best diet foods

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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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Quinoa & Brown Rice Cakes by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Nearly perfect Published on pg.7 of the SMDP newspaper, weekend edition May 3-4, 2008: click link for original article   Repeat after me everyone…   KEEN-wah. That is the phonetic spelling for this word, quinoa. I know, it looks like Kwin- No-Ah and that is exactly how I pronounced it when I first discovered it…

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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…

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Green Drinks by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Benefits of Eating a Few Leafy Greens Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper, April 10, 2008, click link for original article It ain’t easy eating green…so drink green   I’ve seen this billboard a few times over the years and I just love it, so I finally took the opportunity, while at a…

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Chocolate “Make-You-Thin” Mint Recovery Shake by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Guilty Pleasures Published on pg. 10 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition April 5-6, 2008, click link for original article   It happens every march without fail. It has nothing to do with age, experience or will-power. You order them out of habit and there they are — Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and Do-Si-Dos. You…

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Omega-3 Fats & Salmon by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Going Caveman: The Original Paleo Diet Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition, March 22-23, 2008, click link for original article   Good health is just a stone’s throw away…   Once upon a time, a long, long, time …I mean a really long time ago, obesity and diseases where not at…