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Granola: How to Make (w/ Recipes), Benefits & Nutrition Facts

Granola is rich in fiber, healthy fats, and essential nutrients that support digestion, muscle gain, heart health, and weight loss. Learn about its benefits, potential side effects, how to make it at home, healthy recipes, and whether granola fits into a daily diet.

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Tapioca: Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Use (with Recipes)

Tapioca is a gluten-free starch made from cassava that provides energy, supports digestion, and helps preserve muscle mass. Discover the health benefits of tapioca, its role in weight management, its suitability for diabetes and celiac disease, and how to use it in recipes .

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Vitamin K2: Health Benefits, Food List & How to Supplement

Vitamin K2 plays a key role in bone and heart health by helping calcium reach the bones and preventing its buildup in arteries. Learn how it works, its benefits, daily needs, food sources, and whether supplementation is recommended for your health goals.

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Wakame: Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

Wakame is a type of seaweed that is widely consumed in Asia. It is scientifically known as Undaria pinnatifida, and is characterized by its high protein and low calorie content. It is a great weight loss option and can be easily incorporated into a healthy, balanced diet. Learn more about the health benefits of wakame.

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Atemoya: 6 Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

Atemoya (Annona atemoya) is a fruit that can offer many health benefits, like promoting weight loss, preventing premature aging and preventing cardiovascular diseases. It has a sweet flavor, and can be eaten on its own or used in recipes for juices. smoothies or even cake. Learn more about the benefits of atemoya.

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Prickly Pear: Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

Prickly pears can offer several health benefits like regulating blood sugar, lowering cholesterol, and promoting weight loss. This plant naturally contains antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hypoglycemic properties. Learn about the benefits of prickly pears and how to eat them.

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Cottonseed Oil: Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts & How to Use

Cottonseed oil is a plant-based oil that is extracted from cotton seeds. It can offer health benefits like boosting immunity, lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy skin and hair. Read more about the health benefits of cottonseed oil, its nutrition facts and how to use it for cooking and on your hair or skin.

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Endive: 10 Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

An endive is a vegetable that is high in vitamin A, vitamin C and caffeic acid, which are nutrients with antioxidant properties. These can help to fight free radicals in the body and prevent diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke. Learn more about the health benefits of endives and it nutrition facts.

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Loquat: 8 Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat

A loquat are a small orange fruit with a soft peel, a firm texture and a sweet, refreshing flavor. They are high in fiber, vitamin A and manganese, and can therefore lead to health benefits like boosting immunity, combating constipation and preventing diabetes. Learn more about loquat benefits and how to eat them.

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21 Folic Acid Foods to Add to Your Diet (& Daily Dose)

Foods with folic acid, like spinach and asparagus are important, as this vitamin can help prevent illnesses like stroke and cancer. Adequate consumption can also help prevent serious complications in pregnancy and fetal development. Learn more about which foods have high amounts of folate and the recommended daily dose.

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Arrowroot: Health Benefits, Nutrition, How to Eat & Recipes

Arrowroot is high in fiber and can be used add bulk to the stool and regulate bowel movements. It is often used as a home remedy for constipation, diarrhea and IBS. It is also beneficial for boosting immunity and lowering cholesterol. Check-out how to eat arrowroot, including tasty recipes that use arrowroot .

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Passion Fruit: 10 Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (with Recipes)

Passion fruit can offer many health benefits like reducing anxiety, stress or insomnia, as it naturally contains antioxidant, sedative and anxiolytic properties. It is rich in flavonoids, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and magnesium, and is also high in fiber. Learn about the benefits of passion fruit and how to eat.

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33 High Protein Foods (per 100 g) - Animal & Plant-Based Lists

High protein foods are an essential part of any diet. Protein plays a role in preventing injury and illness, as well as promoting muscle recovery and growth. Check-out our list of high-protein foods from animal and plant-based sources that you can add to your diet.

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Himalayan Salt: Possible Health Benefits & How to Use

Himalayan salt is a type of salt that is characterized by its natural pink color. It is is not processed and contains no additives, which is why it is considered to be more natural than regular table salt. Read more about the possible health benefits of himalayan salt, why it's different from table salt and how to use t.

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High Fiber Foods: Food List, Benefits and Types of Fiber

High-fiber foods, like fruit, vegetables, legumes and grains, are an essential part of a healthy diet. They can help to promoting gut health and prevent health conditions like constipation, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Check-out a list of high-fiber foods and the type of fiber you can consume.

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Created by: Karla Leal Registered Dietitian
Graduated from Grand Rio University with a degree in Nutrition. Licensed to practice under license # 10100509.
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