Potato chips are a salty and crunchy snack that are quite popular. Eating potato chips occasionally is unlikely to negatively impact your overall health, but consuming this snack regularly can lead to your consuming too many unhealthy ingredients and not enough vitamins and minerals.
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You're probably already aware that eating fish, such as salmon, is good for your heart. Other types of seafood aren't as impressive in terms of omega-3 fatty acids, but they can still be heart-healthy.
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The red Campbell's soup label is an iconic image that consumers might associate with a feel-good meal. Before heating up your next can of Campbell's soup, however, it pays to learn more about the nutritional value of the food.
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Fried green tomatoes is a traditional Southern dish that uses not-quite-ripe tomatoes to create a flavorful side dish. While not as nutritious as vine-ripened red tomatoes, green tomatoes do have many nutritional benefits.
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Sodium nitrite is a common ingredient added to processed meats and fish that helps preserve the food and prevent bacterial growth that can cause botulism. This food additive also adds attractive color to meat and fish.
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If you've ever read the back of a cake mix package, you might be wondering why cook times are different depending on whether you use a glass or metal pan. The science has to do with how a pan heats up, holds its temperature and distributes heat.
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Many children ask for a snack right before bed, particularly if they eat dinner early in the evening and several hours have passed before bedtime. Late-night snacks can have a place in your child's healthy diet as long as they are figured into his daily caloric intake so he is not eating more than he needs.
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Iron is an essential mineral that supports the proper formation of red blood cells and takes an active role in ensuring that your body has plenty of oxygen.
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A juicy hamburger or thick steak is a favorite for many meat-eaters but each can be high in fat and calories. Depending on what cut of meat you choose, beef can play a healthy part in your diet.
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Chocolate, derived from the cacao bean, has many beneficial compounds that can contribute to good health. The addition of ingredients in the manufacturing of milk chocolate candy, however, decreases the nutritional value of chocolate and makes this food less healthy than its dark chocolate relative.
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Puffed millet is a type of grain, usually sold as a breakfast cereal. In addition to being low in fat, millet is also gluten-free, making it a nutritious option for people who are gluten-intolerant or who have celiac disease.
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With their fiery kick, jalapenos will add a spicy flavor to your favorite recipes. If you can stand the heat, the small peppers also taste good on their own. Cooking jalapenos deepens and enhances their flavor all for just a few calories and a negligible amount of fat, as well as a boost of vitamin C and potassium.
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Expressed from the fruit of a palm tree, palm oil, like most other oils, contains about 120 calories and 13.6 grams of fat per tablespoon. The breakdown of saturated and unsaturated fats plays an important role in the comparison of palm oil to other vegetable oils.
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A glass of Barq's Root Beer can be a refreshing way to quench your thirst, or it can be used to prepare a tasty root beer float. Although an occasional soda can be part of your healthy eating plan, regular consumption of root beer may negatively impact your health. MayoClinic.
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Buffalo Wild Wings is a typical wing restaurant that offers chicken wings in a variety of flavors, in addition to side orders such as fries, potato wedges and fried mozzarella sticks. The restaurant also offers burgers, sandwiches, shrimp, ribs and desserts.
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An omelet is a protein-rich dish that can also supply fiber, potassium and vitamin C, depending on what ingredients you add to the eggs. The butter usually used to cook the omelet adds a good deal of saturated fat to the final product.
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A George Foreman grill brings the grilled taste of outdoor cooking inside. The nonstick grill is sloped downward, which enables the grease and some of the fat to drain off the meat, which reduces the total fat content of the burger.
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Making a double or triple batch of pulled pork isn't any harder than making a single batch. Pulled pork is typically prepared in a slow cooker, shredded apart and smothered with barbecue sauce. You can freeze the excess of a double or triple batch for future meals.
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If you must have a cookie from time to time, a ginger snap is among your best options, compared to other varieties such as chocolate chip or sugar cookies. Most ginger snaps are lower in fat and sugar than other types of cookies, and you'll also get a good dose of certain vitamins and minerals, as well.
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Because too much added sugar isn't good for your waistline or your health, many people turn to natural sweeteners such as agave nectar or honey. Both of these foods contain naturally occurring sugars, a healthier option than added sugars. That doesn't mean, however, you can eat as much of either as you want.
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