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Processed Foods: What's OK and What to Avoid

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Processed Foods: A Closer Look

Processed food has a bad reputation as a diet saboteur, but processed food is more than instant meals, potato chips and drive-thru hamburgers. It may surprise you to learn what is considered a processed food.

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Essential Nutrients for Women while Cutting Calories

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Essential Nutrients for Women while Cutting Calories

While everyone needs different amounts of vitamins and minerals, women have unique nutrition needs that may be difficult to meet when cutting calories to lose weight.

5 Whole Grains to Keep Your Family Healthy

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5 Whole Grains to Keep Your Family Healthy

Whole grains are nutritious because they contain fiber and nutrients from the entire grain kernel. During National Oatmeal Month, learn more about oats and other whole grains to help keep your family healthy.

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Antioxidants: Protecting Healthy Cells

Antioxidants — such as vitamins C and E and carotenoids, which include beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein — help protect healthy cells from damage caused by free radicals.

Winter Foods for Kids

When the temperatures drop and the daylight hours are shorter, energy levels can take a big dip, right along with mood. These foods will help your kids stay healthy — and happy — this winter.

Food Safety After a Natural Disaster

Good emergency preparedness includes having a plan. Review information and resources about keeping food safe if a natural disaster occurs.

What Makes a Healthful Drink of Water?

While turning on the tap for a cool drink of water is the ultimate convenience, water also is sold in glass and plastic bottles, as well as cans and boxes. Why are there so many types of bottled water? Which is the healthiest? And if tap water is best and least expensive, are the rest just a waste of money? Find out!

What a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Can Do for You

When you need food and nutrition information based on evidence or want to know how a healthy diet can improve your health and help fight disease — rely on qualified professionals in the field of nutrition and dietetics!

Thyroid Health 101: Understanding Diseases, Risk Factors and Nutrition

Keep your thyroid healthy by eating a variety of foods that include nutrients the thyroid needs to function. Discuss thyroid health at your annual physical exam and ask your physician if testing its function is needed.

Set Smart Lifestyle Goals with the Help of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Registered dietitian nutritionists are committed to helping people enjoy healthy lives through food and nutrition. Here are a few ways, plus how to find an RDN in your area.

Feeding Your Body, Feeding Your Brain

Being healthy means taking care of your brain as well as your body. This is especially important as we age.

Family Exercise Ideas for Every Season

The key to an active family is finding fun things to do in every season. Aim for a goal of 30 minutes for adults and 60 minutes for kids of moderate activity daily — no matter the weather!

What Is the Low-FODMAP Diet

Originally developed to help manage the symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome, the low-FODMAP diet may not be appropriate for everyone. Learn more about this eating style.

Have a Fun and Healthful Birthday Party

It's your child's birthday! Follow these tips to provide a fun and delicious party spread that also is healthful.

Slow Cooker Tips for Busy Weeknights

Too busy to cook? Use a slow cooker. It does all the cooking for you while you're at work or busy with the kids, minimizing time spent in the kitchen.

Ice Speed: Fueling Strategies for Hockey

When it comes to fuel, the demands of high school ice hockey players are high. Consuming optimal foods and fluids both on and off the ice is essential.

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