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Which Vegetables are High in Fiber?
The following vegetables contain 4 grams or more of fiber per serving: Avocado Beans Black-eye peas Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Chicken Peas Eggplant Garbanzo Beans Greens (collards, kale, turnips) Green peas Lima Beans
Read More »Mustard
With many people shying away from condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, and sour cream, keep the mustard in your refrigerator! One tablespoon of mustard contains some calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, and omega-3 and omega-6
Read More »Try this healthy snack….
Here’s a filling snack packed with calcium, protein, Vitamin A, fiber, and potassium! Eat 1 cup of cottage cheese, 6 slices of cucumber, and 1 peach. Here is the nutritional breakdown: Total Calories: 193
Read More »Try this for a snack!
Try this for a snack….1 tbsp of sugar-free strawberry jam on 1 slice of whole grain bread, with 3 sliced strawberries on top! Total calories: 155 Total carbohydrates: 34 grams Total fat: 2 grams
Read More »Don’t Know What to Put on Vegetables?
Here are some healthy additives to vegetables: 1. Apple butter (only with orange, red, and yellow veggies, not green veggies) 2. Cinnamon (good with sweet potatoes and carrots, not good with yellow or green
Read More »Carbohydrates are Important!
If you are active with sports or the gym, your body needs carbohydrates even more…but the right type! Eat grains, bran, oats, fruits, and non-starchy vegetables. The only time carbohydrates make you gain weight
Read More »Which oatmeal is good to buy?
If you buy Quaker Oatmeal, avoid the Quaker Oatmeal “Express”. It contains about 17 grams of sugar! Instead, buy Quaker’s “low-sugar” oatmeal which contains only 4 grams of sugar. Even better……if you buy McCann’s
Read More »Brussels Sprouts
These little vegetables that look like decorations on a salad are actually very healthy for you! Brussels sprouts contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber….and a good amount of them! So don’t
Read More »Vitamin B5
Vitamin B5, also known as Pantothenic Acid, is a water-soluble vitamin. This means it must be absorbed in the body with water. Vitamin B5 occurs in all cells and is widely distributed in yeasts,
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