Category: Healthy Eating

  • Clean eating: What is it, and can it prevent or treat cancer?

    Clean eating: What is it, and can it prevent or treat cancer?

    “Clean eating” does not have one specific definition but is based on the belief that eating foods closest to their natural state, meaning less processed or fewer additives, will provide more health benefits. It’s true that processed foods typically include higher levels of additional fat, sugar or salt, such as sausage, boxed skillet meals and…

  • Interview with Children’s Aid: Go!Healthy Food Box Program – NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College)

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  • 36 tasty, low-carb foods that will keep you full and satisfied

    36 tasty, low-carb foods that will keep you full and satisfied

    The low-carb trend may seem as old school as fax machines, but eating naturally low-carb foods (I’m looking at you, veggies and lean protein) will always be good for your health. Everyone needs some healthy, utility players in the fridge that can make snacks and meals a little better. A low-carb diet can have many benefits, as high-carb…

  • 50 Healthiest Weight Loss Snacks on Grocery Shelves

    50 Healthiest Weight Loss Snacks on Grocery Shelves

    The product recommendations in this post are recommendations by the writer and/or expert(s) interviewed and do not contain affiliate links. Meaning: If you use these links to buy something, we will not earn a commission. Despite what you may have been told from various fad diets in the past, snacking isn’t bad. Incorporating healthy snack…

  • Growing ‘farm to school’ movement serves up fresh, local produce to kids

    Growing ‘farm to school’ movement serves up fresh, local produce to kids

    Enlarge this image Hanmei Hoffman and her husband Derrick Hoffman farm in Greeley, Colorado, where most of their produce is sold to schools. Here she’s moving boxes of cucumbers from a refrigerated container and loading them onto a waiting truck to deliver them to schools along Colorado’s Front Range. Rae Solomon/Harvest Public Media Rae Solomon/Harvest…

  • Two Servings Of Red Meat A Week Doubles Risk Of Diabetes

    Two Servings Of Red Meat A Week Doubles Risk Of Diabetes

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  • Rootberry Meals Are Plant-Based and Ready to Eat. Here’s How We Liked the Service

    Rootberry Meals Are Plant-Based and Ready to Eat. Here’s How We Liked the Service

    7.4 Rootberry Buy at Rootberry Like Extremely easy to prepare in the microwave Pre-portioned so that you don’t have to second-guess serving sizes Most meals were satiating and tasty Generally healthy with fresh ingredients and straightforward recipes Don’t like Recipes are very carb-heavy and could benefit from more protein Though recyclable, there is a lot…

  • What’s the best diet for your body? A federal study aims to find out.

    What’s the best diet for your body? A federal study aims to find out.

    The federal government wants you — yes, you — to join a large and ambitious diet study that could change the way we think about the best foods to eat for optimal health. For the most part, nutrition experts know what constitutes a healthy diet. The government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages people to eat…

  • 9 Foods a Neurosurgeon Eats To Keep His Brain Young

    9 Foods a Neurosurgeon Eats To Keep His Brain Young

    Taking care of your brain on a regular basis is essential. After all, your brain supports your overall well-being; it controls your body’s functioning, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities, according to the World Federation of Neurology. In fact, it’s probably the most treasured organ in your body. So naturally, you’re likely wondering what healthy habits…

  • Nutrition supplements for kids: Are they necessary?

    Nutrition supplements for kids: Are they necessary?

    As a parent, you do everything you can to model good eating habits. You really are trying to toss a broccoli in the midst of some fries to make sure your kid is getting enough nutrients. While you do try to incorporate most of these healthy habits in your child’s diet, the reality is that…