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March is National Nutrition Month
Ready to Get Personal About Your Food Choices? This month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics wants you to get personal about your food choices. Why? Because they say knowing and embracing your individual food style and preferences is one of the best ways to eat a healthy diet and… Read More
Eat Your Fruits & Veggies! Top Tips for Kids
Are your kids getting their recommended daily cups of fruits and vegetables? If the answer is no, they are not alone. Obesity numbers tell the story of what’s on our kids’ plates more than any other statistic. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one… Read More
Win 5 Days of Food & Fun in Québec City!
Have a Wild Taste Adventure in the Land of Wild Blueberries February is the perfect time of year to dream about an exciting, relaxing vacation full of plenty of first-class cuisine and exploration in one of the most magical provinces in the world. It’s even better when the vacation is… Read More
February 12th: Perfect Day for Pancakes
From Buttermilk to Berry, Pancakes are a Seasonal Tradition February 12th is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, which marks the first day of Lent. It’s traditionally a day to use up cupboard staples before fasting – a perfect day for pancake making. Any day is a good day to celebrate… Read More
Beat the Blues With A Mood-Lifting Blue Smoothie
While scientists have discovered that part of happiness is genetic, it remains clear that part of our daily share of cheerfulness stems from the choices we make. One of those choices is our diet: accumulating evidence suggests that what we eat every day may have the power to keep the… Read More
Eat Fruits & Veggies When You Need Them Most
5 Ways to Increase Your Daily Cups When It’s Cold Outside When the mid-winter freeze is in full swing, it’s easy to wax nostalgic about the fresh fruits and vegetables of summer. Holding onto warm-weather memories may be one reason we tend to eat fewer fruits and veggies in the… Read More
Health News: The Diabetes-Cancer Connection
The relationship between two of today’s most destructive diseases may now be a little clearer. This month, The New York Times reported on the detection of an important link between cancer and diabetes, a correlation so strong it is being compared to the link between smoking and cancer. The news… Read More
There’s Something About Vinaigrette
Wild Blueberries Kick Up Greens & More There’s something about vinaigrette – specifically, blueberry vinaigrette – that sends many recipe seekers to Wild About Health. In fact, there are as many of us searching for this twist on vinaigrette as there are searching for pie or cobbler. It seems blueberry… Read More
Breaking News: Berries, Women & Heart Disease
Study Says Berries May Substantially Lower Women’s Heart Attack Risk A new Harvard study finds that women who eat three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries each week may reduce heart attack risk by as much as 33%. Researchers credit anthocyanin, a dietary flavonoid found in these colorful berries, for improving… Read More
Feel & Look Younger This Year
Resolve to Step Up Your Anti-aging Efforts in 2013 If 2013 is your year to look better, feel younger, and be healthier, overhauling your diet might be in order. A healthy diet is the closest thing we have to a ticket to longevity – not to mention a better life… Read More
