Category: Bringing Healthy Back
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The International Year of Pulses
The United Nations has declared 2016 the “International Year of Pulses” to raise the awareness of their nutritional prowess and sustainability in food production. Pulses refers to the edible seeds in certain plants. This is their way of saying “eat more beans, peas and lentils” my friends. They are good for your body and good…
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Tex-Mex/Cajun Leftovers
Last night we headed out to dinner at #JoseTejas in Fairfield, NJ for dinner after enjoying an open house event at #NewYorkRedBullsArena (however like so many NY teams, the stadium is in Jersey). The best part of eating out, for me at least, is reinventing my leftovers. I had the vegetable jambalaya, which surprisingly did…
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What to do with leftovers?
Last night we had some Japanese take away with friends for a fun, relaxing evening. After having an avocado brown rice roll, miso soup and a side salad, I was stuffed and ended up taking about half of my main meal of Vegetable Yaki Udon home. The best way to doctor it up so the…
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Top 5 Secrets to Optimal Health
Some of the best tools in your kit for reclaiming your health, involve more than just changes in what you select to eat and what you choose to avoid. 5 things to keep in mind when making a plan to “Bringing Healthy Back” include: Always eat with hunger and not out of habit. Be present…
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3 Easy Steps For Big New Year’s Changes
December begins to signal a time that gets many of us geared up for the new year to come. Many of us feel the push to change our lives for the better. For each of us, the objective or goals are quite unique and often personal. I have to admit I totally get wrapped up in…
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Balance.
Progress and not perfection. That is what we strive for here at Nutrition Map. We strive for balance. For example, pictured here is one of my favorite desserts. This is a total, “have an oatmeal with chia seeds in the morning before you have it” kind of dessert that should come after a meal full of…
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Happy Holidays From Nutrition Map
The holiday season can bring great times with those you love and hope for the new year to come. This year has been a wild ride for me and I had to take some time off from the website to get some things into much needed order (more on that another time), but I am back…
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Nutrition Map Presents: Coffee Wars!
Are you serious about your morning cup of piping hot java? Are you a brand loyal die hard that can’t fathom going anywhere else except (insert your brand) for your cup o’ joe? Do you enjoy the gasps and stare downs you get from friends when they ask if you want anything from the café…
