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New year, new better-for-you breakfast

FAMILY FEATURES — Whether you’re preparing to power through workouts or recharging for a day of play, a filling, satisfying breakfast is a fitting way to start the morning. Shaking off the sleepiness can begin with the meal of your dreams, one that’s loaded with complex carbohydrates, ...

Supercharge workouts with watermelon smoothies, shakes

FAMILY FEATURES — If you’re tired of the same bland protein bars and powders, there’s a tastier way to rehydrate and replenish after exercise: fresh fruit. With a delicious solution like watermelon, you can look forward to post-workout recovery snacks, smoothies and shakes. While ...

Simple ways to add more fiber to your diet

METRO — A healthy diet includes a mix of various vitamins, minerals and nutrients. In fact, those seeking to eat healthy may sometimes be overwhelmed by medical advice recommending an array of items so wide it can seem difficult to squeeze everything in without eating too much food. Thankfully, there are many simple ways to get enough of what you need, and that includes fiber. The Mayo Clinic notes that a high-fiber diet supports a healthy body in various ways. A high fiber diet can reduce risk for constipation, help people maintain low cholesterol levels, promote bowel health, and ...

Stay warm with soup

January may be National Soup Month, but as long as there is snow in the flower beds and a fire in the woodstove, it is always the right time for a hot bowl of soup, no matter the month. Soups, stews and chowders are the perfect comfort food to warm both body and soul. Despite their long lists of ingredients, soups are easy on the budget, many using staples from the pantry, fridge and freezer. To cut down on time, substitute prepared rotisserie chicken for chicken in any chicken-based soup. And for the tastiest broth ever, simmer the chicken carcass with onion, a stalk of celery and ...

The flavors that survived 2025, and the ones that didn’t

Every year brings its own edible landscape: flavors that surge, fade or quietly endure. Some appear overnight, flooding menus and social feeds before vanishing just as quickly, while others take root, not through hype but through usefulness, comfort or sheer deliciousness. And then there are the flavors that linger in the background, steady and unfazed by whatever trend cycles spin around them. In 2025, the flavors that survived weren’t the loud, high-drama ideas engineered for virality. They were the ones that felt grounded; ingredients that delivered warmth, brightness and depth ...