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Self-Acceptance – Food Exposed

No matter how much spiritual practice, self-improvement, or therapy we’ve been through, there is one area where many of us still find ourselves challenged every day: self-acceptance. It seems all too easy to fall into the trap of judging ourselves as inadequate, finding fault with our achievements or our bodies, and believing our self-critical inner…

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Sharing Resources – Food Exposed

Here’s a little story that illustrates the value of sharing resources and creating something from nothing. There are many versions of it, and I’m not sure where it comes from originally, but here goes: Many years ago in a time of great hardship and famine an old soldier wandered into a poverty stricken village and…

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Commitment with Passion – Food Exposed

I’d like to take a minute to talk about commitment with passion. No, I’m not talking about the romantic kind (as in intimate relationships with others) – rather I’m talking about the kind of commitment that leads to creating self-fulfilling prophecies. Let’s face it, pursuing your goals, even if you’re highly motivated, isn’t always a…

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Self Talk – Food Exposed

Research shows that our SELF TALK really influences how we make decisions about what we will or won’t do. Basically, as humans, we thrive on autonomy – and feeling like we’re picking our own path through life. This is true at any age!

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On Purpose Magazine with JW Najarian – Food Exposed

Jackie’s guest this week is founder of OnPurpose Magazine, JW Najarian. JW is a proud veteran, who has started a linkedin group of over 40,000 to help vets connect to each other, and a cancer patient fighting to overcome stage 4 prostate cancer. In addition, he has interviewed a number of up and coming authors…

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Vegetable Curry – Food Exposed

Vegetable Curry Servings: 3      Serving Size: 2 cups Ingredients: 1 lb.  red potato, peeled and diced 2 whole bay leaves ½ tsp. black pepper 2 cups broccoli, chopped 2 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1″ cubes 2 cups carrots, cut into 1/4″ thick slices 2 cups cauliflowerets 1 cup celery, diced 1…

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Portion Standards – Food Exposed

This week, Jackie examines how American dieting trends have changed over the last decade – from using Lucky Strikes Cigarettes as a weight loss tool to the Lemonade Diet to Dexatrim to Weight Watchers to the Atkins and Paleo diets! She’ll tell you the best diet for losing weight and keeping weight off – and…

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Stir Fried Turkey in Lettuce Cups – Food Exposed

Stir Fried Turkey in Lettuce Cups Servings: 6                Serving Size: 5 oz. Chicken mixture  Ingredients 1 ½ lb. turkey breast meat ¼ cup dried shiitake mushrooms 1 tbsp. cornstarch 2 tbsp. dry sherry ½ tsp. pepper 1 tbsp. canola oil 1 tbsp. ginger, peeled and finely chopped 2 clove garlic, finely minced 2 ea. scallion, chopped ½ cup…

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Developing Better Eating Habits for Students – Food Exposed

This week, Jackie discusses the challenges of getting kids to make healthy choices and eat right. Jackie’s involvement with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move and Chefs Move to Schools campaigns takes her into elementary and high school classrooms, where she works with educators (such as today’s guest) in the hopes of curbing the childhood obesity epidemic.…

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Apple Blueberry Delight – Food Exposed

Apple Blueberry Delight Ingredients:  4 medium apples, unpeeled 2 cups blueberries 1 tbsp. trans-fat free, lite margarine 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg ½ tsp. orange peel, finely grated 1 tbsp. orange-flavored liqueur 2 tbsp. agave nectar 3 tbsp. orange juice  Directions: 1. In a small bowl, mix the agave, cinnamon, and nutmeg.…

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