Although no one has become sick from salmonella-tainted HVP yet, the FDA believes this may become the largest recall ever. The FDA has a list of food brands that may contain the recalled HVP.
Salmonella In Processed Food Flavor Enhancer originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 06:26:56.
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What comes to mind when you think about that old grill out in the backyard? Images of your dad wielding a huge spatula, flipping burgers and sliding hot dogs around the grill? Maybe steaks or barbecue ribs on occasional family reunions or summer holidays?
I used to think of the grill as that big greasy black thing on the deck that charred meats and made them totally unhealthy. Then one summer, I learned that it is possible to use a grill and keep foods healthy.
My change of heart began when I realized that using the oven in the summer would heat up my kitchen and the whole house. To keep the extra heat out of the kitchen, I decided to try the grill for more than just the occasional hamburger or hot dog. With a bit of research and practice, I realized that grilling could be healthy way to prepare a variety of foods. Which is good to know, because now that spring's almost here, it's almost time to get the grill ready for summer.
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Cooking Healthy Foods on the Grill originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 19:56:43.
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Some days you come home from work and the last thing you want to do is cook a meal. So, do you go to the fast food restaurant and grab something to take home, or maybe order a pizza? That's OK now and then, but most of your meals really need to be healthy. Cooking meals from scratch can be time-consuming, but choosing foods that are easy to cook and buying the right equipment helps to making the process easier. If you find you are relying on fast foods for your family too often read some tips for making healthy and easy meals.
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Make Meals Healthy and Easy originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 13:35:15.
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A recent study from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill finds that children are eating more than one-quarter of their calories by snacking. Of course, kids have been eating snacks for a very long time, but now it looks like kids might be getting on average about 168 calories more each day than their parents did when they were young. Over one year's time, those extra daily calories could add up to 17 pounds of fat.What is particularly concerning to me about this study is that kids are eating more junk foods loaded with fat, sodium and sugar.
So should you ban between-meal snacks? I don't think so, but it's a good idea to offer healthy low-calorie foods for your kids.
Kids and Healthy Snacks
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Is It Time To Rethink Kids and Snacking? originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 06:41:04.
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The American Dietetic Association urges everyone to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.The American Dietetic Association created Nutrition Month in 1973 to promote healthy eating for everyone. Use this month to learn more about nutrition and eating healthy foods.
Learn About the Different Food Groups
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March is Nutrition Month originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 10:35:27.
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The National Institutes of Health released a statement telling us that people who are lactose intolerant may still be able to drink milk. Lactose intolerance is a condition where the body doesn't make enough lactase, an enzyme that digests lactose (milk sugar). People who have lactose intolerance can suffer with an array of digestive symptoms when they consume dairy products, so many just avoid dairy altogether.
Now experts suggest that maybe people who have lactose intolerance really don't have to avoid dairy, but they might try drinking very small amounts of milk throughout the day or choose yogurt and aged cheese that are generally easier to tolerate. Another option is to take lactase pills that help your body digest the milk sugar.
Why the concern? Dairy products are an excellent source of calcium and milk usually is fortified with vitamin D. Avoiding this whole food group raises the risk of not getting enough of these crucial nutrients.
But do you really need to consume dairy products to get enough calcium? Not really. Consuming dairy products makes getting calcium a lot easier, but there are other foods that contain calcium. Or you can just take a daily calcium and vitamin D supplement.
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Got Milk? Do You Need Milk? originally appeared on About.com Nutrition on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 09:09:17.
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Following a low-calorie diet may help you improve your health, lose weight and some experts hope following a low calorie diet will help to you live longer. But following a low-calorie diet takes dedication and some thought - there's not much room for foods with poor nutritional value - every calorie must count. Learn the steps for following a low-calorie diet.
Help For Following a Low-Calorie Diet
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