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Serves 6 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups shredded romaine lettuce 3/4 cup diced tomatoes 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell peppers 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 cans (6 ounces each) low-salt white t...

Serves 6 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups shredded romain...

Serves 16 Ingredients 4-ounce can diced green chili peppers, drained Half a small onion, diced 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 8 10-inch fat-free whole-wheat tortilla 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese Directions In a bowl, com...

Serves 16 Ingredients 4-ounce can diced green c...

Serves 4 Ingredients 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries Creamy filling 1 cup low-fat, artificially sweetened vanilla yogurt 1/4 cup fat-free cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon honey Directions Make creamy filling by p...

Serves 4 Ingredients 1 pint fresh strawberries,...

Serves 6 Ingredients 1/2 pound extra-lean ground beef 1 small onion, diced, about 1/2 cup 1 box (7 ounces) whole-wheat elbow macaroni 1 jar (15 ounces) reduced-sodium spaghetti sauce 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese Directions Preheat the oven to 350 ...

Serves 6 Ingredients 1/2 pound extra-lean ground ...

Serves 6 Ingredients 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour, sifted 1/4 cup all-purpose (plain) flour, sifted 2 1/2 teaspoons low-sodium baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup trans-free margarine (chilled) 3/4 cup fat-free milk (chilled) For the ...

Serves 6 Ingredients 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat pas...

Serves 10 Ingredients For tortilla crisps: 8 whole-wheat tortillas 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon For fruit salsa: 3 cups diced fresh fruit, such as apples, oranges, kiwi, strawberries, grapes or other fresh fruit 2 tablespoons sugar...

Serves 10 Ingredients For tortilla crisps: 8 wh...

Serves 1 Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped tomato 2 tablespoons chopped onion 1/4 cup canned corn 1/4 cup egg substitute 1 flour tortilla, 6 inches in diameter 2 tablespoons salsa Directions In a small skillet, add the chopped tomato, onion and corn. Coo...

Serves 1 Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped tomato 2 tab...

Serves 6 Ingredients One 12- to 15-inch refrigerated whole-wheat pizza crust 3/4 cup spaghetti or pizza sauce 1 teaspoon salt-free Italian herb seasoning, divided 3/4 cup grated low-sodium, low-fat mozzarella Pick 3 or more toppings from this lis...

Serves 6 Ingredients One 12- to 15-inch refrigerat...

Serves 2 Ingredients 1 medium zucchini, about 6 inches long 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese Directions Preheat oven to 375 F. Trim the ends off the zucchini. At every ...

Serves 2 Ingredients 1 medium zucchini, about 6...

Serves 9 Ingredients 12-inch French or sourdough baguette 4 egg whites 1 cup fat-free soy milk 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 tablespoons brown sugar, divided 3/4 cup blueberries, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon canola oil 1/4 cup chopped pe...

Serves 9 Ingredients 12-inch French or sourdough ...

Many people who have walked to kerbala have mentioned that the experience cannot be described in words. Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ’If one of our Shia goes for Imam Husain’s (a.s.) Ziarat, then he will not return but all his sins will be forgiv...

Many people who have walked to kerbala have mentio...

Nearly millions of pilgrims are converging on the city of Karbala to commemorate this year's 40th day of mourning for Imam Hussein. The anniversary of Arbaeen (meaning the 40th) will reach its climax on Monday, as pilgrims converge on Karbala where ...

Nearly millions of pilgrims are converging on the ...

Al-A’mash narrates from ‘Atiyyah al-‘Awfi, who said: I left with Jabir bin ‘Abdillah al-Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him) to visit the grave of al-Husayn bin ‘Ali (‘a) bin Abi Talib (upon whom be peace); and when we entered Karbala, Jabir came nea...

Al-A’mash narrates from ‘Atiyyah al-‘Awfi, who sai...

by: Saleem Bhimji It is very much possible that the visitation of Jabir on the 20th of Safar was “by chance” or a “coincidence” and that the 40th has/had no significance and because he reached there on the 20th of Safar that we now too mark this day ...

by: Saleem Bhimji It is very much possible that th...

Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a.s.) includes the performance of Ziyarat-e-Arba’een as one of the five marks for a believer, in addition to reciting 51 raka of sala, audible recitation of Bismillah, wearing a ring on one’s right hand, and doing sajda on dust....

Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a.s.) includes the performan...

Advise pregnant women to avoid travel to malaria-endemic areas if possible. Women who choose to go to areas with malaria can reduce their risk of acquiring malaria by taking appropriate malaria chemoprophylaxis and following insect precautions (see C...

Advise pregnant women to avoid travel to malaria-e...

Pregnant women should be advised of the following: Adhere strictly to food and water precautions in developing countries, because the consequences of foodborne and waterborne illness may be more severe than diarrhea and may have serious sequelae (su...

Pregnant women should be advised of the following:...

Commercial air travel poses no special risks to a healthy pregnant woman or her fetus. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that women with healthy, single pregnancies can fly safely up to 36 weeks’ gestation. The lowered ca...

Commercial air travel poses no special risks to a ...

A pregnant woman should be advised to travel with at least one companion; she should also be advised that, during her pregnancy, her level of comfort may be adversely affected by traveling. Table 8-06 lists the most serious risks that pregnant women ...

A pregnant woman should be advised to travel with ...

During your pregnancy, you'll be offered a range of tests, including blood tests and ultrasound baby scans. These tests are designed to help make your pregnancy safer, to check and assess the development and wellbeing of you and your baby, or to scre...

During your pregnancy, you'll be offered a range o...

Ultrasound scans Most hospitals will offer women at least two ultrasound scans during their pregnancy. The first is usually when you are around 8-14 weeks pregnant and is sometimes called the dating scan, because it can help to determine when the bab...

Ultrasound scans Most hospitals will offer women a...