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Quinoa: The Super Seed
By Karen OlsonHigh in protein and gluten-free, quinoa is a nutritious seed that puts conventional whole grains to shame.
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Show Me How: Cutting Winter Squash (Video)
By Experience Life StaffHard-shelled winter squash can be intimidating to cut, but not with these tips from chef and food stylist Betsy Nelson.
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Winter Squash: Recipes, Techniques, and More
By Karen OlsonWinter is the perfect time to cook winter squashes — and to treat your body to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory goodness.
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Dress Up Your Salad: Homemade Salad Dressings
By the Experience Life TeamEight easy and healthy salad dressings you can make at home.
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Cooking With Spinach
By Karen OlsonA dark leafy green, spinach packs an impressive nutritional punch.
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Smart Juicing
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredTrying to eat more veggies and fruits? Here’s what the experts say about the pros and cons of juicing.
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The Uncommon Carrot
By Karen OlsonDelicate and flavorful, freshly grown carrots are full of nutritional surprises — and are quite different from their supermarket cousins.
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Paleo Vs. Vegan
By the Experience Life TeamBoth Paleo and vegan diets have become popular in the last few years. But what are their pros and cons, and how might they affect your health? We assembled a roundtable of experts to make sense of the debate.
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Paleo Vs. Vegan: Interview Transcripts
By Experience Life StaffRead the complete email interviews from healthy-eating experts Kris Carr, Nora Gedgaudas and Mark Hyman, MD.
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Dig Into Garlic
By Karen OlsonFor centuries it’s been worshiped for its protective powers and its culinary potential. To fully appreciate garlic’s appeal, make it a part of your everyday cooking.
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For the Love of Heirlooms
By Experience Life Community ManagerVine-ripened, oddly shaped, and packed with flavor: There’s nothing like an heirloom tomato. We asked farmer Gary Ibsen, who’s been growing and selling these beauties for almost 40 years, for a personal introduction.
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Digesting the New USDA Dietary Guidelines
By the Experience Life TeamEvery five years the government issues an updated version of its guidelines for healthy eating. We asked some clued-in nutritionists to help us evaluate its latest confounding effort.
Let It Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting
By Experience Life Community Managerby Stu Campbell (Storey Publishing, 1998)
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Cooking With Hot Peppers
By Cary NeffCelebrate summer with spicy jalapeño peppers. These versatile chilies wake up your taste buds — and fight inflammation, too.
The Complete Chile Pepper Book
By Dave DeWitt and Paul BoslandThis chile reference guide profiles 100 varieties; gives information about growing, storing, handling and cooking; and culminates with 85 fiery recipes.
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Natural Wonder: Tempeh
By Cary NeffHealthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.
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Stalk Options: Celery
By Cary NeffThere's a lot more culinary life in celery than the diet crowd lets on. And research shows it can help prevent memory loss, lower blood pressure and may even inhibit cancer.
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Crazy Sexy Survivor: Kris Carr
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCA frightening cancer diagnosis changed Kris Carr’s life forever - in many ways, for the better.
The Food Matters Cookbook by Mark Bittman
By Experience Life Community ManagerThe follow-up to Bittman's sustainability-focused 2008 title, Food Matters .
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Luscious Lentils
By Cary NeffOne of the world's healthiest foods, these fiber-rich legumes add hearty flavor to everything from salads to veggie burgers.
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3 Simple Shifts
By Catherine GuthrieLooking for low-effort ways to eat healthier? These three small adjustments can make a surprisingly big difference in how you look and feel.