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Whole Grains Linked to Reduced Prediabetes Risk  New research indicates that eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults. www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-whole-grains-prediabetes-idUSBRE8BJ1A220121220 Veggie and Cheese Snacks Help Kids to Eat Fewer Calories According to a recent study, snacks... You are unauthorized to view this ... Nutrition News: Links from Around the Web
 
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Every family has traditional holiday foods that show up on the table year after year. Instead of using the holidays as an excuse for high-fat, high-calorie feasting, use these five easy tips to remake your holiday favorites with good health in mind. Holiday Tip #1: Control Portions?Set the holiday...
 
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Healthful eating is an evolution for your diet -- it's a gradual shift toward making better food choices over time. Here are five simple ways to “evolve your eating” today... for a healthier your tomorrow! Go for better-for-you butter. Instead of traditional dairy butter, swap in nut butters like...
 

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To many people, a snack is a handful of chips or a few cookies. Unfortunately, snacks like these simply add unwanted calories, sugars, and fats. Nutrition experts look to snacks as a way of fitting in missing food groups and nutrients. Snacks also help to add structure to an eating plan, and this may be ... The Basics of Snacking with Diabetes
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Summer Fruit Kabobs Serves: 8 | Serving Size: 1 skewer 1 cup watermelon chunks 1 cup pineapple chunks 1 cup red seedless grapes 1 cup stemmed strawberries 2 kiwi, peeled and cut in quarters 8 bamboo skewers (6 inches) 1 cup nonfat light strawberry yogurt Thread one piece of fruit all the way down the ... Make the Most of Summer!
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Lemon Glazed Fruit Serves: 4 | Serving Size: 1 cup 4 cups strawberries, hulled and halved 2 cups seedless red grapes 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint Juice and zest of 1 lemon Combine all ingredients in large bowl and toss gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate...