Fiber can lower blood cholesterol, prevent diabetes and help move food through your child’s digestive system — promoting healthy bowel function and protecting against constipation.
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Which Apples Are Healthiest?
With so many apple varieties, how do you choose the healthiest one? Learn how to pick the best apples and reap their many nutritional benefits.
How Almonds Can Improve Your Heart Health
Sometimes, it’s okay to go a little bit nutty – especially if that means upping your intake of almonds.
Which Bread Is Best For You — Whole-Grain, Multigrain or Whole Wheat?
You know whole grain has more nutritional heft than white, bread, but can you choose between whole wheat, multi-grain, seven-grain, 12-grain, all natural, organic and enriched? An expert guides you down the bread aisle.
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Recipe: Spicy Lentil and Kale Soup
This soup will wow you with flavor and hearty goodness. It offers a blend of onions, leeks and garlic with crushed tomatoes, thyme, black pepper, cumin and a surprising ingredient: hot sauce.
Flaxseed: Little Seed, Big Benefits
Flaxseeds may be tiny, but they pack a mighty nutritional punch. Learn how these seeds support your health and nutrition — and how to add them to your diet.
7 Foods That Are High in Magnesium
Learn the benefits of magnesium, how much you really need, which foods are good sources of it and whether you should consider a magnesium supplement.
What Not to Eat If You Have Crohn’s Disease
Certain foods can make the symptoms of Crohn’s disease worse. If you’re having a flare-up, steer clear of these nine foods to avoid irritating your GI tract.
Herb-Friendly Recipe: Cabbage Slaw with Basil
Not only is the coleslaw colorful, it comes with fiber and all kinds of vitamins and minerals. The basil and pepper have plenty of antioxidants, vitamin C and iron.
Recipe: Spicy Black Bean Quinoa Burger
Black bean burgers don’t just come in the frozen variety. Try whipping up some of your own using our Spicy Black Bean Quinoa Burger recipe.
