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farmhouse.jpgDid your mom ever slip grated carrots into the spaghetti sauce?

It was a total win-win. She knew you were eating your vegetables . . . you didn’t. Now, food manufacturers are being just as sneaky — packing loads of extra nutrients into old faves like yogurt and new faves like tortilla chips. What’s next? Healthy Twinkies?

Good Things Come in Omega-3s

Omega-3 fatty acids keep your heart, brain, and eyes healthy; unkink your joints; help fight some cancers; relieve depression; calm monthly cramps; and glam-up your skin and hair. Not surprising, then, that these wonder fats are turning up everywhere, from OJ to chips. The best natural sources of omega-3s are fatty fish, flaxseeds, and walnuts. But for a change of pace, try these value-added foods:

· Salba Organic Tortilla Chips pack 400 mg of omega-3s into just 12 chips — the next best thing to salmon tacos.

· Tropicana Healthy Heart with Omega-3 orange juice isn’t fishy tasting, even though it gives you 50 mg of anchovy-based omega-3s per serving.

· Kashi GoLean! Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal (try saying that fast three times) has a whopping 500 mg of omega-3s (and just 200 calories) per cup.

· Iam’s Smart Puppy kibble includes omega-3s for your new best friend.

Probi-what?
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that are thought to boost immunity, help ward off stomach woes caused by antibiotics, soothe irritable bowels, and maybe fight flab. Some foods are now being fortified with these good-for-you “bugs.� And most yogurt contains some probiotics, but not always enough of the right kind. Here are three probiotic-rich products to try:

· Stonyfield Farm churns out yogurt supercharged with six different healthy bacteria, proving you can’t get too much of a good thing.

· Dannon’s Activia brand of yogurt features specialized designer bacteria meant to keep you, uh, regular.

· Attune’s wellness bar, which claims to have five times more friendly bacteria than yogurt has, is good for the dairy-averse. Comes in a variety of flavors and has only 100 calories.

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