March

Healthy Diet for March 20 – Using Your Noodles ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

Are you a noodle lover? Then celebrate National Noodle Month! Pasta, a mainly wheat product, is well known for its energy-producing complex carbs. Enriched and fortified, its folic acid helps prevent birth defects and may promote heart health, its iron protects against anemia, and its B vitamins help your body produce energy. Those with celiac

Healthy Diet for March 22 – In a Food Rut? ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

Are the same foods in heavy rotation at your house? Fact is, most people stick to their personal basics, planning meals around their same 10 to 15 core foods. Eating a variety of foods is healthier, however. Why? Because each helps keep you healthy in a different way. Defined in food terms, variety means eating

Healthy Diet for March 24 – Eating in the Free-Way? ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

“Sugar-free,” “fat-free,” “cholesterol-free,” “sodium-free,” “trans-fat-free”: How do you know if “freebie” foods are really a health bargain? The label’s Nutrition Facts and ingredient list tell more. A fat-free food may have more sweetener than its traditional counterpart. Net result: The calories per serving may be equal. Calories, even in fat-free foods, add up. Portions bigger

Healthy Diet for March 25 – Eating Greek Style ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

Celebrate Greek culinary traditions today on Greece’s Independence Day! If you stop at a Greek restaurant, try souvlaki (grilled lamb marinated in lemon juice, oil, and herbs), dolmas (stuffed vegetables), or a gyro (roasted, minced lamb with onion, bell peppers, and tzatziki sauce, stuffed in a pita). Go easy on vegetable pies (spanakopita), baba ghanouj

Healthy Diet for March 10 – Divide and Conquer ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

When it comes to eating smart, you’ve probably heard a lot about variety, balance, and moderation. Great, but just what does a healthful meal look like? How much of what foods belong in a meal? Visualize a healthful meal by dividing your plate into four quarters. (To avoid overeating, picture an 8-inch, not a 10-inch

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