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O.K. for Bones

“O” stands for a protein called osteocalcin, and “K” stands for vitamin K. Protein O’s job it is to build the frames that calcium fills, and this is our bone…

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Lord Fiber

Have you ever been so excited about sharing something that you have to hold yourself back from just blurting it out? Don”™t laugh at me, but that is how I…

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Hello!

I’m Molly, the test cook and research specialist for Orange Tree Lane. The connection between healthy eating and feeling good has always been clear to me. For instance, while others…

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Shrek and Butter?

What do onions, avocado, broccoli, bananas, and pineapple have in common? Think, think, think; picture their color, texture, shape. If you can picture that group, then I have just tricked…

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Why Do You Eat What You Do?

Weekly Focus: We should be eating for our health rather than just for fun, for fuel, or to control weight. I remember feeling loved by my mother when she took…

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The Mother Grain- Quinoa

Weekly Focus: Quinoa can be used as a source other than meat for all 8 essetnial amino acids, and without the saturated fat too! The Mother of all Grains I…

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All Fats Were Not Created Equal

Weekly Focus: Natural Fat( monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated) vs. Unatural Fat (hydrogenated trans fat) If I was to ask you what the four main kinds of fat were, what would…

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