November, 2003
As Thanksgiving approaches, you can appreciate
with gratitude this corncucopia of good nutrition news.
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Eat dark meat without guilt. Skinless
turkey and chicken thighs may be even better for you than
chicken and turkey breasts at thanksgiving. You can go
whole hog on pork tenderloin, and lean flank steak is
a lean meat lovers' delight.
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Vinegar and olive oil delivers an anti-aging
shot to your salad and to your health, especially for
women. Try balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Infuse your
dressing with herbs such as savory, rosemary, thyme, basil,
or even anise seed.
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You can serve commercial peanut butter,
speaking of oils, to your kids for those PB & J lunches
without feeling like the "bad mom." Although
we still like Laura Scudder's butters, commercial peanut
butter won't doom your child to heart disease.
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How about those scrambled eggs? The Incredible
Edible Egg is a good egg again, full of necessary nutrition.
That sail, cholesterolaholics need to watch their egg
intake and be aware of what else is in their diet. But
if you're eating lean meat and cutting back cholesterol,
you can break your eggs and have your omelette.
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With sales of organic food in the United
States projected at $13 billion in 2003, the Chinese,
who believe food is medicine, have created a bumper crop.
Unlike the US, the majority (70%) of China's 1.3 billion
population are farmers. Hot tip: Organic blueberries,
soybeans, corn and kidney beans from China are a must-have.
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