<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:32:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Superfoods, Nutrition - Healthy Life Food</title><description /><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>42</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/HealthyLifeFoods" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="healthylifefoods" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">HealthyLifeFoods</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-8437094625295624204</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-10T14:38:54.983-05:00</atom:updated><title>Black Rice</title><atom:summary>     The new word is that black rice is even better for your body than blueberries. "Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants," Zhimin Xu, PhD, of Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, says in a news release.

     Black rice takes </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/09/black-rice.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_ZinNmvYe2SqhSlmc4priTy5m-M/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_ZinNmvYe2SqhSlmc4priTy5m-M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_ZinNmvYe2SqhSlmc4priTy5m-M/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_ZinNmvYe2SqhSlmc4priTy5m-M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-1636652413103130155</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-11T18:36:39.814-06:00</atom:updated><title>Chocolate May Help With Stroke Risks</title><atom:summary>     We've heard all this before, but it's nice to hear it again, especially for us chocolate lovers!. A study has indicated to some researchers that eating a little but of chocolate every week could not only decrease of odds of having a stroke but can also decrease the risks of dying from one.

     They looked at three large studies and concluded in the first that studied 44,489 who had eaten </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/02/chocolate-may-help-with-stroke-risks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/S3SiQEKzvhI/AAAAAAAABtI/MmCuC-wgHOA/s72-c/dark%20chocolate%20by%20rvacapinta.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_V_9hL6jH6rC_KkyfN5EwHwj1kI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_V_9hL6jH6rC_KkyfN5EwHwj1kI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_V_9hL6jH6rC_KkyfN5EwHwj1kI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_V_9hL6jH6rC_KkyfN5EwHwj1kI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-9151424372068267599</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-06T18:05:12.611-06:00</atom:updated><title>Low Everything Broiled Chicken</title><atom:summary>     This recipe is flavorful and low in everything. It makes 4 servings and each serving has only about 142 calories, 3g fat, 66mg cholesterol, and 240 mg sodium.
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, about 1lb
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tbls. lemon juice
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. lemon peel, grated
vegetable oil
     You're going to combine all ingredients except </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/02/low-everything-broiled-chicken.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/S24DY47MdyI/AAAAAAAABsg/I6TmEeYI5hc/s72-c/lemon%20chicken%20by%20Jgodsey.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a4Vx27Dw5vgQl5gH788XFdjluO4/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a4Vx27Dw5vgQl5gH788XFdjluO4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a4Vx27Dw5vgQl5gH788XFdjluO4/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a4Vx27Dw5vgQl5gH788XFdjluO4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-3762813189102685672</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-31T21:04:28.334-06:00</atom:updated><title>Introducing the Healthy Snacks</title><atom:summary>     I have a 16 month old grandson. He's loved fruits and veggies as baby food since we've been able to start him on real foods from just formula.

     At his age now though he's got teeth and really enjoys using them. My daughter started giving him whole apples which he loves. He spits out the skin though and just eats the inside which is fine with us.

     The other day I made a pork roast </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/01/introducing-healthy-snacks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQx861CbeIl6nEuGNanEyXXdZTk/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQx861CbeIl6nEuGNanEyXXdZTk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQx861CbeIl6nEuGNanEyXXdZTk/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQx861CbeIl6nEuGNanEyXXdZTk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-6049329230080474903</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-27T15:22:44.558-06:00</atom:updated><title>Do As I Say, Not As I Do</title><atom:summary>     Some of you may be asking what is so healthy about baked ham since I have a site about healthy foods with a ham on the front of it. The answer is that while I don't believe ham is actually good for you, I just love a good ham and this one looks appetizing to me.

     Ham to us is a little expensive so we only have it once or twice a year but it's drowned in maple syrup glaze and is </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/01/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FWLa7kh9g7wBiWbzX1OJo5oezI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FWLa7kh9g7wBiWbzX1OJo5oezI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FWLa7kh9g7wBiWbzX1OJo5oezI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9FWLa7kh9g7wBiWbzX1OJo5oezI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-8156039397960426014</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-26T04:53:45.063-06:00</atom:updated><title>Is Ketchup a Vegetable?</title><atom:summary>
     I realize that tomatoes are a wonderful vegetable, but I'm having a little trouble with the recent series of commercials from Chef boy ardee making a big deal over the fact that they say a serving is the same as a serving of vegetables.

