Tag Archive | "vegetables"

Understanding glycemic index a benefit to runner

Posted on 30 November 2010.

You’ve likely seen or read the term GI or glycemic index before. You may have even heard some fuss about it pertaining to runners and athletic performance, but is the fuss really warranted or is GI fuelling really more about picky eaters? Glycemic index is a ranking system for foods based on the rate at [...]

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Rice is Moms’ Favorite Side Dish

Posted on 19 September 2010.

It’s rice for dinner!  With chicken, vegetables or beans, eighty-three percent (83%) of moms with children up to 18 years of age say they serve rice as a side dish, according to a just-released survey of more than 500 U.S. moms, sponsored by the USA Rice Federation.  With growing interest in improving child nutrition and [...]

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Michelle Obama on health: she beats up on beets, likes dietary cleanses

Posted on 03 September 2010.

WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama dishes on her family’s health and eating habits in a new magazine interview, admitting she can’t stand beets and that she does an occasional dietary “cleanse” to clear her palate and change her mindset. In an interview for the September issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, Obama says she recently was “on [...]

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