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  • What Fast Food Chains Don’t Tell You

    What Fast Food Chains Don’t Tell You

    All fast food restaurants have a few practices they do not usually blurt out to the public, but are implemented at the store. Here are a few. Fast food restaurants have healthy meals, but they will be more expensive than the less healthy ones. For instance, a salad containing chicken will be more expensive than…

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  • Basic Food Groups to Achieve a Healthy Diet

    Basic Food Groups to Achieve a Healthy Diet

    In order to have a balanced amount of nutrients in the body, it is important to consume the right amount of each food type each day. All types of food are classified into four general groups: dairy, meat, grain and produce. From this classification, food can be divided again according to their nutritional properties. This…

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  • Carbohydrates and Food

    Carbohydrates and Food

    Carbohydrates are what fuels the body. These are broken down by the digestive system into simple sugars that are small enough in order to be absorbed into the bloodstream. These sugars are then utilized by the body for fuel, allowing a person to be energetic and perform a number of activities. Foods Rich in Carbohydrates…

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  • Fats and Nutrition

    Fats and Nutrition

    Fats are the body’s stored energy source. When the body has enough energy requirements, the excess energy is converted into fat and is stored by the body for use at a later time. Fat can be found in food and are an important nutrient for the body. Bad and Good Kinds of Fats There are…

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  • Dean Foods Company

    Dean Foods Company

    Dean Foods Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the United States. Its operation is divided into two segments: WhiteWave-Morningstar and Fresh Dairy Direct. The company has its current headquarters in Dallas, Texas. History The history of Dean Foods started more than 80 years ago when founder Samuel Dean bought the…

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  • The Nutrient Protein

    The Nutrient Protein

    Proteins are chains of polymers that are composed of amino acids. These amino acids are connected together by peptide bonds and can be classified into essential and non-essential amino acids. The essential ones are not all manufactured by the body and can only be obtained by consuming foods that contain them. Amino acids essential to…

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  • The Food Pyramid Made Better

    The Food Pyramid Made Better

    The food pyramid is a diagram representing the recommended amounts of the base food groups that should be consumed everyday. The original pyramid had six horizontal divisions, with each division represented by a food group. The food groups were represented as drawings and the pyramid recommended consumption of more food groups that were located on…

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  • Coupon Collecting: From Dorky to Cool

    Coupon Collecting: From Dorky to Cool

    Years before, a lot of people would have found it embarrassing to be seen in public using coupons for their purchases. People considered it dorky and un-cool to get discounts on anything purchased by using coupons. Nowadays however, it seems that things have turned a hundred and eighty degrees because what was then considered as…

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