Author: Molly Andersen

Molly writes about fitness and nutrition from her home in Portland, Oregon. When she’s not at her desk, you can find her teaching history, hiking the Gorge, or hitting the archery range.

Learn to Pick a Winning Combination Every Time The salad bar offers you a chance at a healthy, delicious meal—even if your lunchmates are chowing down on burgers and fries. But along with nutrition-packed goodies, all sorts of diet-destroying baddies lurk behind the sneeze shield. Test your knowledge of which salad ingredients pack the greatest nutritional punch and get ready to be a more savvy bar-hopper.

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Which energy boosters have the nutritional power to propel you to the finish line? It’s spring at last—and the warm weather means the beginning of racing season, whether you’re a runner, cyclist or triathlete. When you’re training for or competing in an endurance race, your body needs fuel that’s easy to eat and digest, while still providing the boost you need to make a strong finish. Check out these energy products that offer the nutrients you want and avoid the artificial ingredients you don’t.

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