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Healthy Snacks on the Go!

Now that school is back in session, everyone seems to be a little bit busier. When you’re always on the go, it can be hard to find time for nutritious snacks. Instead of running through the drive-thru, check out this list of quick and easy snacks that are great for families on the go! Bananas [...]

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Best Practices for the Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving behind us, how did you do with your holiday eating behaviors?  Did you need your stretchy pants?  Did you make room for any fruits or vegetables?  Was your whole plate covered in gravy?  If you didn’t do as well as you wanted, here are 10 tips you can try out at upcoming holiday [...]

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Eating Healthy During Summer Cookouts

Summer is here and most of us will probably attend a cook out or barbecue or host our own. While cookouts are great to spend time with family and friends, they might not be great for your health. According to The Daily Meal, a single day of barbecue eating could total 2,652 calories!  Check out [...]

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Happy National Nutrition Month!

There is no better time to get rid of your unhealthy eating habits than March, which is National Nutrition Month! This year’s theme, “Bite Into A Healthy Lifestyle” starts at the time when many New Year’s resolutions start to fail.  National Nutrition Month is a great reminder to try and eat a wholesome diet and [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions – Healthy Eating

It’s officially 2015!  After the holidays and all of the goodies and sweets we have eaten, it is normal for us to set New Year’s Resolutions which, for the majority of us, means making goals for weight loss or other issues. Our society is becoming so fast paced that we want things to be taken [...]

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Eat Healthy by Getting your Plate in Shape!

post written by Karen Gough.  To learn more about our Blog Team click here. At the beginning of May HealthNet and IU Health started a voucher program that provided $7.00/week to shop at the Garden on the Go locations.  This Rx program will run from May thru November 2012.  There will be 25 participants chosen [...]

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Dishing up healthier meals after the Pyramid is gone!

Trying to eat healthier this year? Let’s face it. Every choice we make at the dinner table, grocery store aisle or fast food line adds up – especially when we step on the scale. Here’s a new tool to help guide what goes on your plate. Today, the Obama administration is tossing out the old [...]

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