Mexican food is full of so many delicious fruits! If you’re curious about what types of fruits you will find in Mexican food, and their health benefits, keep reading! We’ll go through 21 fruits you’ll find in Mexican food. For each fruit, you’ll learn a bit about its nutrition benefits and how it’s used in […]
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Mexican cuisine has so many healthy foods to offer, including healthy Mexican snacks. As a dietitian, one of the most popular requests from my clients is more snack ideas. They want something quick to help them stay energized between meals. And most importantly, it has to be delicious! So I’ve come up with a few
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Today we’ll be answering the question: what is loroco. If you’re like me, you probably associate this ingredient with pupusas. Or maybe you’ve never even heard of loroco. Either way, there’s a real lack of nutrition information about it available in the United States. But for Latinos who eat this ingredient regularly, we deserve to
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This is a sponsored post created in partnership with CA Strawberries When are strawberries in season in CA? Are strawberries sustainable? Should I choose organic strawberries? Are strawberries grown ethically? These are natural questions about how our crops fit into our food system. I recently had the opportunity to visit a strawberry farm in Santa
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Time and time again, my clients tell me they need more ideas to help them meal prep Mexican food. As a Latina dietitian, I see how few resources my Latina clients have to help them plan and prepare meals that include the type of food they like to eat! One of the reasons there aren’t
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Many of my clients with PCOS have been told to avoid specific fruits. Usually, tropical fruits like mango and pineapple are mentioned because of the claim that they’re high in sugar. As a dietitian, I see my clients feeling great about choosing fruit for a snack, and then someone comes along saying that particular fruit
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Here at Nutrition con Sabor, we help Latinas learn how their heritage foods can help support their health, especially for PCOS! It’s easy to forget that avocado is a Latino food, but it is! Avocados are native to Mexico and have been a major part of Mexican diets for centuries (if not longer). With the
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For Latinas with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), learning how to manage PCOS can be challenging. Not only is PCOS more severe for us Latinas, but we may also be at higher risk for PCOS in the first place. Despite this, most nutrition resources about PCOS are not built for us. Most PCOS nutrition information ignores
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