Salads To Go Issue

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With new nutritional information, this guide demystifies nutrition labels, discusses the four essential food groups, vitamins, calories, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, and features a healthy diet and exercise program.;Time for a Nutrition Tune-Up -- The Dietary Guidelines -- Unraveling the Dietary Guidelines -- Balancing Your Food Groups -- Where Do Calories Fit In? -- The Keys to Successful Eating: Variety and Moderation -- Scheduling Time for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner -- A Close-Up on Carbohydrates -- What Exactly Is a Carbohydrate? -- Sweet Satisfaction: The Lowdown on Simple Sugars -- All About Complex Carbohydrates -- How Much Carbohydrate Should You Eat? -- Do Starchy Carbs Make You Fat? -- The Glycemic Index and the Glycemic Load -- To Artificially Sweeten or Not -- The Profile on Protein -- What's So Important About Protein? -- A Brief Return to Chemistry 101 -- Animal Protein Versus Vegetable Protein -- Your Personal Protein Requirements -- Does Excessive Protein Build Larger Muscles? -- The Scoop on Amino-Acid Supplements -- Chewing the Fat -- Why Fat Is Fabulous -- Are All Fats Created Equal? -- The Cholesterol Connection and Heart Disease -- Getting Fat from Eating Fat -- The "Fat-Phobic" Generation -- Don't As-salt Your Body -- Feeling a Bit Waterlogged? -- Can't Take the Pressure! -- How Much Sodium Is Recommended? -- Salt-Less Solutions -- In and Out with Fiber -- Fiber Facts: What Is Fiber Anyway? -- How Much Fiber Do You Need? -- Vitamins and Minerals: The "Micro" Guys -- What Are Vitamins and Minerals? -- Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Water-Soluble Vitamins -- Antioxidants and Your Health -- The Scoop on Minerals -- Selenium: The Newest Antioxidant and a Mineral Worth Noting! -- Mighty Minerals: Calcium and Iron -- Calcium and Healthy Bones -- Everything You Need to Know About Calcium Supplements -- Iron Out Your Body -- Tips to Boost Your Dietary Iron Intake -- Are You a Candidate for a Supplement? -- Are Your Supplements Absorbable? -- Making Savvy Food Choices -- Decoding a Nutrition Label -- Serving Size -- Calories -- Total Fat -- Cholesterol -- Sodium -- Total Carbohydrate -- Protein -- Percent Daily Values -- GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) -- Free Range Versus Organic -- Shopping Smart -- The Shopping List -- Starting with the Produce Section -- Down Dairy Lane -- Shopping for the Whole Grains -- Best Bets for Protein -- Frozen Meals, Canned Soups, and Sauces -- Savvy Snacks -- Health-Conscious Condiments -- Heart-Smart Fats, Spreads, and Dressings -- Now You're Cooking -- The Recipe Makeover: Remodeling Family Favorites -- Breakfast: Two Creative Morning Recipes -- Lunch-Not the Same Old Sandwich Again! -- Dinner: Recipes to "Wow" Your Taste Buds -- Sensational Side Dishes -- Decadent Desserts -- Start a Cookbook Library -- Restaurant Survival Guide -- Common Restaurant Faux Pas -- Become a Dining Detective -- Ethnic Cuisine: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" -- Trimming Down the Holidays -- Staying on Track on Holidays -- Easter -- Passover -- Fourth of July -- Thanksgiving -- Hanukkah -- Kwanzaa -- Christmas -- The ABCs of Exercise -- Getting Physical -- Why Bother Exercising? -- What's an Appropriate Exercise Program? -- Are You Working Hard Enough? -- Hit the Weights and "Pump Some Iron" -- Top-Five Exercise Myths -- How to Get Started: Your Personal Plan of Attack -- When Formal Exercise Is Just Not Your Thang! -- The Gym Scene -- Gym Jargon 101 -- A Tour of the Equipment -- Learn Your Muscles and "Buff That Bod" -- Do You Need a Personal Trainer? -- Sports Nutrition -- Carbohydrates: Fuel of Choice -- Develop Your Own High-Carb Diet -- All About Muscle Glycogen -- Personal Protein Requirements -- Food Before, During, and After Exercise -- Going That Extra Mile: Fluids and Supplements -- Guidelines for Proper Hydration -- Sports Drinks Versus Water -- The Bar Exam -- What's the Story on Ergogenic Aids? -- Beyond the