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Eat Better

How To Pay Your Body Back™ With Grow Foods

January 7, 2010

Food is the fuel for life!
Is the food you eat good enough to Pay Your Body Back™ for all you ask it to do?
Your body needs protein, water, carbohydrates, and fat to function correctly. It uses what it needs for power and stores the rest as fat for later use.
The trick is figuring out what [...]

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Resolve to Pay Your Body Back™ in 2010

January 1, 2010

You ask so much of your body… why not start 2010 with a resolution to treat it better?
Pay Your Body Back™ before it pays you back in ways you won’t like!
New Years can be a great opportunity to make positive changes in your habits to benefit your health. Resolutions, however, can set you up for [...]

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Love Thanksgiving? Thank A Farmer!

November 24, 2009

I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday. More than any other day, it is focused on being grateful for the food on our table and the people around it. This year, I’m even more thankful for the food because I have a better understanding of where it came from.
In August, I had the great [...]

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Who is @mpaynknoper and why should she be Mashable’s Twitter User of the Year?

November 18, 2009

In the midst of a Brazillian pop star, a rock band, a musician, a Hollywood star, stands a Twitter User most people wouldn’t recognize, @mpaynknoper. Who?
Mashable, The Social Media Guide, announced the nominees for the 2009 Open Web Awards today and Certified Speaking Professional Michele Payn-Knoper was one of the top five nominees for Twitter User [...]

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Milk for Breakfast: Busy Woman’s Guide to Eating Better

October 7, 2009

So, I heard drinking milk instead of juice for breakfast is healthier. Is that true?
Sure is!
There are several reasons why starting your day with a glass of milk (or milk in your coffee) is a great choice. Milk is loaded with protein, vitamins and minerals. Milk at breakfast will help you:
Feel full longer: Protein takes [...]

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The Soul of Farming: Busy Woman’s Guide to Eating Better

August 27, 2009

Ever wonder where you milk comes from? I got a chance to find out last week when I visited a dairy farm in Western Wisconsin and met 100 hard working dairy farming women.
Having only the media view of “factory” farming, I was firmly on the organic/free range/family farm side of the argument. I have to [...]

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Busy Woman’s Guide to Choosing a Diet

July 21, 2009

It seems like everyone is looking for the best diet. How can you choose the right one?
A diet — or better yet, a plan to eat better, should be a way to learn skills to feed yourself well for the rest of your life.
When determining whether a diet is a good choice for you, [...]

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Busy Woman’s Guide to Acai Berry

July 9, 2009

So what’s the deal with Acai Berry? Is it really a weight loss miracle? Should I be eating them?
According to the Busy Woman’s Guide’s favorite Registered Dietitian, Jill Fleming, “The Acai Berry is great. Since it has gained so much publicity and the price has gone up, keep in mind that you can [...]

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Busy Woman’s Guide To Keeping Your Kids Healthy (and yourself sane) This Summer

July 1, 2009

Help! The kids are at home and I’m losing my mind. I can’t get anything done and they are constantly asking me for food and to watch TV.
I’m afraid we’re all turning into couch potatoes.
What is a mom to do?
Sound familiar?
Full Disclosure: It has taken me two weeks to write this article.
Not because I [...]

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Is Stevia Okay? Busy Woman’s Guide answers your questions

June 1, 2009

A friend gave me some packets of a sweetener called Stevia.
Is it okay?
The quick answer is yes!
Unlike most artificial sweeteners which are made of chemicals, Stevia is actually an herb and all natural. You could, if you desired, grow a Stevia plant in your yard and then crush the leaves to sweeten your tea.
Powdered [...]

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