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5 Must-Read Children's Books about Food

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What’s better than helping mom follow a recipe in the kitchen? According to my kids, it’s reading stories about food. I love how food related tales inspire them to rush to the kitchen to try to prepare it themselves. Though they still…
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Tuna Soft Tacos

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Seafood is one of the best and most nutritional ways to support a healthy diet. The Get Real About Seafood campaign is committed to encouraging consumers to continue to add seafood to their diets. Two recent reports including one from…

5 Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat Veggies!

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Like most moms, Tania Luviano, host of Latina Mom TV, is concerned about her boys’ health and what they eat. And, as with many children, getting her kids to eat their vegetables if often an everyday struggle. To help add some tools to her—an…
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Does Eating Fat-Free Help You Lose Weight?

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Myth: Eating Fat-Free Foods Means Weight Loss Bust: We all know that to lose weight you need to consume fewer calories than what you use. But just as, if not more important, is what makes up those calories. People connect low fat or no…
Diary of a Diabetic, Part 3

Diary of a Diabetic, Part 3

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Editor’s Note: Diabetes has been described as an epidemic among Latinos and is expected to affect half of the U.S. population by 2020. Type 2 Diabetes affects 1 in 10 Latinos, and Mexican-Americans are the most affected by this disease, according…
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Drinking Coffee or Café Could Save Your Life

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Moderate consumption of coffee is not a bad thing (for most people) in life. It induces a feeling of well-being, makes you more alert and aahh...who can resist the aroma? Really? Caffeine-related studies have conflicted over the years. A 2011…
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Mario Lopez's Fish Tacos With Avocado & Bean Salsa

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FISH TACOS WITH AVOCADO & BEAN SALSA Ingredients 2 tilapia fillets (6 to 7 oz each) ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt 1 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp canola oil For the Salsa: ½ c diced avocado ½ cup canned black beans, rinsed…
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How Much Water Do You Need To Drink?

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Myth: You must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day Bust: Somewhere around 1945 a government health agency said that the human body needed around eight glasses of fluid a day. This statement included getting fluids from other sources…
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Diary of a Diabetic, Part 2: When New Shoes Could Mean Losing a Foot

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Editor’s Note: Diabetes has been described as an epidemic among Latinos and is expected to affect half of the U.S. population by 2020. Type 2 Diabetes affects 1 in 10 Latinos, and Mexican-Americans are the most affected by this disease,…