Improve Your Gut Health

Gut health plays an important role in your overall health.  The cleaner the gut the cleaner your overall health is.  Your gut’s “brain” is known as the enteric nervous system. This system is home to 100 million neurons within your intestinal wall. Neurons transmit important information throughout your body. They also control digestion and send updates to the brain. While …

Halloween Candy Quiz

How well do you know your Halloween Candy? 1. Which Halloween candy contains the most amount of protein? • 2 snack size of Almond Joys • 4 mini Nestle Crunches • 2 Fun size peanut M&Ms • 5 Mini Peanut Butter Cups 2. Which handful of candy contains the most amount of calories? • Skittles • M&M • Tootsie Rolls …

Halloween Sugar Cravings

  Sugar Cravings with Halloween Candy All candy can fit into your daily food intake through variety, moderation, and balance. We all have sugar cravings, but what cravings do you have? You Crave: Chewy Chewy candies typically have one common denominator: sugar. However try: • Figamajigs Chocolate Covered Fig Bar with Almonds. Figs are high in fiber and contain antioxidants …

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Healthy Cooking Reduce Calories

  Healthy Cooking Healthy Cooking leads to weight loss (increase fiber) Blood Sugar Control (decrease sugary foods) Reduce Risk of Diabetes (increasing complex carbohydrates) Decreased Risk of Heart Disease (decrease fat) Decreased in Cancer Risk (increase fruits and vegetables) Support Brain Health (increase vitamins and minerals) Cooking Healthy Improves mood Boost energy Improves longevity Healthy Cooking Methods Baking-Besides breads and …

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Healthy Snacks

Healthy Snacking myths Snacking makes you fat Calories in = Calories out Snacking causes cavities Snacking gets in the way of good nutrition Snacking spoils your appetite Healthful snacking means giving up some fun, tasty foods Understand the need for a healthy snack Snacking is a part of a healthy lifestyle Snacking will increase your metabolism throughout the day Snack …