Word: low-fat
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...improve its formerly substandard offerings, rather than merely tinkering at the margins. Pasta now comes with a broad range of different sauces, grilled chicken can be ordered from the grill at (almost) every lunch and dinner and George Foreman Grills are available for students to make their own low-fat creations. HUDS staff have pointed out that many of the changes were instituted in response to feedback received from extensive student surveys carried out over the past couple of years...
...According to a June 2002 report in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, flavored milks can be more nutritious than traditional soft drinks like soda because they contain calcium, protein and other nutrients instead of just sugar and calories. But health-savvy drinkers should choose the low-fat versions of these milks. And be sure to check the serving size on the label--many of those 14-or 16-oz. bottles are actually considered two servings, so drinking the whole bottle means consuming twice the fat, calories and sugar. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...With a Mass. Ave location, good, cheap coffee will be right on the way to class for every river student. Some may claim that Starbucks fits the “cheap, good coffee” bill, but let me tell you: five dollars for coffee, caramel, whipped cream and low-fat vanilla flavoring isn’t coffee. It’s dessert, you over-commercialized, health-club-dependent, BMW-driving yuppie...
...sprout a beanstalk into the heavens, but if even half the claims being made in behalf of the 5,000-year-old soybean are true, it may be the closest thing on earth to a magic bean. Not only is soy a low-fat food, but it's also believed to fight cancer, lower cholesterol, relieve hot flashes, boost bone density, brighten skin and even soften beards. Though none of these claims have yet been proved, manufacturers are riding high on the soy-is-healthy wave and pumping the marketplace full of soy products--some 300 new ones hit grocery...
...cholesterol who ate a special vegetarian diet high in fiber and rich in foods known to lower cholesterol--such as soy, oats and almonds--reduced their cholesterol levels by 29%. That was almost as big as the 31% drop for subjects in a group that was given a simple low-fat vegetarian diet along with the drug lovastatin...