     That may very well be, however it just seems on the surface that pointing that out now the way they are is as if they've changed their product. I </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-ketchup-vegetable.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/S17JnNBtQcI/AAAAAAAABrA/Y2Fgeq9QNgo/s72-c/spaghettios.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piWZrKeUGF2pY31MDJBsvyq9PuY/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piWZrKeUGF2pY31MDJBsvyq9PuY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piWZrKeUGF2pY31MDJBsvyq9PuY/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piWZrKeUGF2pY31MDJBsvyq9PuY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-1524106950194406662</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-20T22:15:37.134-06:00</atom:updated><title>Too Much Salt</title><atom:summary>      A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine says that we can cut as much as $24 billion dollars in health care costs and save thousands of people from strokes and heart disease.

     Researchers say though that about 75% of our salt intake comes from processed foods, and without those that make those foods cutting down the amount, we won't be able to see such benefits.

      The </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/01/too-much-salt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/S1fUoV_XQYI/AAAAAAAABpw/lI-_ppg9mno/s72-c/salt%20L.%20Marie.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_Ug5teVLRVsFvluha3jSwv8uPI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_Ug5teVLRVsFvluha3jSwv8uPI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_Ug5teVLRVsFvluha3jSwv8uPI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_Ug5teVLRVsFvluha3jSwv8uPI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-8260751287542836087</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-14T14:56:53.575-06:00</atom:updated><title>How Can We Get Our Veggies?</title><atom:summary>
     It seems to me that we are not eating enough fruits and vegetables for either of two reasons. Either we don't like them or we can't afford them.

     I've been thinking a lot about those two reasons, and I agree that they are good reasons and not just excuses. Let's look at affordability.

     If you're well off it's not a problem. If you buy a lot of junk food you can cut out some of </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-can-we-get-our-veggies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/S0-EwhOGnCI/AAAAAAAABpI/dslRRmOAykA/s72-c/mckaysavage.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XSq2RiPgKM3Vg2VWM_QROHfn0yw/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XSq2RiPgKM3Vg2VWM_QROHfn0yw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XSq2RiPgKM3Vg2VWM_QROHfn0yw/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XSq2RiPgKM3Vg2VWM_QROHfn0yw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-943191803424005544</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-26T18:18:16.153-05:00</atom:updated><title>Red Meats Shorten Your Life Span</title><atom:summary>     A recent survey involving people eating red meats, including pork, show that it adds to all kinds of illnessess and results in people dying from all kinds of diseases.

     I'm not going to go into the details of the study proving that red meat is not good for you because I've heard this before and I really do believe it. Red meat is not good for us to eat.

     I am not a vegan and I love</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2009/03/red-meats-shorten-your-life-span.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NxyECHHbPhq1wqM13m3dnexHuNw/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NxyECHHbPhq1wqM13m3dnexHuNw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NxyECHHbPhq1wqM13m3dnexHuNw/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NxyECHHbPhq1wqM13m3dnexHuNw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-4487572625170419431</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-19T22:55:19.681-05:00</atom:updated><title>What I Know So Far</title><atom:summary>     How I need my daily diet to be for the rest of my life, at least till the next set of studies comes in.
Red meat no more than once a week
Fish no more than once a twice a week
Turkey is the healthiest meat out there so far
Replace transfats with good fats from nuts, seeds, chocolate, cheese, and avocados.
Calories must be limited
Fresh or frozen fruits and veggies are best
Keep away from </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-i-know-so-far.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSzW81K-yo0NwjsI6FFOWAPCSwI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSzW81K-yo0NwjsI6FFOWAPCSwI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSzW81K-yo0NwjsI6FFOWAPCSwI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSzW81K-yo0NwjsI6FFOWAPCSwI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-7388516615297284541</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-02T17:04:45.255-06:00</atom:updated><title>Ten Reasons Why Apples Are A Superfood</title><atom:summary>Apples help maintain good blood sugar, because the fructose in the apple is considered a simple sugar and is broken down very slowly. Combine that with the amount of fiber and you won't get sugar spikes and will feel fuller longer.

