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New Year Food Traditions

If New Year's Day means one thing for food, it’s tradition. All over the globe people feast on different foods to bring them good health, money and luck...

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Healthy Habits

Food Safety: Healthy Handling Tips

Every year millions of people fall ill due to contaminated food. For those of us going through cancer treatment, food safety can be especially important. If you are...

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Global Ingredients

Almonds

The common almond has a secret life as one of nature’s most unassuming wonder foods. Grandmothers in Southern Italy and Sicily have long prized almonds and almond paste...

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Kitchen Dictionary

Sugars

The Lesser (Sweet) Evil We can’t seem to do without sugar. Even an infant knows the vast difference between a drop of sugar and spinach. But pure sugar is...

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Healthier Holiday Cookies

During the holiday months, the lights, good cheer, and sweet treats make the season bright. These versions of traditional holiday cookies are healthier but still have the delicious...

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Endive

Endive is a member of the chicory family, an underrated group of leafy greens, that is certainly worth getting to know. Appreciated for their tasty bitter tang, all...

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Healthy Habits

The Role of Protein During Cancer Treatment

Receiving a cancer diagnosis turns your world upside down. That initial shock is usually accompanied by a search for information regarding your diagnosis. What you should or shouldn’t...

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Reducing Food Waste

We wouldn't throw cash out in the trash, yet many of us spend dollars every week on food which ends up in the garbage uneaten. It is estimated...

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Healthy Food Hacks for Navigating the Holiday Season

For some of us, the holiday season, in general, comes with a bit of anxiety. Being that the majority of the holidays revolve around food, it’s a time...

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Cooking 101

The Spice Rack

Herbs and spices have been used to flavor foods almost as long as people have been eating – but enhancing palatability is just one of their many functions....

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Kitchen Dictionary

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes, the orange tubers native to South America, offer valuable vitamins and nutrients. One medium sweet potato contains: 4g of fiber, which helps to keep you satiated longer,...

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Kitchen Dictionary

Thyme

Thyme is a sweet, earthy, and nutritional herb that makes a great substitute for salt-heavy seasonings. One teaspoon of dried thyme contains 21% of your daily vitamin K,...