Nutrition Around the World: Puerto Rican Cuisine
Welcome back to the Nutrition Around the World series! We just wrapped up is Hispanic Heritage Month, but it's never too late to celebrate this rich cuisine! Today, we're exploring the cuisine of Puerto Rico-- a Caribbean island known for warm weather and even warmer people.
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Brown Bag Makeover
We’re all familiar with those good ‘ole sack lunches. You know, the ones in the brown paper bag with the dry cheese sandwich, an apple, and a bag of potato chips? At least that’s how I remember them... Maybe your brown bag had more options. I sand-wish mine did! Either way, lunchtime is essential to get us through the day and a time we all should cherish, so it’s time to give those brown bags a makeover.
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Balanced Bites: Beach Day
Spring is long gone, we can sea clearly now the rain is gone. Beach season is officially here and we’re ready to tropic like it’s hot! As the sun begins to sizzle, your energy might start to fizzle! Keep reading to find out how to make a splash at your next day in the sand with our beachy keen recommendations.
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Beat the Heat with Cooling Foods
Summertime is on our minds...it’s time for sunshine and happy vibes! The National Weather Service predicts that Georgia is approaching the hottest part of the summer. When the temperatures get too hot to handle, stay hydrated and cool as a cucumber with the following foods for a sun-sational sea-sun.
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Branch Out at Your Cookout
As the temperatures rise, the cover comes off𑁋the grill that is. Six out of 10 Americans own a grill which means there could be quite a few cookouts on your calendar this summer. Let’s [BB]Q up some ideas that will help to branch out at your cookouts this spring and summer.
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Sweet Tea, Succotash, and Soulful Hospitality: An Ode to Black American Cuisine
Black American cuisine stems from eating patterns of the rural South. With the Great Migration, this cuisine spanned throughout the rest of the United States getting more and more seasoned with each region. You know what they say: “All Southern food isn’t soul food, but all soul food is Southern food”. It isn’t the buttermilk biscuits or smoky collards that characterize soul food, but the traditions of a people that overcame adversity.
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