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Children and Dietary Fiber Are you responsible for the care and feeding of young children? The American Heart Association recommends a fiber guideline of "age plus 5" for young children. This means that a 6-year-old should consume 6+5=11 grams of fiber per day. Older children who eat 1500 or more calories per day should do well with 25 total grams of fiber.

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7th annual Women Front & Center Awards, Dinner and Gala Date: Mar 3, 2012 Location: Penticton & South Okanagan The South Okanagan Women in Need Society is celebrating dynamic local women at our 7th annual Women Front & Centre Awards Dinne and Gala on Satruday, March 3. View Details

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A Boruca Tradition and the Healing Power of Cedar The wood from the tropical cedar tree (Cedrala Mexicana) is treasured and considered sacred by the Borucas. The cedar trees are not cut down from the forest; they wait for one to fall naturally. When one falls, the villagers will go.... Full Article

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Sweet Potatoes or Yam Baked Fries Category: Side Dishes Description: If you love the taste of French fries, why not bake your own? Did you know that sweet potatoes are a great source of fiber, beta-carotene, and vitamin E? Sweet potatoes are good for you because they have high levels of beta carotene (the same vitamin found in carrots). Sweet potatoes are julienned and tossed with olive oil and sea salt in this super easy baked sweet potato fries recipe. The reason you should avoid French Fries from a restaurant is because most are deep-fried in hydrogenated vegetable oil. Besides causing cancer, hydrogenated oils clog your arteries, promote heart disease, interrupt metabolic processes, and cause belly fat that crowds the organs and strains the heart. So try this baked Sweet potatoes fries recipe. Full Recipe