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Heart disease is the number one killer for men and women. February is American Heart Month, and The Cleveland Clinic has released its annual heart survey. It shows food costs and access to healthy foods are some of the biggest obstacles to heart health.
Cleveland Clinic polled a thousand adults from across the country and found nearly half of Americans surveyed are having trouble with the surging grocery costs; 46 percent believe healthy food being more expensive is the biggest barrier to eating healthy.
“We all see it really now, with the prices being hiked at our grocery stores for
Two goals that all of us probably have at all times: to eat healthier and to cut back on our spending. But too often it seems that these two aspirations just don’t go hand in hand.
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Healthy foods are often more expensive than junk food. Furthermore, nutritious meals tend to take longer — and require more skill — to prepare. And thanks to inflation, the cost of food is only going up. For
Lisa Kingery is on a mission.
The founder of FoodRight teaches kids how to prepare healthy foods.
Now serving about 1,200 students citywide in five MPS schools, FoodRight has developed curricula for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to help them gain experience with cooking different foods and using kitchen equipment.
This hands-on approach to learning is important for Kingery, who said that it helps break up the school day and get kids moving and learning with their hands when they otherwise might not have the chance to do so.
“Our curriculum is very experiential; they’re learning by doing,” Kingery
My name is Jessica Peck (@jessicaleighpeck), and I am 32 years old. I live in Waconia, Minnesota, and I am a Product Manager. When I became a mother, I decided to overhaul my lifestyle, one small habit at a time. After following Weight Watchers for a while, I switched to counting calories and starting meal planning. I also went from walking every day to doing Life Time fitness classes five days a week. Together, these changes helped me lose 95 pounds and reverse my prediabetes.
I struggled with being overweight most of my life. I remember being the kid in
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The nature of investing is that you win some, and you lose some. And there’s no doubt that My Food Bag Group Limited (NZSE:MFB) stock has had a really bad year. The share price has slid 67% in that time. My Food Bag Group hasn’t been listed for long, so although we’re wary of recent listings that perform poorly, it may still prove itself with time. Shareholders have had an even rougher run recently, with the share price down 35% in the last 90 days.
With that in mind, it’s worth seeing if the company’s underlying fundamentals have been the
When we kick off our fitness journey, a lot of things get changed, which includes our eating habits. We have to quit eating the scrumptious samosas, ditch the sugary drinks, and raucously give up late-night snacks. In bid to get healthier, these foods are often replaced with more nutritious options such as granola and protein bars, muesli, oats, and multigrain bread. While these healthy food items are easily available in the market, we run out of options when it comes to preparing something nutritious at home. But, you need not worry as your kitchen has everything you would need in