until the 16th century when it was first introduced to France and eventually to other areas of Europe. In North America it was first grown and harvested in the late 1600′s. It is a vegetable that is often times overlooked for its health benefits although it is a member of the cruciferous vegetable family which is known for containing nutrients that fight against several diseases (Cruciferous Vegetable: A vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts).

There are two main ingredients in the cauliflower nutrition profile which act as the standout anti-disease ingredients, as with all of the cruciferous vegetable family. These two primary disease fighting ingredients are indole-3-carbinol, or 13C, and the photo-nutrient sulforaphane. Continue Reading Cauliflower Nutrition Facts & Tips Here

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Posted by admin - February 16, 2012 at 8:49 am

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Healing Foods: Broccoli Health Benefits Revealed

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Broccoli Health Benefits Revealed and salads are a great way to enjoy most of them!

Broccoli health benefits revealed shows us the true benefits of this excellent healing food. The price of it along with the easy access of this healing food make it one of our most popular vegetables.

Broccoli can be found in the local stores throughout the year,making it one of the easiest foods to locate, as most supermarkets across the United States offer a healthy supply of this nutrient-rich healing food. Another point to consider for the next time you’re shopping for vegetables, you may note that some broccoli tops appear purpler than others, which translates into them possessing a higher level of carotenoids, which adds to the broccoli health benefits and is even better for you!

This vegetable may have gotten a bad reputation as being one of the most hated vegetables for a child and ex-president George W. Bush, however there are actually many different ways to prepare this odd looking vegetable. In addition to satisfying the daily requirements for fruit and vegetable intake, there are a variety of health benefits attached to the consumption of broccoli. Continue Reading Healing Foods: Broccoli Health Benefits Revealed Here

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Posted by admin - February 9, 2012 at 11:32 am

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Foods That Reduce Cholesterol in Blood

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These foods can help to lower your cholesterol in your blood naturally!

There are some foods that can help naturally reduce cholesterol in blood. If you are like many who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you’d like to control the condition with diet before turning to medications. This is a wise approach. There are, in fact, quite a few foods that can help in this regard. Here is a list of some of them, and some suggestions of how to prepare them.

1. Oat bran – While it’s not a magic bullet and has been subject to a lot of hype, oat bran is a high-fiber food that helps lower cholesterol. Oat bran is not only high in fiber, but it also contains beta-glucans which are the keys to its cholesterol-lowering ability.

2. Barley – Another high-fiber food, barley is rich in beta-glucans as well. In fact, it has as much as three times the amount of beta-glucan as oat bran. Continue Reading Foods That Reduce Cholesterol in Blood Here

Originally posted 2011-01-04 13:20:33.

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Posted by admin - January 12, 2012 at 1:46 am

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Healing Foods: Guava

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Healing Foods: Guava

Healing foods like Guava are hard to find in many regions, and are either round, oval or pear-shaped. If you can find some, they are well worth the hunt to find them though. Guavas are an excellent source of lycopene which is a cancer fighting antioxidant. They are the highest natural source of lycopene, containing more than any other fruit or vegetable and even 20% more than tomatoes. The lycopene in tomatoes is hard for our bodies to process until they are cooked, and the processing helps to break douwn the hard cell walls. The cell structure for Guavas however allows for the lycopene to be absorbed by our bodies when eaten raw or cooked, and can offer the nutrition without the additional sodium of processed tomato products. Continue Reading Healing Foods: Guava Here

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Posted by admin - November 21, 2011 at 8:16 am

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