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Posted in Nutrition on April 19, 2010

Eat This Today: Beans

ShareArticle By: Johnny Fontana Never before has so much emphasis been placed on our country’s weight and overall health. At the same time, we are now more overweight and less healthy than ever before. Over 30% of the population is considered obese, a number that has doubl ... Continue Reading

Posted in Nutrition on March 8, 2010

Eat This Today: Cabbage

ShareArticle By: John Fontana There are few foods that truly deserve to be designated “All-stars” for nutritional, abundance and economic reasons. Of that all-star team, cabbage may very well deserve to play the role of captain. In baseball, a player that can hit for ... Continue Reading

Posted in Nutrition on January 13, 2010

Eat This Today: Lentils

ShareFor some reason beans get the majority of the attention in the legume family. True, they are filled with fiber and protein but they don’t quite measure up with their cousin, the lentil. Lentils are actually higher in protein and fiber, and are much easier to prepare than b ... Continue Reading

Posted in Nutrition on September 10, 2009

Eat This Today: Red Bell Peppers

Share Oranges get all the credit for being such a good source of vitamin C.  Sure they have a little over 100% the recommended daily value of C, but they don’t compete with Red Bell Peppers.   Red peppers have almost 300% the recommended daily value of vitamim C along with a ... Continue Reading