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  • Keep Your Brain and Body Healthy by MINDing What You Eat

    Healthy eating doesn’t need to be hard. You don’t have to spend a lot of time tracking your daily calories or buy special diet products. Just find a healthy approach to what you eat. One easy-to-follow eating plan — the MIND diet &m...
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  • Thai Turmeric Coconut Braised Chicken Meatballs

    Thai Turmeric Coconut Braised Chicken Meatballs

    Ingredients: Makes 4 servings 1 lb. Ground Chicken 1 Egg 1/3 cup Panko Breadcrumbs 3 tbsp Ginger Root, minced 3 tsp Garlic Cloves, minced 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt 2 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth 1 1/2 tsp Lime Juice 1/2 tsp Lime Zest 2 tbsp Coconut Milk...
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  • Spinach, Chickpea, Quinoa, Feta, Pumpkin Seed Salad

    Spinach, Chickpea, Quinoa, Feta, Pumpkin Seed Salad

    Ingredients: Makes 4 Servings Herb Roasted Tomatoes 4 Plum Tomatoes 1 tsp Canola Oil 2 Garlic Cloves, chopped 1 tbsp Basil, minced Salt to taste as needed Oil Spray 6 cups Baby Spinach 2 cups Cooked Quinoa 1 cup canned Chickpeas, drained (low sodium...
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  • Grilled Cauliflower, Turmeric and Orange

    Grilled Cauliflower, Turmeric and Orange

    Ingredients: Makes 4 servings 1 Large Cauliflower 1 tbsp Canola Oil 1 tsp Ginger Root, fresh, grated 1/2 tsp Turmeric, ground 2 tbsp Garlic Cloves, minced 1 tbsp Orange Zest 2 tbsp Orange Juice 1/4 tsp Sea Salt 1/4 tsp Black Pepper 1 tbsp Extra Virgin...
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  • Dark Chocolate Bark

    Dark Chocolate Bark

    Ingredients: Makes 15 servings Base 1 1/4 cup Chocolate morsels 1/2 cup dried Strawberries Other suggested flavor combinations: Dark chocolate + 1/2 cup Pepitas, 1/2 tsp dusted Turmeric White chocolate (reserve 4 TBSP for swirling on top) + 1...
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  • No-Bake Cranberry Pear Tart

    No-Bake Cranberry Pear Tart

    Ingredients: Makes 8 servings Crust 2 1/2 cups Walnuts or Pecans, Toasted 1 cup Medjool Dates, Pitted 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Salt, to taste Filling 3 Pears, thinly sliced 1/4 tsp Cinnamon and Nutmeg 1/2 cup Maple Syrup 1/4 cup 100% Apple Juice 1/4...
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  • Revved Up Mixed Berry Oatmeal Bar

    Revved Up Mixed Berry Oatmeal Bar

    Ingredients: Makes 12 servings 1 cup Fresh/Frozen Strawberries 1 cup Fresh/Frozen Blueberries 1 cup Fresh/Frozen Raspberries 1 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice 1 1/2 tsp Honey 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 TBSP Cornstarch 1 TBSP Water 1/3 Cup Canola Oil 1/2 cup...
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  • Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

    Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

    Ingredients: Makes 12 servings 1 cup Flour 1/8 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Backing Soda 6 TBSP Baking Cocoa 1/2 cup Water, boiling 1 cup Sugar 3 Eggs, lightly beaten 2/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 4 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 TBSP Powdered Sugar Directions:...
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  • 6 Easy Ways to Cut Calories During the Holidays

    We’re guessing the turkey won’t be the only thing that’s stuffed at this year's holiday dinner table. The holidays are notoriously tied to overeating. It’s understandable. With heaps of delicious, calorie-laden foods at your ...
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  • Surprising Signs You Might Have a Thyroid Problem

    Thyroid disease is common, and many people don’t know they have it. That may be in part because some of the symptoms are surprising. About 30 million people suffer from thyroid dysfunction. And more than half don’t know they have a proble...
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  • Living With Diabetes? Find Big Eats on a Small Grocery Budget

    Food choices are so important when diabetes is part of your day-to-day life. Here’s something to keep in mind: The best healthy meal plan for those living with diabetes isn’t very different from one for people without diabetes. Our bodies...
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  • Matcha Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta, Mixed Berry Chia Jam Parfait

    Matcha Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta, Mixed Berry Chia Jam Parfait

    Ingredients: Makes 9 servings Panna Cotta 1 TBSP, 2 tsp Gelatin 1/2 cup Whole Milk 1 TBSP, 2 tsp Matcha Powder 2 cups Whole Milk 1/4 cup Honey 1 Qt Nonfat Vanilla Greek Yogurt Mixed Berry Jam (1 cup) 1/4 cup Water 3/4 cup Blueberries 1...
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  • Ghoulishly Good Tips for a Healthy and Safe Halloween

    The words healthy and Halloween don’t usually go together — for obvious reasons. Halloween is the one time of year when kids let loose and eat as much candy as they can get their hands on. Still, it's possible to give your kids a fun...
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  • Diet Drinks Are Soda-licious, but Come With a Price

    If you have a sugar craving, but don’t want to gain weight, then a diet soda is the perfect option, right? Not necessarily. Research shows that drinking diet soda may have harmful effects on your health. From strokes to weight gain, diet drinks....
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  • Oh, Sugar! Less is Best for Lower Disease Risk

    You may crave something sugary, but our bodies don’t work best on sweets. Simple sugars, often found in sweets and snack foods, give us “empty” calories. Although they may give us a short-lived energy boost, they mainly add calorie...
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