Basics: Nutrition for Special Needs -- Diet and Cancer -- Which Fats Can Help -- Fight Back with Antioxidants -- Can't Get Enough of Those Fruits and Veggies -- Phytochemicals, Phytonutrients, and Phytoestrogens -- The Story on Soy Products -- Reducing Fatigue During Chemo Treatments -- Spotlight on Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer -- Managing Diabetes -- Type 1, Type 2, and More -- Diagnosing Diabetes Is Easy -- Can You Prevent Diabetes? -- Becoming Proactive -- Eating Smart When You Have Diabetes -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Making the Nutritional Guidelines Work for You -- The Exchange System -- Children and Adolescents -- Glucose Monitoring -- Don't Eat Your Heart Out -- Understanding Your Blood Test: OptimalCardiac Numbers -- Heart-Smart Eating -- Putting the Guidelines to the Test -- Exercise! -- Food Allergies and Other Ailments -- Understanding Food Allergies -- Diagnosing a True Food Allergy -- What's the Difference Between Allergy and Intolerance? -- Celiac Disease: Life Without Wheat, Rye, Barley, and Oats -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- For the Caffeine-Sensitive -- Managing Migraines -- Alleviating PMS -- Going Vegetarian -- The Various Types of Vegetarians -- How to Ensure an Adequate Protein Intake -- Remarkably "Meatless" Recipes -- Herbal Remedies and More -- Judging the Quality of Herbal Products -- For Female Health -- For Male Health -- For Depression, Sleeping, and Aging -- Heart Disease -- Liver Disease -- Respiratory Ailments -- Arthritis -- Migraines -- Cancer -- More Herbal Remedies Worth Mentioning -- Pregnancy and Parenting -- Eating Your Way Through Pregnancy -- Are You Really Eating for Two? -- Increased Calories and Protein -- A Weighty Issue: How Many Pounds Should You Gain? -- Adjusting Your Eating Plan -- Why All the Hype on Calcium? -- Hiking Up the Iron -- Blast Your Baby with Vitamins! -- Keep on Drinkin', Sippin', Gulpin', and Guzzlin'! -- Foods to Forget! -- The Story on Mercury and Fish -- The Many Trials and Tribulations of Having a Baby -- Five-Day Pregnancy Meal Plan -- Exercising Your Way Through Pregnancy -- Most Doctors Give the Green Light for Exercise -- Warming Up, Cooling Down, and All the Stuff in the Middle -- "Energize" Without All the Slamming and Jamming! -- Sign Up for a Prenatal Exercise Class -- Yes, "Moms-to-Be" Can Lift Weights -- Bouncing Back After the Baby Arrives -- Feeding the Younger Folks -- Your Very First Food Decision: Breast Milk or Formula? -- When and How to Start Solids -- The Wrong Stuff -- The Right Stuff for Growing Kids -- Fun and Easy Recipes -- What About Sweets? -- The Sneaky Gourmet: Fifteen Ways to Disguise Vegetables -- Turn Off That Tube! -- Weight Management 101 -- Come On, Knock It Off -- What's the Best Diet, Anyway? -- What Should You Weigh? -- Testing Your Body Fat: Getting Pinched, Dunked, and Zapped -- How Many Calories Should You Eat for Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance? -- The "Bubble Game" and Your Personal Weight-Loss Plan -- No More "I've Blown It" Syndrome; All Foods Are Allowed -- Making Sense of Diet Pills -- The Scoop on Prescription Diet Pills -- Setting Realistic Goals -- Adding Some Padding -- Is Being Underweight a Health Concern? -- Seven Tips to Help You Pack in the Calories -- Adding More of the Good Stuff -- Supplements-Extra Calories and Nutrition -- Understanding Eating Disorders -- Anorexia Nervosa: The Relentless Pursuit of Thinness -- Bulimia Nervosa -- Compulsive Overeating -- How to Help a Friend or Relative with an Eating Disorder -- Recipes for Your Health -- Breakfast Berry Crepes -- Greek "Village" Salad -- Garden Tostada -- Curried Chicken and Rice -- Eggplant Parmigiana -- Chicken Teriyaki over Linguine -- Asparagus with Dijon Sauce -- Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs -- Chicken Cacciatore -- Bouillabaisse -- Pork Tenderloin -- Caribbean Rice Salad -- Sweet Potato Stew -- Papaya Sorbet -- Spicy Poached Pears -- Nutrition and Health Directory -- Your Body Mass Index (BMI) -- A Closer Look at the Foods We Eat.