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Homemade applesauce, jams and jellies

I was enjoying my homemade applesauce in my oatmeal today at work and a co-worker asked me how to make and canned applesauce without poisoning herself!  There are very easy to follow recipes available that are approved by the USDA.  Most canning recipes already take into account Ph etc so all you need to do [...]

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Do you want the secrets to live to 100?

Julie thank you for writing about this in your blog!  JugglingwithJulia.com   This article Power 9 by Blue Zones takes research done on older people from across the world to see what traits help people live a long and full life.  No surprise nutrition and what we eat plays a part but the thing that is [...]

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The Mediterranean Diet

The LA Times posted this article Eat like a Mediterranean – but how?  Liz and I loved this article!  It  references scientific evidence and supports a style of eating that promotes more mono-unsaturated fats,  fruits and vegetables.  Take a look and see if there are aspects of your diet that could benefit from this diaita! “http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-mediterranean-diet-20111121,0,830293,full.story”></a

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Is organic better?

During our September class of Waist Not Want Not ,with Newton Adult Education, we had a question about organic foods.  The link below is to an article by the Mayo Clinic and it sumarizes what Liz and I think about organic foods.  It also highlights the positives and the negatives (cost, may spoil quicker) of purchasing organic foods.  We [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Wrap

Hi Jeanne! I know I’m probably the last person you expected to get a recipe idea from but I made a really tasty and healthy lunch that I wanted to share since I know you put healthy recipes on your website. I got Joseph’s flax, oat bran and whole wheat wraps and spread some roasted [...]

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Out with the Pyramid in with the Plate!

Today the new plate www.choosemyplate.gov was launched.  Liz and I are really excited about this change.  It does not matter what your age is or what your health status is we can all improve our diets by using this simple tool.  At Weigh To Go! Nutrition Services we feel that this is a more user [...]

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Welcome to Weigh To Go! Nutrition Services

Welcome to the new Weigh To Go! Nutrition Services. We have been in business since 2006 and were recently inspired to narrow our focus after attending FNCE – the national nutrition conference in November. As you can see we have changed our website, are now on face book and started a recipe blog to reflect [...]

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