Enriched white rice is nutritionally weak. You lose the fiber, magnesium, vitamins E and B-6, copper, zinc and phytochemicals that are in the whole grain.
Try quick-cooking or regular brown rice instead.
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Sweet potates are a nutritional all star! They’re one of the best vegetables you can eat. Sweet potatoes are loaded with carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber.
Bake and then mix in some unsweetened applesauce or crushed pineapple for extra moisture and sweetness.
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Sweet Potatoes: A Dietary Gold Mine
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We all know fiber is good for us. We know it keeps us regular, lowers cholesterol, prevents colon cancer and helps us stay trim. Yet most of us do not get anywhere near the 20 grams of fiber per day that doctors recommend.
One reason is that many high-fiber foods just don’t taste very good. But [...]
Since we’re heading into winter, most people are going to soon be exposed to common winter ailments. You can fight back by keeping your body in ship-shape to enable you to fight off any of those pesky germs you do get exposed to:
Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially those that contain vitamin C.
Regular exercise but not [...]
Whole grain rye crackers, like Wasa, Ry Krisp, and Ryvita — usually called crispbreads — are loaded with fiber and often fat-free.
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From St. Louis Company
At FDA’s request, U.S. marshals have seized more than $300,000 in human and animal drugs, dietary supplements, and ingredients to make these products from St. Louis-based General Therapeutics Corp. FDA says the products were maintained under unsanitary conditions, and some of the products lacked FDA approval.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01736.html
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