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Spring Clean Your Cooking Routine
Spring cleaning on your mind? Just like it’s important to periodically deep clean and purge unnecessary clutter around the house, it’s helpful to reevaluate your meal planning, shopping, and food prepping routine, too. Here are a few simple steps for spring cleaning your cooking routine as we head into this new season. Step 1: Take inventory of your pantry & freezer It might sound scary, but now’s the time to venture into the depths of the pantry and freezer to see exactly wh
Oral Allergy Syndrome: When Seasonal Allergies Cause Food Allergies
If you have seasonal allergies and experience an itchy throat or mouth after eating certain raw fruits or vegetables or tree nuts, you might be suffering from Oral Allergy Syndrome. Although Oral Allergy Syndrome can affect young children, it primarily affects older children, teenagers, and adults. Foods that you could tolerate in the past now elicit an allergic response as your immune system confuses pollen allergens with the protein in certain raw foods. Oral Allergy Syndr
Low thyroid? These foods can help you feel better!
Eating a healthy diet for your thyroid can help you feel better. The following foods and nutrients do this by supporting your metabolism, digestive system, heart, and brain. A thyroid-healthy diet includes: Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds (these contain essential vitamins and minerals and are also sources of dietary fiber for digestive health) Lean protein such as eggs, poultry, lean meats, legumes (with their fiber), and fish and shellfish (with their omega-3s for heart
