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    Flourless Banana Pancakes with Berry Maple Syrup

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  • Sopa de cebada y carne

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  • Get Big Benefits From a Small Weight Loss

    Some small changes can have a big payoff. That’s true when it comes to losing weight. If you're carrying extra weight, dropping even 5 percent of your weight can be good for your health. That level of weight loss can help lower your risk of chr....
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  • How Fiber Keeps Your Brain and Heart in Shape

    Just about everyone knows eating fiber is the key to keeping you, um…regular. That's just one benefit of the food voted “Most Likely to Make a Middle Schooler Snicker.” It’s true. High fiber foods make you poop. They also ma...
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  • Creamy Alfredo Mac and Cheese

    Creamy Alfredo Mac and Cheese

    Ingredients: Makes 6 servings 8 oz. Elbow Macaroni (about 2 coups) 12 oz. Cauliflower rice (about 3 1/2 cups) or defrost frozen cauliflower rice 1 cup fat-free Evaporated Milk 3 medium Garlic cloves 3/4 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Black Pepper 1/2 cup grated...
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  • How to Make New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep

    The start of a new year seems like the right time to set resolutions. We may even make lists of things we’d like to change. Our lists often include “eat healthy” and “exercise more.” Sometimes it's hard to follow t...
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  • Wheatberry Corn Tomato Salad

    Wheatberry Corn Tomato Salad

    Ingredients: Makes 18 Servings 2 cup wheat berries, dry 1/2 cup red onion, diced 1-1/2 tsp garlic, minced 1/4 cup scallions, diced 2 cup corn kernels 1 cup tomatoes, diced 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup canola or olive oil Directions: ...
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  • Are You Dehydrated?

    Your body doesn’t work well when it’s low on fluids. When it loses more water than it takes in, you may have dehydration, which can lead to some serious health problems. You might not know when you’re dehydrated. But it could be beh...
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  • Mind Your Food for Better Brain Health

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  • Air-fryer Mozzarella Bites

    Air-fryer Mozzarella Bites

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  • Apple Butter

    Apple Butter

    Ingredients: Makes 36 servings 3 lbs. Granny Smith Apples 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1 tsp Ginger, Minced 1/2 tsp Cloves, Ground 1/2 cup Water Directions: Core and peel Granny Smith apples. Steam apples for about 8 minutes or until very soft...
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  • Beluga Lentil and Corn Salsa

    Beluga Lentil and Corn Salsa

    Ingredients: Makes 30 servings 2 cup corn, kernels 6 oz beluga (black) lentils, dry 1 1/2 cup water (for cooking lentils) 1 each red bell peppers, diced 1/4 cup scallions, chopped 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped 1 TBSP garlic, minced 1 ea lime, zested...
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  • Healthy Gut, Healthy Life?

    You may have heard that your gut is your second brain. The saying gives a sense of how vital your digestive system is to the rest of your body. But what does it mean? A network of hundreds of millions of nerve cells called neurons line the gut, or...
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  • Healthy Eating: Avoid Portion Pitfalls

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  • Does When You Eat Make a Difference?

    When it comes to healthy eating, we know that what we eat matters. So does how much we eat. And research shows that when we eat is important, too. Many studies point to health improvements from making changes to when you eat. That’s because our....
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