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Enjoy healthy diet without hefty cost

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Dietitian Elizabeth Ward and her kids, from left, Hannah, Emma and Hayley Loughlin, prepare an inexpensive but healthy dinner.
Many parents with overweight children would be willing to break the bank to help their kids reach a healthy weight, but luckily, that's not necessary.

6 habits of highly-effective weight loss

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'Tis the season when some of us are barely squeezing into our clothes and are regretting eating so many Christmas cookies. We wish Santa had brought us a magic pill to melt away the pounds, but alas the best way to reach a healthy weight is putting into practice some evergreen weight-loss ideas: Carefully watch your portions, eat your veggies and exercise regularly.

Healthy tailgating

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Grilled corn is a tasty and healthy alternative to add to your next tailgating gathering. Vegetable trays are another good pick

Jana Milam spends much of her time as a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer convincing people to eat healthier.

Milam acknowledges that's not easy to do when it comes to one of Mississippi's favorite pastimes - football tailgating.

Those pregame and postgame gatherings can be diet busters of the highest order.

Build energy with foods you eat

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Spicy green bean amandine is a good side item for a heart healthy diet.

Research shows that exercise improves your health, lowers disease risk, and even boosts your energy. Why is it then that many people sometimes feel sluggish and tired right after they exercise? More than likely your body has run out of fuel – or energy, that is.

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Finding weight-loss programs that work

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Warwick

You have decided to lose a few pounds that came with the holidays. There are many fad diets and expensive weight loss programs. The problem is fad diets are hard to follow for very long and may require the purchase of special foods. Most of us are watching our budgets more carefully these days so paying for high-end diet programs may be out of the question.

Curb calories with soup

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Warwick

Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and ordered a cup of soup as your appetizer?

Fall harvest full of healthful choices

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Warwick

The lowly pumpkin doesn't get much attention until Halloween when it takes center stage for carving and decoration. This member of the squash family is used for holiday pies, breads, muffins and other dessert items. The seeds make a delicious snack when toasted as well.

Live chat with Chef Tony Harris

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Chef Tony

Be sure to visit GetFitMississippi.com on Wednesday for a live chat with Tony Harris, executive chef at St. Dominic. Harris, known as "Chef Tony" at St. D., will be available to chat about diet specific foods, beginning a healthy diet and maintaining a lifetime of good eating habits.

• 10 a.m. Wednesday

• GetFitMississippi.com

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