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This holiday season, get more cauliflower into your diet by substituting it for starches in common recipes. Here are two holiday favorite recipes that incorporate cauliflower. What are your favorite healthy substitutions for ingredients in common recipes? Join us in a discussion in the Healthy Holidays challenge powered by Compass One Healthcare ...
The COVID-19 pandemic creates upheaval for many nurses. Those who aren’t in patient care settings probably worked from home most of the past year. Children were also home doing virtual school. Now school is back in session for the fall. What better time to get organized with a meal planning strategy and new homecooked recipes? Your life is already busy — ...
Did you know your muscles and kidneys are 79% water? Your skin is 64% water, and 83% of your lungs are made of water, says the USGS Water Science School . You are what you drink — or at least that’s kind of the case with water. But when the blazing hot summer months hit (like now), it can be difficult to drink enough fluids. Are you giving your body the hydration it ...
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@Virda Swales, BSN Sounds like a happy medium!
@Virda Swales, BSN My son and I have been making veggie/fruit trays as snacks lately and he's made some beautiful arrangements! It makes veggies more fun!
@Virda Swales, BSN what helped you stop?
I don't really restrict my diet, but I eat healthy, I will occasionally eat a candy bar or have some fried chicken but not often