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Delight in savory dishes from around the world!  Learn about the food and nutrition news a bellydancer or middle eastern musician needs to stay healthy.  On the road or right at home, Hip Mix brings you recipies and more. 

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Detox + Belly Dancers = A Healthy Decision??

When it comes to the nutrition and health of belly dancers, is a detox program a good choice? What is detox? Is it a diet? Is it fasting?  Read what belly dancers, professionals and others share with HipMix.net on this buzz-worthy topic.

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Who Are The 3 Sisters & How Can They Make A Belly Dancer's Belly Happy?

The story of The Three Sisters from Native American Culture is the inspiration for our delicious Three Sisters Wraps.  Learn about the food lore from American Indians and see how The Three Sisters will keep busy belly dancers and performers healthy.

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Best Organic Food Choices for a Belly Dancer's Budget

Organic foods, or not organic foods?  That is a BIG question.  With a tough economy, and a growing fear of toxins in our produce, what is a good choice in the produce section of the market?  Do belly dancers need to break into their "belly dance costume piggy bank" in order to make healthy food choices?  What's real and what's hype in the organic food industry?  Read on as Hip Mix explores your best food choices. 

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Top 10 Snacks for the Busy Belly Dancer

Nutritional balance is a must for a belly dancer’s body. Belly dancers typically burn around 250 calories during a dance class, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Thanks to our fast paced lives, it's knowing what snacks can be thrown in your bag before setting off to yet another bellydance workshop that will do you the most good. With many so-called ‘’healthy snacks’’ on the market, which actually benefit your body the most?

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Bistro Eggplant on the Go

Not only has The Hip Mix Team prepared a wonderful eggplant recipe, but read on to learn more about the history and health benefits of this Hip veggie.

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Basic Turkish Salad

For the nutrition-concious bellydancer, salads perfectly fit the bill for a healthy lifestyle.  From the simple Turkish Shepherd's Salad, "Coban Salatasi," to a medley of veggies, you can use our basic recipe to create your own delicious dish.  Afiyet Olsun!

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Is Gluten Free the Way for Me?

More and more bellydancers are tempted by fad diets that promise them amazing results. Every year it seems there's a new one or at least a new and improved version.  Belly dancers need all the nutrition we can get to maintain our figures as well as get the most out of our perfomances.  Hip Mix breaks it down for you.

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Forget Bland or Boring, A Granola Recipe Your Way

Give your granola some personality.  Use our recipe to forge a HIP snack to jazz up your energy level.  It's a simple and healthy snack every bellydancer should have at home or on the go.

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Fun Fruit Kebabs with Zesty Dips

Fruit: An essential part of any bellydancer's diet?  Absolutely!  Read on as The Hip Mix Team shares with you why bellydancers need to need to punch up the fruit servings and offers up some fun and easy ways to give them a refreshing spin.

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Don't Be Too Busy For Breakfast

Yes, your Mom is right: Breakfast IS the most important meal of the day.  So if you know that, then why do you keep skipping out?  Trying to drop some weight for your next bellydance performance?  Read & learn more about what skipping the morning meal can do to you.

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Anise

Backstory
In France, you may have enjoyed “une aperitif Anisette,” a sweet liqueur flavored with anise that smacks of licorice. Called ouzo in Greece, raki in Turkey and sambuco in Italy, it’s served before meals to aid digestion. In Greece, ouzo is Americanized with coke (coca-cola, that is) for a soda-like beverage popular in cafés and among friends.
 
Benefits
Anise is a sweet herb perfect for those concerned with flatulence (after a spicy meal or a bean burrito) as it mitigates gas build-up in the intestinal tract.
Because it’s carminative in expelling air, anise helps with digestion, especially after rich, heavy meals during the holidays.
Anise is used in cough mixes and drops, too.
 

Uses
After dance practice, cool off with a hip drink on the rocks—with a splash of anisette mixed water or club soda on ice.
Fragrant essential oil of anise wards off mold (and the Evil Eye, tis said).
The ancients used anise oil for toothaches—it’s antiseptic, as well.