Did you know that January is National Oatmeal Month? Hmm. Sounds like an excellent excuse to eat even more oats than usual. In celebration of the food-of-the-month, I posted a recipe for Cherry-Pecan Oats this morning. However, if you need a few new ideas for eating oat bran… OK, so there may not be 1001 [...]

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It’s no secret that I dig pistachios, but now it seems that the research community is also taking notice of those salty little green gems. A recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that pistachio nuts not only contain about 5% fewer Calories than previously thought, but also significantly lowered LDL cholesterol [...]

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I’ve led a pretty sedentary lifestyle today, as most of the day consisted of waiting and sitting. On days when I travel, I rarely get the chance to exercise…yet my appetite seems to remain pretty voracious. Today was no different—despite having normal-sized meals and partaking in the in-flight peanuts and tomato juice, I had a [...]

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