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The grocery store can be a minefield for those looking to eat healthy. While we all know to avoid ultra processed snacks like bags of chips and boxes of cookies, we also need to be wary of foods marketed as "healthy." For example, fruit-flavored yogurts can be loaded with sugar—not to mention all the preservatives! Whipping up a batch of these actually healthy make-ahead fruit and yogurt parfaits is only marginally more work than picking up a carton at the store, plus you can control exactly what goes in them!
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VIDEO: Fresh Mango Salad
Dive into summer with this fresh, light and healthy mango salad!
INGREDIENTS
- Peanuts
- Carrot
- Mango
- Rocket
- 2 limes
- Olive oil
- Soy sauce
- Red onion, minced
- Salt
- Pepper
METHOD
- Lightly sautée the peanuts until golden.
- Take the carrots and cut into thin slices.
- Peel the mango and slice into thin strips.
- Squeeze the juice from 2 limes into a bowl, and add olive oil, soy sauce, minced onion, salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, toss together the mango, carrot, rocket, and lime-soy dressing.
- Enjoy!