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An Apple a Day?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Truth or Fiction? Many recent studies are finding that there is some truth to that saying. The phytonutrients, flavonoids and polyphenols in apples work together...
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Feeling Full: An Apple Tale
One of the hardest issues to deal with when you’re trying to lose weight is achieving satiety (how “full” you feel after eating). It has been a problem for me for decades because I am a very fast...
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Fall is for Apples!
Next to football, my favorite thing about fall is apples! I have my personal favorite variety; what’s yours? Here are a few facts about apples: Nutrition – We all know, “An apple a day, keeps the...
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Power up Your Salad
Choose colorful vegetables and greens for a nutritious meal. Lettuce and greens vary in levels of nutrients. Although paler lettuces, such as iceberg, have some nutritional value, it’s best to...
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Healthy Snacks
At the beginning of this year, I wrote Baby-steps To A Healthier You. I shared how I was going to make smaller weekly goals to help me reach my overall goal of losing weight and becoming healthier....
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Join the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch
October is celebrated as the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch month, an opportunity to promote both local foods and healthy snacks. The Apple Crunch encourages schools, clubs, or employers to choose a...
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Crunch Your Way to Better Health This October
An apple a day may not actually keep the doctor away, but it will offer some impressive health benefits! Apples contain antioxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber, and a range of other nutrients that taste...
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Raise a glass of cider… to your health!
This time of year is prime for a tasty cup of cold cider… or even a steaming mug of hot mulled cider. Did you know that cider can be good for you? That’s right, apple cider is packed with nutrition...
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“How About Them Apples!?”
My dad picking apples Apple season is upon us! I grew up in a rural area in western New York where we had an old orchard of apples growing wild along the yard and woods on our property. We spent many...
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