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Perfect Pickings: Nut Mixes/Trail Mix
Let me begin by saying that all nut products will contain (heart-healthy) fats — there is no use in looking for low-fat trail mix! Expect 10 – 12 grams per quarter cup serving. Contrary to popular...
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You Ask, I Answer: Ideal Food Label Values
I would LOVE to see you make more recommendations like this one [you made about pasta sauce]: “Choose ones offering no more than 4 grams of sugar and 350 milligrams of sodium per half cup serving.” Any...
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Perfect Pickings: Nut Mixes/Trail Mix
Let me begin by saying that all nut products will contain (heart-healthy) fats — there is no use in looking for low-fat trail mix! Contrary to popular belief, raw and roasted nuts are virtually...
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Perfect Pickings: Nut Butters
Wonderful as spreads on English muffins or dips for Granny Smith apples and celery, nut butters are delicious and pack a good deal of nutrition. All varieties — peanut, almond, cashew — provide 180 –...
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Perfect Pickings: Tuna
It may surprise you to learn that not all canned tuna is created equally. First up: packed in water or oil? Water is preferrable – for two reasons. It results in less calories (60 calories per 2 ounce...
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Perfect Pickings: Frozen Waffles
In a breakfast landscape full of high fiber cereals and “energy bars”, waffles are often thought as a nutritionally inferior twice removed cousin. Not so! Depending on what waffles you purchase – and...
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Perfect Pickings: Sliced Bread
You would think something as simple as nutritious bread would be easy to pick out. Guess again. The sliced bread market brings in approximately $18 billion a year, meaning consumers must sort through a...
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Perfect Pickings: Sliced Bread (Calling Them As I See Them!)
Earlier today I received a comment from a reader named Mel, who shared how difficult it is to find a “truly whole-grain bread that does not have high fructose corn syrup.” I empathize. So, let’s cut...
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You Ask, I Answer/Perfect Pickings: Cereal
I love cereal and eat it almost every morning but I often feel like the ones I eat are probably too sugary or not very substantial. Can you recommend a cereal or two that you consider healthy and...
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