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March is National Nutrition Month Be it for the sake of weight loss, better habits, or a desire to find more pleasure surrounding food, we can all relate to wanting to refine our eating habits. With March, being National Nutrition Month there is no better time than now to start thinking about your own eating habits. What is Mindful Eating? It is not much different than it sounds, mindful eating is an approach to eating that focuses on awareness. It has little to do with calories, protein, carbohydrates, or fat, but instead teaches us to acknowledge our physical and emotional hunger cues and responses to food. It guides you to listen to your body as mind-less eating may lead to …

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March is National Nutrition Month. Indulge in these fruitful tips… 1. Make ice cream with one ingredient: a frozen banana! It’s completely natural and guilt-free. Take two to four ripe bananas, peel them, and let them sit in the freezer for an hour. Then slice them up and pop ‘em in the blender! You’ll end up with a smooth, yummy treat. If you’re feeling frisky: Add two tablespoons of peanut putter or chocolate chips. (Or both!) 2. Nix the stem with a straw. 3. Cut up the watermelon you plan to use for a fruit bowl, and then use the hollowed out melon as a cute bowl! 4. Here’s how to make dried fruit, broken down by each fruit: 5. …

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