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Questions About Quorn
January 20, 2012
If you shop for meat substitutes, you may have noticed something in the freezer section called Quorn. Should you toss it in (or out of) your basket?
Figs: Thinking Outside the Cookie
December 30, 2011
If your only experience with figs has been as cookie filling, you’re missing out. Here’s what’s healthy about figs.
Fast Food Meals: Eating to the Extreme
December 9, 2011
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently released its latest “X-treme Eating Awards,” which highlight the unhealthiest chain restaurant meals in America. Here are some of this year’s “winners.”
Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie—and Healthful, Too
November 18, 2011
If you have pie on your Thanksgiving menu, make it a pumpkin pie. It’s one of the most healthful desserts—if you use the right recipe.
