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Your all-access guide to lettuce and why you should eat it and clean it! Here are my top 10 Fit Foodie Facts about why you should eat lettuce: Low Calorie Content & Almost Zero Fat Helps Weight Loss Heart Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acids Complete Protein (Romaine Lettuce is 20% protein) Helps with Insomnia Lettuce is Alkaline Forming Low Glycemic Index Whole Life Food Lettuce Tastes Great You should ALWAYS choose red or dark colored greens over whites. Red & Green Leaf Lettuces hold more nutritional value and taste than crisphead lettuce (aka Iceberg Lettuce). The Battle of the Lettuce Romaine...

Turn this year’s Thanksgiving feast into a meal that’s tradition, delicious, and clean! Stressed about Thanksgiving dinner at your house? Have no fear! Chef Mareya Ibrahim has done all of preparation for you (well, on paper!) Now, all you have to do is simply follow the recipes, shop for ingredients, and cook up a clean, delicious feast that the entire family will enjoy! >> Download Your FREE Thanksgiving Prep Checklist << We’ve even created a Thanksgiving Prep Checklist for you to follow along with from now until the big day!!! For those of you who don’t know when it is,...

Turkey? Check. Fixin’s? Check. Centerpiece? Check. Salmonella? Let’s keep that one off the menu. On Thanksgiving, being the perfect host or hostess is not just about a beautiful table or delicious food. Above all, it’s about keeping your family and friends food safe, because you don’t want to be remembered as the one who sent their guests to the hospital during the holidays – or even worse. Food-borne illnesses are a growing problem in the United States, with 1 in 6 Americans becoming sick from them every year. Out of those128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. Stories...

Ever wondered what a real restaurant chef does when he cooks at home? In today’s episode, I'm interviewing Dennis Littley, the founder and CEO of Ask chef Dennis Productions, one of the most successful food blogs in the world with over 1 million followers on social media and almost 10 million page views annually. So, have a seat at the chef’s table! ‘’The biggest roadblock to people wanting to cook seafood is it's expensive. They're afraid they're going to ruin it and more times than not they do, because they overcook it and overcooking seafood is the biggest sin you...