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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

May 18, 2009
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Oven baked sweet potato fries are a delicious and healthier alternative to the standard deep-fried French fry. One of my favorite summer-time sides.

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Review: Precision Nutrition System

February 25, 2009

Many of our readers have been asking for a review of the Precision Nutrition System. In January, Dr. Berardi released Version 3 (V3), and we finally had a chance to sit down and review the updated materials. Here is the official Live Well 360° review of the updated program.

Program: Precision Nutrition System V3
Author: Dr. John [...]

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Review: Gourmet Nutrition

February 25, 2009

We have been cooking/baking many of the recipes in this cookbook for quite some time and have had many readers as of late asking for a full review. So here it is, the official Live Well 360° Gourmet Nutrition review.

Book: Gourmet Nutrition
Author: Dr. John M. Berardi, Michael Williams, and Kristina Andrew
URL: www.gourmetnutrition.com
Purpose: The Cookbook for [...]

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Trader Joe’s 8 Grain Crisps Baked Snack

November 9, 2008
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Ingredients
Whole ground white corn flour, whole ground brown rice flour, whole oat flour, sunflower oil, oat groats, spelt, black sesame seeds, golden flax seeds, quinoa, rye flour, barley flour, buckwheat flour, millet flour, sea salt, sugar, baking soda.
Vegan product.
Review
Ryan noticed this Trader Joe’s 8 Grain Crisps Baked Snack one day in the chip aisle, on [...]

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Quinoa: The Super Grain

October 30, 2008
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As featured on Figure Athlete.
Quinoa is one of nature’s best kept secrets.
Well, at least here in North America it is. Most other parts of the world are in on the “secret” already. You’ve probably just heard it mentioned once or twice, so this comes as a shocker; but if you were to incorporate just one [...]

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Putting it Together, Your Guide to Meal Planning Part 4

July 30, 2008
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In this series on meal planning, we have now covered the basics, protein in Part 1, carbohydrates in Part 2, fats in Part 3. Its time to put it all together into a daily meal plan. In this part of the series, I will give you a meal plan example so that you understand how [...]

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Carbohydrates, Your Guide to Meal Planning Part 2

July 16, 2008
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Now that you have a better understanding of the importance of protein, the next topic in this series is carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates, aka carbs, are the second essential element that must be incorporated into a healthy diet. By essential, I do mean ESSENTIAL. Carbohydrates provide most of the energy needed for our daily activities like walking, climbing [...]

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Your Guide to Meal Planning Series

July 11, 2008

A lot of people get intimidated by the thought of putting together a nutrionally balanced meal plan that includes the right amounts of protein, carbohydrates, and fat. There are so many schools of thought and so many options, it can be a little overwhelming. In this series I am going to give you the facts [...]

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