Adding whole grains to your diet doesn’t have to mean giving up taste or variety. The experts at ChooseMyPlate, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, share some smart ways to start eating the best grains for you: AT MEALS To eat more whole grains, substitute a whole-grain product for a refined product –… Continue reading The Whole-Grain Guide
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Fast-Cooking Dry Beans Provide More Protein and Iron
Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet. To get the most out of these legumes, new research suggests choosing fast-cooking dry beans could be the way to go. A study in American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that fast-cooking beans retained more protein, iron… Continue reading Fast-Cooking Dry Beans Provide More Protein and Iron
What Should You Know about Proteins?
Editor’s note: Protein foods are an essential part of a healthy diet. Here, experts from ChooseMyPlate, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, offer a basic guide to this important food group as well as tips on selecting the best kinds of protein-rich foods. What foods are in the protein foods group? All foods… Continue reading What Should You Know about Proteins?
Chickpeas May Help with Weight Loss
Eating about one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can increase fullness, which may lead to better weight management and weight loss, a new study has found. A systematic review and meta-analysis of all available clinical trials found that people felt 31 per cent fuller after eating on average 160 grams (5.6… Continue reading Chickpeas May Help with Weight Loss
Ready to Vary Your Protein Routine?
Protein foods include both animal (meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs) and plant (beans, peas, soy products, nuts, and seeds) sources. We all need protein—but most Americans eat enough, and some eat more than they need. How much is enough? Most people, ages 9 and older, should eat 5 to 7 ounces* of protein foods each… Continue reading Ready to Vary Your Protein Routine?
A Diet That Helps Stop Cognitive Decline
Researchers say that eating a group of specific foods – known as the MIND Diet – may slow cognitive decline among aging adults, even those who aren’t at risk of Alzheimer’s. This finding, by researchers from Rush Medical Center, Chicago, is in addition to a previous study by the research team that found that the… Continue reading A Diet That Helps Stop Cognitive Decline