          An average apple contains about 80 calories.
 
If you eat one large apple per day you can knock your cholesterol level down by 8 to 11 %, two large apples a</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2009/01/ten-reasons-why-apples-are-superfood.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/SV6cqpdRxjI/AAAAAAAABiQ/6kqb2DYUXxs/s72-c/apples.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Dhp7rl_akCim32CvXEz1vNxsEk/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Dhp7rl_akCim32CvXEz1vNxsEk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Dhp7rl_akCim32CvXEz1vNxsEk/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Dhp7rl_akCim32CvXEz1vNxsEk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-5681224220649122933</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-28T12:57:32.932-05:00</atom:updated><title>Pumpkin Seeds</title><atom:summary>
     Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas not only taste wonderful but they are very good for your body. It is believed that pumpkin seeds may have the following health benefits;

lowers blood cholesterol
reduces risks of some cancers
helps the immune system
very good source of magnesium, manganese, and phosphorus
good source of zinc, protein, iron, and copper
arthritic anti-inflammatory
because of the </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/10/pumpkin-seeds.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/SQdSaTex1zI/AAAAAAAABHw/anJCjWt9rPQ/s72-Rc/pumpkin+seeds.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Sh7VfRnNxJjzHCymZu3l9SVB-Zo/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Sh7VfRnNxJjzHCymZu3l9SVB-Zo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Sh7VfRnNxJjzHCymZu3l9SVB-Zo/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Sh7VfRnNxJjzHCymZu3l9SVB-Zo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-958810566222021882</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T03:56:00.392-05:00</atom:updated><title>Getting Started</title><atom:summary>The DASH eating plan requires no special foods and has no hard-to-follow recipes. One way to begin is by
seeing how DASH compares with your current food habits.

Remember that on some days the foods you eat may add up to more than the recommended servings from one food group and less from another. Similarly, you may have too much sodium on a particular day. But don't worry. Try your best to keep </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/getting-started.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXcq0zRTS1nYo-OxUFGlyQVAxug/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXcq0zRTS1nYo-OxUFGlyQVAxug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXcq0zRTS1nYo-OxUFGlyQVAxug/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXcq0zRTS1nYo-OxUFGlyQVAxug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-1939785011748649704</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-29T03:38:01.847-05:00</atom:updated><title>Potassium</title><atom:summary>Vegetables                                                              Potassium (mg)
Potato, 1 medium                                                    926
                                                    
Sweet Potato, 1 medium                                          540
Spinach, cooked, 1/2 cup                                         290
Zucchini, cooked, 1/2 cup</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/potassium.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elRfb4FCBVZx65CejmJTFTePkuI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elRfb4FCBVZx65CejmJTFTePkuI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elRfb4FCBVZx65CejmJTFTePkuI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/elRfb4FCBVZx65CejmJTFTePkuI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-6277970658108252796</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-28T02:50:00.887-05:00</atom:updated><title>Salt</title><atom:summary>Because it is rich in fruits and vegetables, which are naturally lower in sodium than many other foods, the DASH eating plan makes it easier to consume less salt and sodium. Still, you may want to begin by adopting the DASH eating plan at the level of 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day and then further lower your sodium intake to
1,500 milligrams per day.

