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You Ask, I Answer: Following the Food Pyramid
I classify my diet as “pretty healthy”. I eat a variety of food and really limit processed junk and sugars. The other day I was reading the food pyramid [recommendations], and I realized my diet is a...
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You Ask, I Answer: A Vegetable-Free Day
Would it impact your health if you occasionally (i.e. once in 4 or 6 weeks) went for a day without eating any veggies at all, assuming you get your 4-5 servings of vegetables everyday otherwise? –...
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You Ask, I Answer: Ideal Vegetable Intake?
I am more than familiar with the “five a day” concept of vegetables, but is there such a thing as an ideal intake of vegetables? For example, are there guidelines for specific types of vegetables we...
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And The Award For Most Ridiculous Serving Size Goes To…
Earlier this afternoon I stumbled upon Economy Candy, a candy store in New York City’s Lower East Side. Although relatively small in size, the store offers an array of sweets, from ’70s classics to...
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Numbers Game: Answer
The standard takeout container for a side of rice from a Chinese restaurant contains 2 cup(s) of rice, equivalent to 415 calories. (Note: One-half cup of cooked rice constitutes “one Pyramid serving”...
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You Ask, I Answer: Serving Sizes
I looked at the nutrition label for Jif To Go and now I am extremely confused. The label lists two serving sizes. One is for the whole cup, [which contains] 390 calories. The [other serving size is...
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You Ask, I Answer: Food Labeling/Marinades
Having just tossed a jar of marinated mushrooms with shrimp for dinner, I wonder [the following:] Does the “10 calories per serving” [figure] include both the marinade and the mushrooms, or just the...
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You Ask, I Answer/Perfect Pickings: Cereal
I love cereal and eat it almost every morning but I often feel like the ones I eat are probably too sugary or not very substantial. Can you recommend a cereal or two that you consider healthy and...
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Numbers Game: Answer
An average 6-piece inside-out ‘uramaki’ sushi roll (rice on the outside, nori on the inside, as pictured at right) at a Japanese restaurant in the United States contains 1 cup of rice. (Note: 1 serving...
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Numbers Game: Rice ‘n Roll
An average 6-piece inside-out sushi roll (rice on the outside, nori on the inside, as pictured at left) at a Japanese restaurant in the United States contains _________ of rice. (Note: 1 serving of...
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