Yes, I hate lima beans, which is precisely why I am including the dang things in this weekend’s edition of “Eating outside the box.” It’s time for me to blow through the boundaries of my comfort zone. Nutrition in Lima Beans Lima beans are an excellent source of fiber, cholesterol-lowering fiber. Their high fiber content [...]

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Since when did the concept of “fun” become synonymous with a breakfast cereal? I watched a commercial yesterday touting Froot Loops, among several other brands, as being the “fun way for kids to get their fiber.” This cheerful attempt to promote 3 grams of fiber (while ingesting a nutritionally devoid food stuff that is 44 percent [...]

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Tell your kid not to be looking for potatoes with his next hot lunch at the cafeteria, will ya? The USDA came out with its new guidelines recently, specifically limiting starchy veggies to two portions a week. By starchy, they mean corn, white potatoes and lima beans (no loss there). But who knew potatoes could be so [...]

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