Category: Healthy Eating

  • Does Yogurt Reduce Diabetes Risk? That’s What Labels Can Now Claim

    Does Yogurt Reduce Diabetes Risk? That’s What Labels Can Now Claim

    The F.D.A. will now allow yogurt makers to claim it can — but the evidence is mixed. Nonfat or full-fat, flavored or plain, probiotic or natural — yogurt is already peppered with labels. But you may soon see a new claim on your container: This month, the Food and Drug Administration announced it will allow…

  • Poor sleep linked to higher diabetes risk, even while eating healthy

    Poor sleep linked to higher diabetes risk, even while eating healthy

    Talk about a wake-up call — adults who sleep only three to five hours a night face a greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study found. “I generally recommend prioritizing sleep, although I understand it’s not always possible, especially as a parent of four teenagers,” said Christian Benedict, lead study researcher and…

  • Wade Center kids learn how to cook healthy meals

    Wade Center kids learn how to cook healthy meals

    BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) – Kids at the Wade Center in Bluefield learned how to cook a healthy, plant-based snack that they got to try today. Brenda Workman who is a Food for Life instructor visited the children for the second week in a row to cook with kids and let them try something out of…

  • For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?

    For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?

    Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types of fruit snacks—dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit with juice—meet the latest recommendations for high-nutrition snacks set by federal dietary guidelines, according to research by University of Massachusetts Amherst food…

  • The Best & Worst Waffle House Orders, According to Dietitians

    The Best & Worst Waffle House Orders, According to Dietitians

    Come sunshine, rain, hurricane, or drought, there’s one certainty: Waffle House’s doors will be open. With a whopping 1,983 locations stretched across the Southeast and up into the Chesapeake region, Waffle House kitchens keep churning out hot waffles and melty hash browns well into the wee hours. Whether you’re craving an after-bar snack or a…

  • Meal planning may help families meet nutrition goals and save money

    Meal planning may help families meet nutrition goals and save money

    FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — March is National Nutrition Month and Munson Army Health Center’s registered dietitian, Marcy Sedwick, discussed the value meal planning provides for your health and your wallet. “It is too easy these days for families to grab fast food, which can be less nutritious and more expensive, when you don’t plan ahead,”…

  • I’ve Been Making This Easy Skillet Pasta on Repeat Since 2007—Here’s Why You Should Too

    I’ve Been Making This Easy Skillet Pasta on Repeat Since 2007—Here’s Why You Should Too

    The kitchen is my playground, and I have been known to tinker for days creating multicourse feasts for family and friends. Travel always incorporates farmers’ market strolls and cooking classes. My usual course of action for weeknight meals, though, is the fast-and-fantastic one-pot wonder that can feed us all, and in shifts, if needed. Feeding…

  • Culinary Duo Myers and King Transform Eating Habits, Inspiring Hea…

    Culinary Duo Myers and King Transform Eating Habits, Inspiring Hea…

    When Dave Myers and Si King, famously known as the charismatic pair behind a series of comfort food cookbooks and television shows, first crossed paths on the set of a Catherine Cookson miniseries in 1995, little did they know they would embark on a gastronomic journey that would captivate audiences worldwide. Their shared passion for…

  • 8 Healthiest Veggie Chips on Grocery Shelves—and 3 to Avoid

    8 Healthiest Veggie Chips on Grocery Shelves—and 3 to Avoid

    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. Veggie chips offer a seemingly healthy snack option—they’re made with nutrient-dense vegetables, after all!—but not all brands live up to…

  • Norwegian Fjord Trout Celebrated on World Obesity Day by NSC for H…

    Norwegian Fjord Trout Celebrated on World Obesity Day by NSC for H…

    In observance of World Obesity Day, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is spotlighting Norwegian Fjord Trout as a nutritious, sustainable alternative to combat global obesity trends. With a 2022 report by the World Obesity Federation predicting over half the global population will be overweight or obese by 2035, and the UAE’s obesity risk score at…