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The Caribou Public Library as seen in May 2017. (File: Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican & News) Caribou Library plans virtual, in-person activities for remainder of spring After a year of hosting mostly virtual activities for the community, the Caribou Public Library is encouraging people to check out fun, small-scale activities while remaining safe. CARIBOU, Maine — After a year of hosting mostly virtual activities for the community, the Caribou Public Library is encouraging people to check out fun, small-scale activities while remaining safe. There is still time for families to c...

Expert Speak: A Guide To Read Nutrition Labels by Image: Shutterstock Today, most people have become health conscious and prefer to eat as healthily as possible. But there are times when you are travelling or just not in a mood to cook and might look for an option that’s easy and convenient. You might pick something processed to grab a quick bite, but if you don’t know what’s in it, you can say bye-bye to the health trajectory you might have been on. Luckily, there is a way to avoid that from happening.   Making sure you are eating foods that create health is the key to healing your b...

10 Foods that Are Health Horrors Dietitians name their top nutritional nightmares. Some foods are so bad for you, they qualify as a nutritionist's nightmare. WebMD asked several registered dietitians and other food experts to nominate their favorite "food horrors". Their submissions ranged from empty-calorie foods masquerading as nutritious, to outlandish concoctions that tip the scales with obscene amounts of fat and calories. Have any of them ever lurked around your plate? 1. Frightful Fried Foods From a nutritional standpoint, some of the scariest foods are the deep-fat fried concoctions y...

In my cereal? >> understanding serving sizes and how much sugar is in our food. >> you think there's three and a half or four teaspoons. drum roll. >> we love to make it interactive and fun. >> actually, four and a half teaspoons of sugar for this little bit. hello. hello. you guys are going to make your own cereal, aka granola. super important for us to share a healthy alternative that's super fun to make, easy and of course delicious. mix it in. there you go. we have coconut sugar and maple syrup. there's no refined sugar in here. >> learned to watch out for the sugars and drinks of food. >>...

>> welcome, haile! >> hi, guys. i'm super excited to be here. we're going to look into the cereals more because it is super important to know what's in our food. we do cooking classes, nutrition classes to kids across the country. how many of you know how to read food labels? we want to be sure every kid has the opportunity to know how to make a healthy choice, how to incorporate that into their everyday. >> says there's sugar, dextrose. that's another form of sugar. we already heard sugar before, right? we go over reading food labels, researching ingredients. do you know what's in gelatin? pi...