| mom. mOM. MOM! The echo rings in your
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| | Fiber-rich foods tend to be higher in
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| head. The voices carry you to a not so
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| | vitamins and minerals.After eating
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| distant time and place. The time: early
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| | fiber-rich foods, there is a feeling of
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| morning, May 14th. The place: your cozy
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| | fullness which helps to control
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| bed. The delicious aroma of baking
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| | overeating. A fiber-rich meal is
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| muffins wafts through the air. You wonder
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| | processed more slowly. Losing weight is a
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| if you are in the wrong house. But wait.
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| | natural result of eating high fiber foods
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| What if your lessons about high fiber
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| | such as whole grain breads and cereals;
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| foods have finally been taken to heart by
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| | fruits such as raspberries, strawberries,
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| your kids this Mother's Day? Could they
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| | unpeeled apples and pears; beans and
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| really be in the kitchen baking your
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| | legumes like kidney beans, lima beans,
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| favorite high-fiber carrot bran
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| | and lentils; nuts and seeds; vegetables
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| muffin?You think about all of the moms in
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| | such as broccoli, spinach, swiss chard
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| the world at this very moment awaiting
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| | and peas.Whatever you do, Mom, don't go
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| the special treats in store for them this
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| | near the kitchen. You know what it looks
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| day. Many of them will be served a
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| | like. Dads and kids have a different
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| refined flour, sugar-laden breakfast in
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| | approach to kitchen duty and baking is a
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| bed. Many will wish they were at the spa,
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| | messy business. Trust in their high fiber
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| alone. How many will find their family
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| | wisdom. (You taught them, after all.) So
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| showering them with love by serving a
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| | what if the muffins don't come out light
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| high fiber menu with lots of veggies,
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| | and moist? With every bite, let them know
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| fruits, and whole grains?Throughout the
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| | how much you appreciate their efforts.
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| years, as the learning curve widens about
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| | Enjoy the pampering and the
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| the benefits of high fiber foods, smart
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| | acknowledgment of your family's adoration
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| moms have chosen foods high in fiber for
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| | of you. Happy Mother's Day!Carrot Bran
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| their family's daily diet. There is an
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| | Muffins/Blender Method
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| alarming number of today's children that
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| | yield: 12 Large Muffins1. Spray muffin
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| are overweight. The new Food Guide
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| | pan with no-stick cooking spray2. In a
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| Pyramid recommends that children consume
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| | large mixing bowl thoroughly stir water
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| 1 to 3 servings of whole grains daily.
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| | into bran; stir in raisins, nuts, and
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| The wise mom serves (but certainly not on
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| | carrots; let stand at least 5 minutes:1 1
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| Mother's Day) a variety of healthy
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| | 2 cups wheat bran (not boxed cereal
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| fiber-rich foods to keep her kids trim
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| | flakes; just plain bran)
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| and their digestive tracts running
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| | 1/2 cup boiling hot water
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| smoothly. Fiber helps regulate blood
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| | 1/2 cup raisins (soaked in water 5
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| sugar which is vital to your children's
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| | minutes to soften; drained)
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| energy and digestive health. If your
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| | 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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| little ones are exposed to a diet of
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| | 1 cup grated fresh carrot3. Place in
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| foods high in fiber, their instinct will
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| | blender; blend at high speed 4 minutes
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| naturally lean towards choosing whole
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| | until smooth:1 cup buttermilk
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| foods throughout their lives.Fibrous
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| | 2 eggs
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| foods tone up your intestines which helps
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| | 1/2 cup honey
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| prevent diverticulitis. Cancer-causing
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| | 1 cup whole wheat pastry grain (not
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| toxins speed out of the digestive system
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| | flour)4. Combine and add all at once to
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| more quickly when a high fiber diet is
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| | liquid ingredients in blender and blend
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| followed. By maintaining proper colon
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| | in briefly, but thoroughly:1 teaspoon
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| health, the risk of irritable bowel
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| | salt
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| syndrome is dramatically
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| | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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| decreased.Researchers have found that a
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| | 1 teaspoon cinnamon5. Pour batter into
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| high-fiber diet significantly reduces
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| | softened bran mixture; blend all
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| blood pressure levels among people with
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| | thoroughly, but briefly with rubber
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| high blood pressure or hypertension. High
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| | spatula or mixing spoon. Do not
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| fiber foods offer vital phytochemicals
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| | overmix!6.
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| that we need for a healthy immune system.
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