Category: Nutrition

Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Who Needs Them?

You’ve heard the advice–eat more salmon and tuna.  But why?  It’s all about the fat.  The Omega-3 fat, in particular.  Omega-3 fatty acids are an unsaturated fat, and a significant

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Seasonal Eats – Peppers

The weather’s warm, the sun is shining and if you take a walk around the local farmer’s market or grocery store, you will see it’s also the time of the

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Ask The Dietitian

Now more than ever there’s an abundance of information at our fingertips.  As new foods become available and research grows about how nutrients in foods affect us, some still have

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The Power of Clean Eating

By Emily Hershberger Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer at Beacon Health and Fitness-Granger   With so many fad diets out there and new diet trends constantly cropping up, it

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Attention Grill Masters!

It’s grilling season – and with that comes the sizzle and high-heat grill marks on your chicken, fish or (turkey) burgers.  While the browning of those foods is important in

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Cherries:  A Good Recovery Food?

Whether you like them sweet or tart, every year from late June to August, another annual crop of fresh cherries is harvested in Michigan.  According to Michigangrown.org, Michigan is the

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Aspara-yes!

It’s a common theme echoed these days–eat your veggies.  Whether those veggies are green, red, orange or yellow, there’s little argument that vegetables of all colors, sizes and shapes are

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