Discover the Grilled Vegetable

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Jul 3, 2012 in Healthy Eating, News, Nutrition, Vegetarian, Weight Loss | 0 comments Think out­side the box this 4th of July and instead of hav­ing the same olé’ coleslaw or potato salad, exper­i­ment with your favorite veg­eta­bles.  Grilling brings out the nat­ural sug­ars of veg­eta­bles which causes them to caramelize and add a sweet and smoky flavor. Which veg­eta­bles are great for the grill? The pos­si­bil­i­ties are end­less.  I’m list­ing a few...
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Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Sep 29, 2011 in Healthy Eating, News | 1 comment Do you feel bom­barded with nutri­tion infor­ma­tion and con­fused on what to eat?  You’re not alone. The USDA con­ducted some con­sumer research and dis­cov­ered that peo­ple want a more sim­pli­fied mes­sage but more information. Although the USDA came up with MyPlate ear­lier this year,  nutri­tion experts at Har­vard devel­oped their own Healthy Eat­ing Plate, to help...
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Revamp Your Diet Using Your Plate

Posted by Anna-Lisa Finger on Jun 27, 2011 in Healthy Eating, News | 0 comments The USDA has come up with a clever tool to help you improve your food choices and reduce your por­tion sizes.   The tool is, some­thing you use every day,  your plate.   What makes this method so bril­liant is that all you need is right in front of you.  The less com­pli­cated it is the eas­ier to it is to main­tain long-term.  Here is how it’s done: 1.    Fill half your plate...
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