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The relationship between the gut microbiome, the intestinal lining and immune regulation. Key takeaways Share of immune tissue in the gut: a large pro...
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Practical measures that reduce the spread of respiratory and stomach infections in a household. Fresh air is one of the most effective and least used...
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Practical measures that reduce the spread of respiratory and stomach infections in a household. Key takeaways Ventilation: open windows or doors, or u...
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Cooking components in quantity and recombining them into different meals through the week. It removes the decision at the moment you are hungry, tired...
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Cooking components in quantity and recombining them into different meals through the week. Key takeaways Refrigerate cooked food within: 2 hours, or 1...
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Using beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas as a main protein source. They are among the cheapest sources of protein and fiber available, and they...
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Using beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas as a main protein source. Key takeaways Protein in 1 cup of cooked lentils: about 18 g Dietary Guidelin...
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Eating the MyPlate way on a tight budget. Most healthy-eating advice quietly assumes money and time, and some of the cheapest foods in a grocery store...
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Eating the MyPlate way on a tight budget. Key takeaways Frozen vegetables: nutritionally comparable to fresh, often cheaper Canned fish with bones: a...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Low-Cost Healthy Eating Buying, storing and using food so that less of it is thrown away. USDA estimates that 30-40 percent of the US food supply is wasted, and for a househo...
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Buying, storing and using food so that less of it is thrown away. Key takeaways Date labels: apart from infant formula, most are about quality, not sa...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Reducing Food Waste How the way you cook changes the fat, sodium and nutrient content of a meal. The same ingredients can be a very different meal depending on method, us...
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How the way you cook changes the fat, sodium and nutrient content of a meal. Key takeaways Roasting, broiling and grilling: need little or no added fa...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Cooking Methods The first meal of the day, and the one where most people are shortest on protein. Muscle responds to the protein in each meal rather than only the dai...
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The first meal of the day, and the one where most people are shortest on protein. Key takeaways Plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 7 oz (200 g): about 20 g pr...
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