Your Mother and Your Weight
Self confidence – knowing that your body is healthy and strong – is important to my family.
Sylvia Meléndez Klinger, MS, RD, LDN, is founder of Hispanic Food Communications, Inc, a nutrition and food communications consulting company. Sylvia provides nutrition and culinary consulting services to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Top 11 Foods to Try in 2011
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Top Health and Nutrition Habits You Can Really Keep!
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Glorious Guava
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Did you Know…Your Body is over 60% Water? It’s true! The body is made up water and other materials which all come together to form a human being – YOU! You are not only made up of water, but also
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Healthier Holiday Eating
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The Importance of Eating Right for Hispanic Americans
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