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Medical Myth Buster: Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy

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Myth: Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy Bust: The first time I heard this was from a friend of mine who didn’t want to have a turkey sandwich for lunch because “it would make her very sleepy and tired”. I had no idea what she was talking…
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Better Than Soda: Sweet Grapefruit Cherry Spritzer

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A MOM-FRIENDLY CHOICE There’s something special about a drink that looks like a Shirley Temple. It makes kids feel grown up and they love sipping on the sweet pink cocktailso why not try to create this fun beverage at home with your children?…
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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…
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Sweet Mango Salsa

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More Latin Tastes from The Healthy Apple Here’s a sweet spin on your classic savory salsa recipe. We’ve invited a bit of sweetness from fresh mango and cilantro—two flavors that will surely please your palate and have your kids’ taste…
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Back-to-School: Healthy Whole Grains for the Lunchbox

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I made an art of packing lunches when my children were little and found it to be an exciting way to introduce them to new and flavorful food. Nothing made me happier than to clean out their empty lunch boxes when they returned from school…

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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Healthy Drinks: Smoothies, Shakes & Infusions

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Easy Ways to Drink Your Fruit All Year Round Growing up, healthy drinks like cool, refreshing shakes and smoothies were (and still are) some of my best nutritious friends and allies. They would help me get my daily quota of fruit and dairy…
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Mexican Comfort Food: Black Bean Soup with Dumplings

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The food of Mexico is known for its dazzling variety of dishes and its sophisticated cooking techniques. But to know something about a cuisine, you often have to start with the basics. For many Mexican home cooks, dumplings are a rudimentary…
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Back-to-School: Lunch Inside the Box!

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I remember my first lunch box as if it were just yesterday.  It was a red and green plaid lunch pail with silver hinges that twinkled with the sunlight. Every day, I would open it and stare wide-eyed at its wondrous contents. I would…