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Clean Eating Thursday Recipe Linkup – Apple Recipes

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Most people are used to seeing apples in the store year round. But they are a wonderful fruit to enjoy in fall particularly because of all the holiday recipes people tend to enjoy this time of… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/7945/4768769

Not Your Usual Protein-Packed Snacks

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I’m ALL about the high-protein snacks lately. I mean, I hate it when I eat a snack and then like 20 minutes later, I’m hungry again (#snackfail), so I love when I find new ones that are both tasty and satisfying. And I especially love high-protein snacks that aren’t your usual protein powder/Greek yogurt/nuts/hard-boiled eggs. Not that there’s anything wrong with these kinds of snacks. They’re some of my favorites, but I like to mix it up. I recently had the opportunity to try some snacks from Nuts.com, and I was so impressed with the selection of high-protein, nutritious, and delicious options, I just had to share my favorites with you guys. These snacks are definitely ones that I will purchase again (and again). Speaking of which, here’s an  EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER FOR CNC READERS … Get FOUR FREE GIFTS  from Nuts.com when you order $25 or more! Choose from Ultimate Malted Milk Balls, Turkish Figs, Roasted Pistachios, Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds, Organic Cacao Nibs (Raw), Veggi

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Sneaky Ways to Get Vitamin D

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During this overcast time of year, the sunshine vitamin isn’t so easy to get. Adults need 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily. But many Americans (specifically, 3 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 12 percent of Mexican-Americans and 31 percent of non-Hispanic blacks) aren’t getting enough, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vitamin D is important for muscle and bone strength, immunity and more — and come July 2018, a food’s vitamin D content will be listed on its label. Until then, this handy guide to food sources will help you get your daily requirement. 1 egg (41 IU): Earlier this year, the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans gave us clearance to eat the whole egg, waving away concerns that the cholesterol in the yolk affects blood levels of cholesterol. So it’s good news that an egg’s vitamin D is in the yolk: A large egg contains about 7 percent of your daily need. 1 cup cremini mushrooms (3 IU): This amount will

Kath Ate Real Meals

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  I’ve been thinking about how I always tell you guys I miss KERF as a food dairy, but I never actually get back into blogging in real time. Mostly because 1) My life is so much more unpredictable now that I am a mother and 2) Social media has changed the way live blogging feels to me. Wouldn’t you guys feel that a post simply about my lunch was boring? I dunno! When I have done surveys in the past, that’s always the style of post you guys request most. When I started blogging back in 2007/2008, there was no Instagram/Snapchat, etc. Blogging was the main “live” platform at the time, and lots of blogs tried to be as in the moment as possible, including mine. I think I missed one post in five years! These days blogs seem to be the best platform for “evergreen” content and social media is where people share day-to-day stories. I am torn between sharing more meals in real time on Instagram and “saving” them for these round-up Lately posts. And I feel pulled between the platforms on w