Choosing foods that are high in fiber is a great way to maintain your weight and keep your digestive system healthy. High-fiber foods essentially include whole vegetables, whole fruits and whole-grain products.

Dietary fiber helps to fill you up and keeps you satisfied longer after each meal, so losing weight is much easier - plus many high-fiber foods are also low in calories. Sounds great, right? Learn more about high-fiber foods.

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Remember Y2K? It's already been ten years since we wondered what would happen when the 99s turned to 00s on the computers around the world.

Do you remember what you were eating and drinking back then? How do they compare with what you think about now? Here are ten topics in nutrition we think more about today than we did ten years ago.

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General Mills has decided to take some of the sugar out of their lineup of kids' cereal. They're reducing the amounts of sugar to 11 grams per serving. Reducing the sugar is a good thing, but personally, I prefer a serving to have less than 6 grams of sugar.

If your kids really love this stuff, be sure they're eating only one serving at the most, and add some wholesome foods to their breakfast, such as whole grain toast with peanut butter and a small glass of 100% fruit juice. Make sure you take a close look at the serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts labels; they tend to be smaller for some types of cereal - usually 3/4 cup compared to one cup of grownup, less sugary, non-neon colored cereal.

Actually, I think the most interesting thing about General Mills' announcement page is a side by side comparison of Cheerios and Lucky Charms. They make the point that one serving of Cheerios has 100 calories and the Lucky Charms has only a few more - 110! Sounds good, right? But what they don't tell you (look at the labels there on the page) is that one serving of Lucky Charms is only 3/4 cup, while one serving of Cheerios is a full cup. So really, one cup of Lucky Charms has about 135 calories, not 110.

Maybe it's not a huge deal (and only 25 calories difference) ... but just the way that comparison between the two cereals is presented on the webpage really bugs me - I feel like General Mills is trying to mislead the reader a little bit. What do you think?

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Healthy cooking starts with choosing the right foods at the grocery store. If your kitchen is stocked with wholesome ingredients, all of your meals will be good for you and your family.

Shopping for healthy foods isn't too difficult, but it helps to have a grocery list ready. Take your list to the store and stick to buying the items on your list and don't add any extra junk foods. In fact, just stay out of the junk food aisles and you will do just fine. Learn how to make a healthy grocery list.

More About Grocery Shopping

• Grocery Shopping - a Key to Longevity
• Finding Healthy Foods at the Grocery Store
• How to Save Money When You Shop

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