Wellness Care: Nutrition
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Nutrition and Menopause
Everyone knows that eating right is a key factor in maintaining lifelong health, and this is particularly true at menopause. At this time of life, more than ever, you need a balanced diet that focuses on:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Whole grains and legumes
- Lean meats, fish, and poultry
- Less fat and more low-fat products
Tips for reducing menopausal symptoms: cut back on spicy foods and reduce consumption of alcohol and caffeine, all of which can bring on hot flashes.
To help you make food choices that keep you on track and stimulate your taste buds, check out www.allrecipes.com. With over 30,000 recipes in its database, the Allrecipes® website touts itself as "an online cooking community where home cooks from around the world come to share, rate, and download recipes and meal ideas."
Allrecipes® features diet, healthy living, low carb, and vegetarian recipe collections, so in just a few clicks you can plan an entire meal from beverages and appetizers to entrees, side dishes, and desserts that will have you guiltlessly savoring every bite.
Each recipe includes complete nutritional information (total calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs, etc.) to help you make healthy choices, and can be instantly customized to suit the number of servings you need. You can also find additional dishes to compliment your meal, and create a shopping list and recipe box to help you stay organized and save time.
Many recipe entries also feature "prep time" and "ready in time" calculations for a perfectly timed meal, as well as photos of the finished product.
Perhaps what's greatest about Allrecipes® is that every recipe on the site is submitted, rated, and reviewed by people like you. Particularly helpful are the reviews, in which people who have tried the recipe share their experiences, and even offer suggestions for improvement.