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Not getting enough or consuming high doses of certain vitamins may cause your body to retain water or swell. Vitamins most notable for these effects include vitamins A and C, and thiamine.
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If you get most of your produce from the grocery store, you may be short-changing your nutrition when you skip the freezer cases. Frozen produce can be equal, or superior, in terms of nutrient value, quality, shelf-life and cost.
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Nutritional yeast and active dry yeast are not interchangeable ingredients. Although both have "yeast" in their names, that's where their similarities end. Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast that is used, especially by vegans, to thicken sauces and mimic the flavor of Parmesan cheese.
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Adding flaxseeds to your diet boosts your intake of fiber, protein and omega-3 fatty acids. You can put raw, ground seeds in smoothies or sprinkle over cereal. You can also benefit from consuming baked goods containing flaxseeds. Heating flaxseeds does not measurably change the nutritional content.
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Sometimes you wake up and know you had a dream worth recounting to loved ones or friends -- but the details escape you. Or perhaps that dream offered answers for a problem on which you've been puzzling, but the crux -- the epiphany -- slips away the moment you open your eyes.
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Traditional pesto sauce, with its combination of olive oil, pine nuts, fresh basil, garlic and Parmesan cheese, is a healthy addition to any diet. While it is rather high in calories and fat, pesto offers a wealth of nutrients and a punch of flavor that many other sauces lack.
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Fresh coconut meat comes from the brown, fuzzy coconuts that the produce sections of some supermarkets sell. Once you manage to crack open the hard shell, you have access to the coconut milk and the meat, which you mist scrape off the sides of the shell.
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Bananas are a highly nutritious fruit used to fuel athletes and boost the health of malnourished children. While sometimes criticized for being high in carbohydrates and calories, they also contain protein and healthy fiber, along with a large dose of healthy potassium.
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Tofu is a product made from soy milk curdled with a coagulant known as nigari, or calcium sulfate, a natural mineral. Tofu is a staple of vegetarian diets as soy is the only complete plant protein. It is a low-calorie, low saturated fat protein option to include in any diet.
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If you check out the label on protein bars, yogurt, cereal bars or sports recovery drinks, you may see the ingredient "milk protein isolate." As suggested by its name, this substance is a concentrate that provides the same proteins found in fresh milk.
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Deactivated yeasts may not sound like tantalizing treats, but they offer a bevy of nutrients that make them a healthy addition to any diet. Yeast is a fungus and, like mushrooms, completely safe to consume. You can find both nutritional yeast and brewer's yeast in health-food stores, but don't confuse the two.
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