The DASH eating plan also emphasizes </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/salt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LxcVQZcEk3tMpNUGKeRlCLK1G_8/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LxcVQZcEk3tMpNUGKeRlCLK1G_8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LxcVQZcEk3tMpNUGKeRlCLK1G_8/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LxcVQZcEk3tMpNUGKeRlCLK1G_8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-667956031238485227</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-27T02:33:00.968-05:00</atom:updated><title>Weight Loss On DASH</title><atom:summary>If you need to lose weight, even a small weight loss will help to lower your risks of developing high blood pressure and other serious health conditions. At the very least, you should not gain weight. A recent study showed that people can lose weight while following the DASH eating plan and lowering their sodium intake. In a study of 810 participants, one-third were taught how to lower their </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/weight-loss-on-dash.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amSWHZokAAtqBW7zHh5SlfYu6_w/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amSWHZokAAtqBW7zHh5SlfYu6_w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amSWHZokAAtqBW7zHh5SlfYu6_w/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/amSWHZokAAtqBW7zHh5SlfYu6_w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-6233539208260027123</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-26T01:21:00.770-05:00</atom:updated><title>Following the DASH Plan</title><atom:summary>Grains   6 to 8 daily servings -   1 slice bread ,  1 oz dry cereal†  ,  1/2 cup cooked rice, pasta, or cereal.

Vegetables  4 to 5 daily servings - 1 cup raw leafy vegetable, 1/2 cup cut-up raw or cooked vegetable,
1/2 cup vegetable juice

Fruits  4 to 5 daily servings - 1 medium fruit, 1/4 cup dried fruit, 1/2 cup fresh, frozen, or canned fruit,
1/2 cup fruit juice

