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Eat Your Oats

Have you had your oats lately? Oats often get overlooked due to their high carb content, but they are packed with nutrition and the complex carbs our bodies need. Oatmeal is actually one of the ...
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Whole30: Re-Write Your Relationship With Food

Do you ever wake up feeling tired? Have a “sugar monster” that summons sugar cravings every day? Feel groggy after eating bread or grains? I did too, and I’m here to say that it may ...
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Eat Your Greens

Throughout our whole life we are told to eat our greens. Everyone associates green foods with health, but few people can probably explain why greens are so vital to our everyday nutrient needs. The USDA ...
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Healthy Holiday Recipe Hacks Guaranteed to Make This Season’s Potlucks Festive, Merry, and Light

The holidays are here and we’re in the thick of potluck season. Whether it’s the annual office holiday party, family gatherings, or ringing in the new year with our besties, there are loads of opportunities ...
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Healthify Your Thanksgiving Dishes

And just like that, Thanksgiving is upon us. Group chats are alive with plans of potlucks. Home cooks are browsing for recipes and the ingredients they need to buy. Foodies scroll through the ‘Gram and ...
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3 Healthy Recipes To Make With Leftover Carved Pumpkin

You spent time and energy carving your Jack-O’-Lantern, and now Halloween’s over. Fear not; your work of art won’t go to waste. Pumpkin is rich in vitamins A and C, among other nutrients, and ideal ...
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Halloween Candy Doesn’t Need to Be Spooky

It’s that time of the year. Whether there are suddenly candies everywhere at your workplace, or buckets of goodies at a Halloween party are catching your eye, or your kids got a good haul from ...
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Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe?

Fat. A macronutrient that strikes fear into many people. However, not all fats are created equal, and fat is essential in our diet. The four main fats included on food labels are trans fats, saturated ...
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Are Natural Flavors Really Natural?

Are you a label snob? When it comes to grocery shopping, I sure hope so! Food labels are chock full of information about product ingredients and nutrition. But buyer beware – the terminology on labels ...
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The 411 on Fiber – From Merritt’s Dietitian

Fiber is a nutrient that many people often overlook as a healthy part of their diet. It has numerous benefits that help manage chronic disease and even prevent the development of other comorbidities. If you’re ...
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2 Heart Healthy Weeknight Recipes

The heart is an incredible organ, with the ability to deliver essential nutrients via an average of 5 liters of blood per minute to cells all over the body, while removing waste.  It is now ...
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Taco Tuesday: Fruity-Tooty Vegetarian Tacos

Who doesn’t absolutely love Taco Tuesday? Building and creating new ideas for tacos is a great way for the whole family to spend some time together! Here is a delicious and healthy recipe to sweeten ...
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