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Monday, November 28, 2005

According to the American Dietetic Association, you can reduce the fatcontent of cooked ground beef by as much as 50 percent if you rinse the beefafter cooking! You still retain the nutrients such as iron, zinc, and Bvitamins, so enjoy this healthier version. So before you serve up thatburger, take the time to rinse off the extra fat. A small step will go along away.
The key to six-pack abs is not 500 sit-ups a day; it's skipping the excesscalories. Improved muscle definition comes from losing body fat, not fromincreasing muscle size. For a healthy lean body, you need to find a balancebetween exercise and diet. Weight training will condition the muscle, butunless you address your total calorie intake, all that hard work will behiding under a layer of fat.

Fresh raspberries are delicious -- but fragile. Here's how to treat themright. Because all fresh berries are highly perishable, they should berefrigerated (unwashed) as soon as possible after they're picked. Beforerefrigerating, spread the juicy, fragile berries in a single layer on alarge tray or baking sheet. Wash berries gently but thoroughly before youeat them or use them in a recipe. Juicy and sweet, raspberries arejam-packed with vitamin C, folate and potassium; one cup has more than athird of your daily requirement of fiber. Raspberries are particularlypowerful antioxidants. When researchers at Tufts University in Bostonmeasured levels of antioxidants in various fruits and vegetables, berriesconsistently cropped up at the top of the list.

Simple starches and sugars provide none of the health benefits of wholegrains that are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. For ahealthier diet, choose complex carbohydrates from fruits, vegetables andgrains close to their original form. Refined carbs are OK in small amounts,particularly for active people who can afford the empty calories, but don'tmake them the bulk of your carbs (pun intended). Emerging evidence findsthat people who eat too few whole grains and too many refined carbohydratesare at an increased risk of diabetes.

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