Fat-free or low-fat milk and</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/following-dash-plan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z60g9cbSEbmhNKlyvxeVFjuHano/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z60g9cbSEbmhNKlyvxeVFjuHano/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z60g9cbSEbmhNKlyvxeVFjuHano/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z60g9cbSEbmhNKlyvxeVFjuHano/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-1386217485890631980</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-25T00:58:00.716-05:00</atom:updated><title>The DASH Eating Plan</title><atom:summary>Blood pressure can be unhealthy even if it stays only slightly above the normal level of less than 120/80 mmHg. The more your blood pressure rises above normal, the greater the health risk. Scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) conducted two key studies. Their findings showed that blood pressures were reduced with an eating plan that is low in saturated fat</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/dash-eating-plan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF2VsjXB97jGstjc2grVtimLI7A/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF2VsjXB97jGstjc2grVtimLI7A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF2VsjXB97jGstjc2grVtimLI7A/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uF2VsjXB97jGstjc2grVtimLI7A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-6057118731726017449</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-24T00:45:00.290-05:00</atom:updated><title>What Is High Blood Pressure?</title><atom:summary>Blood pressure is the force of blood against artery walls. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and recorded as two numbers—systolic pressure (when the heart beats) over diastolic pressure (when the heart relaxes between beats). Both numbers are important. Blood pressure rises and falls during the day. But when it stays elevated over time, then it's called high blood pressure. High </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-high-blood-pressure.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClPFOjZijdn0DZ86XPi7DyLr9Gs/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClPFOjZijdn0DZ86XPi7DyLr9Gs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClPFOjZijdn0DZ86XPi7DyLr9Gs/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClPFOjZijdn0DZ86XPi7DyLr9Gs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-7396863947187765342</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-23T01:21:12.315-05:00</atom:updated><title>High Blood Pressure and the DASH Diet</title><atom:summary>     What you choose to eat affects your chances of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension (the medical term). Recent studies show that blood pressure can be lowered by following the DietaryApproaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan—and by eating less salt, also called sodium.While each step alone lowers blood pressure, the combination of the eating plan and a reduced sodium </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-blood-pressure-and-dash-diet.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vTjM4M-MjGD4KIRFAIy-5AT7GYI/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vTjM4M-MjGD4KIRFAIy-5AT7GYI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vTjM4M-MjGD4KIRFAIy-5AT7GYI/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vTjM4M-MjGD4KIRFAIy-5AT7GYI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-6595814906976335977</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-27T14:37:06.499-05:00</atom:updated><title>Why Eat Whole Wheat ?  by Suzanne M.</title><atom:summary>Wheat is very important to the food industry. Bread, pasta, bagels, crackers, cakes, and muffins are only a small portion of the list of foods that are made with wheat. However most of these items contain wheat that has been refined and that is not good for many reasons. The addition of whole wheat to your diet as opposed to the consumption of refined wheat is a wise idea.
When you eat whole </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-eat-whole-wheat-by-suzanne-m.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioqqWieDoRKAG8pDb-R5Dhdd1GU/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioqqWieDoRKAG8pDb-R5Dhdd1GU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioqqWieDoRKAG8pDb-R5Dhdd1GU/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ioqqWieDoRKAG8pDb-R5Dhdd1GU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-2036393716791627437</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-08T21:41:46.911-05:00</atom:updated><title>How to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup</title><atom:summary> High fructose corn syrup is commonly used in place of sugar in processed foods in the USA. In fact, the average American eats an astounding 41.5 lbs of high fructose corn syrup per year.American subsidies and tariffs have resulted in corn being a much more economical sweetener than sugar--a trend that is not seen in other parts of the world. Now that high fructose corn syrup is being added to an</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-avoid-high-fructose-corn-syrup.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sMFkBR9Xw5lZ0spLmFsAFRqf5iY/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sMFkBR9Xw5lZ0spLmFsAFRqf5iY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sMFkBR9Xw5lZ0spLmFsAFRqf5iY/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sMFkBR9Xw5lZ0spLmFsAFRqf5iY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-2133030027099683086</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-17T17:10:47.460-05:00</atom:updated><title>Salmon</title><atom:summary>     Salmon is high in omega-3 fatty acids which is important because our bodies need this type of fat but cannot make it itself. Salmon is a cold water fish and the cold water fish have more omega-3 than the warm water varieties. It's also high in protein but low in saturated fats and calories. It also contains good amounts of vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, protein, magnesium, and niacin.</atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/07/salmon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/SH_DT7DXYaI/AAAAAAAAA_o/vy-_mahN5wY/s72-Rc/22972901_1482723f1a.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsiGKs79k3GsNti7X5rOWeEiaCQ/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsiGKs79k3GsNti7X5rOWeEiaCQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsiGKs79k3GsNti7X5rOWeEiaCQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsiGKs79k3GsNti7X5rOWeEiaCQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-2586875639449404513</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-08T15:01:54.684-05:00</atom:updated><title>Making Healthy Food Even Healthier  Part 2</title><atom:summary>    Increase your calcium the tasty way by adding some lemon juice to home made chicken soup. Vinegar and tomato can be used instead of the lemon. By adding these acidic foods to bone in chicken soup you can increase the amount of calcium by over 60%. The same goes for ribs, use a vinegar barbecue sauce and your calcium intake will rise.    Also increase your vitamin C by not cutting those </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-healthy-food-even-healthier-part_08.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/SHPHqTRk9sI/AAAAAAAAA-o/xzRw_T_7q1w/s72-c/129294889_579d351fb4.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xwATvoKhkGPbLkGi9vZlIAkKqQ/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xwATvoKhkGPbLkGi9vZlIAkKqQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xwATvoKhkGPbLkGi9vZlIAkKqQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xwATvoKhkGPbLkGi9vZlIAkKqQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924744348902506740.post-2429768329810308819</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-07T03:38:02.336-05:00</atom:updated><title>Making Healthy Food Even Healthier  Part 1</title><atom:summary>    Most of us are aware of which foods are healthy and the benefits they give us, but did you know the way we prepare these foods can drastically change the nutrients they offer? This mini series of posts will tell you the best ways to enjoy these healthy foods so that you can get the maximum amounts of nutrition from them.    To increase the amount and effectiveness of lycopene from tomatoes, </atom:summary><link>http://healthylifefoods.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-healthy-food-even-healthier-part.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kathleen Milazzo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zCRvr6XwqQQ/SHHV1zi-xtI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/B-Tc1tpZlTg/s72-c/18132960_5e3f7372bf.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXCteeoe-qg6llWFPIVlrllyJU4/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXCteeoe-qg6llWFPIVlrllyJU4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXCteeoe-qg6llWFPIVlrllyJU4/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NXCteeoe-qg6llWFPIVlrllyJU4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>

