Soup

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Feast or Fast by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Soup is good for the soulLong before the British settled in America, Native American Indians invoked this annual feast we call Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Yet somehow we have turned it into a feast without an actual harvest for which to be…

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Survival of the sweetest by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Eat Like an Adult I was born with a sweet tooth, and it never fell out. Perhaps you too suffer from the same affliction. We are not alone. Nearly 99 percent of all humans have a sweet tooth. What happened to the other one percent? I think they attached a string from that sweet tooth…

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Buttering Up Corn by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

I C by your hue you have amazing health benefits While celebrating Labor Day at work, we were given the typical picnic fare—hot dogs, burgers, mayonnaise rich salads and corn on the cob. Ah-ha, now there’s something I can really sink my teeth into. Corn on the cob, I’ve been eating it my whole life,…

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Loving Away a Summer Cold by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Chicken Soup for the Cold published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition, May 17-18, 2008; click link for original article   It was spring but it felt like a summer cold. I lost my voice completely. For a while I had that kind of sexy, throaty voice that’s fun to have for…

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The Importance of Being Hydrated by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Quenching a Thirst for H2O IQ Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP weekend edition, May 10-11, 2008: click link for original article   “How much water should I drink?”   If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked that question, well, I’d have a lot of dollars.   Water is so…

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The Effect of Soup by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Italian Marriage Proposal Soup Published on pg. 10 of the SMDP newspaper April 19-20, 2008, click link for original article   After all these years it finally happened. I got my first marriage proposal.   The secret, ladies, is in the soup. I made a soup so good that it caused a man to propose…