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What is the best way to eat healthy during winter?

Going Inside and Warming Up

Compared to every other season of the year, winter is a time for being inside, and especially around the savory smells of a kitchen in full use. Yes, it is colder outside, and we may need extra calories to stay warm. The reason is: warming up! Nothing is more satisfying on a brisk wintry day than a hearty hot bowl of soup. The idea of your oven compartments and stovetop burners being more active in the winter is an idea in keeping with this focus on inner warmth, and we encourage you to think about the winter as a time to celebrate the warmth of eating.

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While I think it’s a little too early to start shoveling snow (I know…let the annual winter-whining commence), it’s actually an amazing calorie-burning activity. What once seemed like an innocent driveway suddenly becomes a vast and endless field of snow – all waiting for you and your trusty shovel (or your snow blower, if that’s how you roll).

The only way to make shoveling my driveway tolerable is to think of it as a workout – the only real workout I’ll engage in outside when the temperatures fall below freezing. If you’ve gotten way too much snow already this winter, below are a few snowy activities that may cheer you up (or at least help you burn some hibernation calories).

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