Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Serves 12 You’ll Need · 6 medium sweet potatoes · 1 ½ cups apple, sliced · ½ teaspoon salt · 1/3 cup brown sugar · 4 Tablespoons butter …
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Sports drinks, by definition, are marketed to sportsy people, and those who have aspirations to be sportsy people. Concerns are being raised, however, regarding this assumption — because of their …
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Tea is good for you. The chatechins and other anti-oxidants are obviously important for your health. But something like tea can sit on the shelf for a long, long time …
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Eating a vegetarian diet is one of the healthiest ways to go. But this article suggests that there may be some concerns you should watch out for, especially for your …
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Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids. That conclusion is according to this new study, …
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There are some things that we have forgotten … and just need to remember. Need an example? Return to the Family Table. This study just published in the March/April issue …
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The logic is straightforward. We know that preventing diabetes is better than fighting the disease after it has developed. We also know that the Mediterranean diet can prevent the development …
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The healthiest foods on the planet are the ones we “know by heart”, like … the tomato. In fact, the Mediterranean diet is rich in tomatoes, tomato products, and other …
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We create the culture of health around us. For example, food manufacturers have typically substituted modified food products and ingredients for their more natural counterparts: High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) …
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