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Chow Line: How sweet they are: A tale of two beets (for 9/2/07)
August 24, 2007 Are sugar beets the same thing as the beets that are pickled or canned? Not quite. They're from the same family, of course, but the sugar beet is distinctly different from the table beet. Sugar beets are larger than table beets. They& ...
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Chow Line: Protein easy for vegetarians to get (for 9/21/08)
September 12, 2008 What would be a protein replacement for an individual who does not eat meat or eggs? People who don't eat meat or eggs but do eat foods from the dairy group are called "lacto vegetarians," and they have plenty of choices ...
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Chow Line: Potatoes: You say waxy, I say mealy (11/7/20)
October 29, 2010 What kinds of potatoes are best for boiling, mashing, frying and baking? Potatoes are versatile creatures, aren't they? They can be cooked just about any way you can think of, and they complement almost any meal. There are more than ...
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Chow Line: High-fructose corn syrup just like sugar (for 12/28/08)
December 19, 2008 I know people who refuse to eat anything that contains high-fructose corn syrup. Is it really so bad? It appears not. And you can blame the scientific method for undue concerns about the sweetener. In 2004, a paper published in the Ameri ...
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Chow Line: Help kids eat less and move more (for 9/12/10)
September 3, 2010 I keep hearing more and more about the problem of childhood obesity. How big of a problem is it really? Childhood obesity is increasing at alarming rates, and health authorities are concerned about the implications for weight-related hea ...
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Chow Line: Gut reactions to candy canes vary (for 12/21/08)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-gut-reactions-candy-canes-vary
December 12, 2008 I've heard contradictory views: Do candy canes cause indigestion or do they combat it? In this case, you've heard correctly in both cases. The trigger for either (as far as candy canes are concerned) is peppermint. First, the g ...
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Chow Line: If you must, use math to figure iron intake (for 4/1/07)
March 23, 2007 I am a 51-year-old woman trying to track my iron intake, but nutrition labels only give a percentage "Daily Value" for iron. How can I tell how much iron a food really contains? You raise a good question. The Daily Value informati ...
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Chow Line: No need to scream over ice cream (for 6/27/10)
June 18, 2010 My husband chooses strawberry ice cream over other flavors because he thinks the fruit makes it healthier. Does it? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there's not nearly enough fruit in ice cream to allow it to qualify as a servin ...
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Chow Line: Most seniors need healthier diets (for 3/7/10)
February 26, 2010 When my mother got older, I recall being very concerned about the weight loss she began experiencing. Unfortunately, now that I am approaching 60, I find myself gaining weight. Which is worse for older people, weight gain or weight los ...
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Chow Line: Enjoy produce, but keep it safe (for 9/20/09)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-enjoy-produce-keep-it-safe-92009-0
September 11, 2009 I am enjoying all the fresh produce I can get my hands on this summer, but I wonder if I should be doing anything special to make sure it's safe. Are there standard guidelines? Good thinking. While consumption of fresh fruits and v ...