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What to Do With All That Halloween Candy?

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For as long as our kids have been trick-or-treating, my husband and I have argued over what to do with all the Halloween candy they collect. The kids come into the house, dump their bags onto the dinner table, trade for favorites, and then…
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What Your Waistline Can Tell You About Your Health

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If you think a slim waistline is only about aesthetics, think again. Carrying extra weight on the waistline can be bad news for women. If you are apple-shaped (carrying extra weight around the waist) or pear-shaped (carrying extra weight on…
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Should Latinos Give Up Rice Because of "Worrisome" Levels of Arsenic?

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Here we go again: A new study from Consumer Report claims it found "significant" levels of inorganic arsenic in rice. The highest levels of arsenic were found in rice grown in the U.S. and in brown rice—the rice we were told up until now…

5 Hip Superfoods That are Longtime Latin Staples

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Today the word superfood is a household term, with health-foodies eternally scavenging the world of nutritional wellness to discover the next unknown source of innumerable antioxidants; the next It consumable life force, the newest, most…
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Why You Shouldn’t Force Your Picky Eater to Eat

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I understand picky eaters. I am one of them. I wasn’t raised to be a picky eater; I was just born that way. Growing up, my whims were almost never indulged. My mother was very severe, and everything had a very strict schedule, including…
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Healthy Back To School Breakfasts

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Every morning you can hear me yell “vaaaamoooonoosss!” as I need my children to hurry up and finish whatever it is they decided is more important than being on time for school. As a working mom, at that moment I may be on the phone with…
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Health Benefits of 6 Super Fruits

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Our abuelas taught us that some té de yerba buena (good herbal tea) will soothe an upset stomach, and a little zábila (aloe vera) will ease the sting of a sunburn. And now we know that there are fruits that carry equally amazing health benefits.…
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Healthy Foods That Can Kill You

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As some of you may know,  I am a grizzled and hardened veteran of the weight loss industry. I’ve tried just about every plan under the sun and have fallen for just about every phony “health” claim since the Carter administration. Even…
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CHEF TALK: Doreen Colondres

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Doreen Colondres, a sought-after personality in the “Cocina Latina” movement, wants to revolutionize the way Latinos approach food, cooking, and eating. She maintains a wide-reaching media platform, including her show “Boricuas” and…