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Hot, Dry Weather Impacts Area Food Farmers
July 21, 2008
A variety of challenges with
early high temperatures, including lower pollination rates and
lower fruiting rates are contributing to less than certain
vegetable crops.
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Frail Elderly Face Nutrition Risks
July 14, 2008
If you or someone in your
family is having trouble with nutritional intake, the following
article provides some helpful tips.
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Smart Tips to Prevent Summer Weight Gain
July 7, 2008
Research shows that children
tend to gain weight at a faster rate -- double that of the rest
of the year -- during the summer.
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Celebrate With Summer Melons
June 30, 2008
If you are one of the many
people who are not confident they can choose the right melon,
the following article contains some tips to help you get the
best ones.
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What's In The Water?
June 23, 2008
Do you really know what's in
the water you're drinking? How about the water you're swimming
or bathing in? Take a look at how you can find out exactly
what's in the water.
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Eat a Rainbow Every Day
June 16, 2008
Seton Outpatient Nutrition
Services Senior Clinical Dietitian Wendy Morgan, RD, LD shares
her tips about making the nutritious most of summer
produce.
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It's a Good Time To Grow Your Own Tomatoes or Buy From Local Farms
June 9, 2008
A recent Salmonella outbreak,
including cases in Texas has prompted officials and grocers to
take precautionary steps.
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Locally Grown Food For Summer
June 2, 2008
Fruits and vegetables that
are in season and at your local farmer's markets.
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Diabetes Food Shopping on a Budget
May 19, 2008
Don't let the rising cost of
food shift your focus away from eating healthy, especially if
you have diabetes.
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Fat Math
May 12, 2008
Trying to determine how many
of this or that can be confusing when inspecting a food label,
the ingredients contained within or scanning the Nutrition
Facts percentages. Janessa Slatky gives us some tips on what to
look out for.
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Don't Drink Your Calories
May 5, 2008
Can we afford to spend our
calorie salary on sugar water and is this the best way to meet
daily vitamin and mineral needs?
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Benefits of Organic Baby Food
April 28, 2008
Pediatrician Elizabeth Knapp,
MD, with Austin Regional Clinic Far West discusses the benefits
of choosing organic food for your baby.
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Feeding a Toddler
April 21, 2008
Toddlers ages 1 to 3 years go
through food phases that can often be challenging when it comes
to feeding.
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Organic Herb Garden at Dell Children's
April 14, 2008
In celebration of "Earth
Month," a natural herb garden has been planted in the coastal
plains courtyard adjacent to the 'Thyme Out' Caf at Dell
Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.
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The Age of Nutritionism & Pitfalls of the Western Diet
April 7, 2008
"Nutritionism," for lack of a
better term, has crept up on us over the last few decades,
without many of us even noticing. Learn more what has cast
apples and broccoli aside.