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Stevia: The Turbulent Tale of a Natural Food Additive82

Stevia: The Turbulent Tale of a Natural Food Additive

If you have not heard of stevia, you're not alone. Certain forms of the this South American plant have only recently found tenuous approval as alternatives to zero calorie sweeteners in the United States. ...

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Marine Minerals: The Incredible Health Benefits of Sea Vegetables75

Marine Minerals: The Incredible Health Benefits of Sea Vegetables

Want to make each bite of food go the extra mile in delivering much-needed mineral content? Then try eating sea vegetables! Sea vegetables, commonly referred to simply as seaweed, are rich in minerals,...

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The Dark Side of Zero-Calorie Sweeteners: Allergic Reactions to Aspartame, Sucralose, and More77

The Dark Side of Zero-Calorie Sweeteners: Allergic Reactions to Aspartame, Sucralose, and More

Not natural: an advertisement for sugar-free Chupa Chups lollipops. I love to blend. Hummus, smoothies, ice cream bases, it's all good. Recently I discovered a new blendable food item -- cream cheese. Excited, I started making up a few batches...

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Drink Your Vegetables: The Delicious Art of Green Smoothies74

Drink Your Vegetables: The Delicious Art of Green Smoothies

Although green smoothies do not look especially appetizing, they are a nutritious and great-tasting addition to any diet. A green smoothie is a smoothie that incorporates leafy greens, such as spinach, kale,...

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Eat Your Antioxidants: A Healthy Pomegranate Biscotti Recipe70

Eat Your Antioxidants: A Healthy Pomegranate Biscotti Recipe

Biscotti are the ultimate healthy (or healthier) cookie. Italian for "biscuit," biscotti (the plural of "biscotto") are twice-baked cookies with a long shelf life.  Recipes can be easily customized to include more nutrition. In this recipe, whole...

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Nutritional Yeast: 3 Vitamin-Rich Recipes for Vegetarians, Vegans, and the Rest of Us71

Nutritional Yeast: 3 Vitamin-Rich Recipes for Vegetarians, Vegans, and the Rest of Us

When is a cheese sauce not a cheese sauce?  When it's made with nutritional yeast!  Nutritional yeast, or "nooch," is an inactive yeast loved by vegetarians, vegans, and health-conscious folks for its rich...

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