I like to stock up on supplies at WalMart. They have some of the best prices for bags of dried beans, cans of no-salt beans (with the convenient flip top lids!), tomato paste, frozen berries, and a variety of frozen fruit and vegetables. Yesterday, I had about a month’s worth of supplies on the conveyor belt.
At the checkout, a couple behind me exclaimed, “Wow, you eat really healthy!”
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I love great-tasting salads—and I get to eat one every day!
I’ve been eating a nutrient-dense salad daily for the past twelve years (in July), and it never gets old. In fact, I rarely eat the same salad twice.
Here’s the secret to making a great-tasting salad every time:
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Drawing by Francisco Goya
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—an appropriate time to discuss eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. (Food addiction is not the same as an eating disorder. You may be biologically addicted to high-fat, low-nutrient, salty food and sweets that ruin your health without ever experiencing an eating disorder.)
Did you know that there’s an association between an intimate partner’s abuse and increased mental health issues such as mood disorders, suicidal behaviors, and eating disorders?
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Cherry-Chocolate Ice Cream
When a local ice cream stand opens for the season, that’s when spring officially begins in my Northeast Indiana hometown of Fort Wayne. Ice cream is more than a confectionery treat; it symbolizes happy memories of summer.
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