Food Trends & Trivia
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I Switched Out Cereal for Oatmeal for Breakfast — Here’s What I Learned
Ditching Cereal I love cereal for breakfast — to me it tastes like milk and cookies. Unfortunately, when I realized that it also has roughly the nutritional value of milk and cookies, I figured it was time for a change.…
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50 Healthy Thanksgiving Dishes for Special Diets
With so many different dietary restrictions out there, it takes time to plan a Thanksgiving meal. Special diets include sugar-free, paleo, keto, gluten-free, low-FODMAP, nut-free, and more. Luckily, when you’re cooking at home, it’s easy to know the exact ingredients…
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25 Creative Ways to Enjoy Apples This Season
Though not indigenous to North America, apples have become a symbol of American cuisine, hospitality, and prosperity. Before sugar was cheap and widely available, apples were a primary source of sweetness, and considered a special delicacy. Fall is apple season,…
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25 Healthy Ways to Start the Summer
Didn’t get in bikini shape before summer? Don’t worry — the summer offers a fresh start for creating a healthy lifestyle, and it’s easier than you think to get ready for the season the right way. Take a walk, stock…
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Eat Seasonal and Save: When to Buy Fresh Produce Year-Round
Consumers who buy produce during its growing season get the freshest ingredients, best flavor, most nutrition, and lowest prices. Supporting local farmers also helps nurture a healthy agricultural community nationwide. Every season has a bounty of fruits and vegetables on…
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15 Tips To Eat Cheap and Stay Healthy With These Popular Diets
Your regular routine can change drastically when you remove entire food groups to follow a specific diet, and one of those changes can be a much larger grocery bill. Staying on budget while following many of the most popular diets…
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30 Recipes That Celebrate the Bounty of Cheap Spring Produce
Growing vegetables at home is the cheapest way to incorporate fresh, seasonal ingredients into a diet — for just the cost of the seeds — but it’s not practical for…
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30 Spring Vegetables You Should Be Eating Now
After months of winter root vegetables and frozen veggies, spring is a time to indulge in delicate, light produce just beginning to pop out of the ground. When farmers markets…
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11 Diet Supplements: Are They Worth the Money?
Unless you eat a perfectly balanced diet and soak up plenty of sunshine, you might need a diet supplement. But before dropping dough on a bottle of pills, it’s best to…
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16 Superfoods to Help You Eat Healthy This Spring
As winter’s chill begins to thaw, consider jumpstarting a healthy spring by adding nutrient-packed superfoods to your diet. From foods that help improve your digestive health, energy and brain function,…
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Healthy Meal Prep Tips For a Busy Week
Finding the time to prepare healthy foods to eat throughout the week can be challenging, but with some thoughtful planning and helpful tricks you can easily prepare for the days…
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21 Skin Care Tips to Keep You Looking Young for Less
Laugh lines and crow’s feet add character to the face. But for some, they’re telltale signs of aging that prompt some consumers to sprint to the nearest skin care boutique…
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13 Restrictive Diets You Should Think Twice About Trying
When it comes to diet, there is no one catch-all solution. These days, there are so many fads and extreme diets, some of which may work well for some people…
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15 Portion-Control Tools to Help Dieters Slim Down for Less
A New Year’s resolution to lose weight and establish healthy habits may seem to demand a pricey diet plan. But there’s a simpler — and cheaper — approach: portion control.…
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Lean Into the Holidays With These 24 Healthy and Cheap Recipes
Ah, the holiday season: a time for weight gain and money loss. But it doesn’t have to be that way. These 24 cheap and healthy recipes keep costs and calories…
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13 Cheap and Easy Ice Cream Recipes
When it comes to memorable desserts, there’s nothing quite like homemade ice cream. Made with simple, natural ingredients, freshly churned ice cream not only tastes better than store-bought varieties, but…
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12 Cheap and Delicious Slow Cooker Recipes for Summer
Slow cookers offer busy people a simple way to enjoy a home-cooked meal. Being able to throw everything into one pot, press a button, and walk away saves time and…
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Cheapest Place to Buy Organic: Walmart, Kroger, or Aldi?
The buzz around organic food has drawn mainstream stores such as Walmart and Kroger into the arena and made prices more competitive. Now Aldi, the discount supermarket chain known for…
