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Creative Ways to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet

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Getting more fruits and vegetables into your family's diet can be challenging. Luckily, there are many ways to add more into your meals. I have found some creative ways to sneak the vegetables in, especially if you have children....

Baked Pineapple-Apple (or Pear) Salmon with Brussels Sprouts

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This is one of my favorite recipes for getting the family introduced to salmon and brussels sprouts. The sweetness of the fruit offsets the strong flavors of the salmon and sprouts. Ingredients: 2 x 6 oz skinless Wild Alaskan...

One-pan Chicken and Broccoli

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INGREDIENTS 1 lb of boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in half horizontally 1½ cups of low sodium or no sodium chicken broth 1 head of fresh broccoli 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 cloves of garlic, crushed ½ tsp salt 1 tsp onion powder ¾ tsp black pepper, divided DIRECTIONS...

Association Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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The incidence of cardiovascular disease increases greatly when also living diabetes. Data from the National Heart Association shows 65% of people with diabetes will die from some sort of heart disease or stroke. In general...