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Food pantry opens in East Gainesville with focus on ‘healthy eating’
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – People in East Gainesville now have access to a new program to help people eat better. Volunteers with the new Pleasant Street Civil Rights and Cultural Arts Center held a soft open and a food giveaway on Thursday. The program is a pharmacy prescription food program, meant to prioritize healthy foods…
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This High-Protein Chick-fil-A Salad Is My New Favorite Lunch
Lunch has always been my least favorite meal to prepare. While I value a nutritious and convenient meal, it’s tough to align that with the realities of a hectic schedule. Luckily, in the age of digital discovery, I’m constantly finding the latest tricks and life hacks on social media. So when I kept seeing a…
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Eating healthily can save families $150 at the checkout a fortnight, study finds
Eating healthily can be less expensive than the unhealthy diet many Australians currently live on, a new study has found. Key points: There’s a perception that healthy food costs more, but it can save you money, research finds A trolley of healthy food costs $150 less a fortnight than what the average Australian family buys The takeaway message? Try to eat five serves…
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‘Small swaps’ to climate-friendly diet can significantly reduce carbon footprint, improve health: Study
Realistic, simple dietary swaps can help Americans make a difference in the country’s carbon footprint, a new study found. If all consumers swapped their higher-carbon food products for lower-carbon alternatives—things like swapping cow products to plant-based or poultry products—just once a day, models show it could reduce their personal dietary carbon footprint significantly and the…
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A pound of cure
Posted on: October 26, 2023; Updated on: October 26, 2023By Chris Horn, [email protected] If a little prevention is truly worth a lot of cure, the three decades of work by the Arnold School of Public Health’s Prevention Research Center have helped make the Palmetto State a healthier place. Since 1993, the center has collaborated with…
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What Is Candy Corn Made Of?
Key Takeaways Candy corn is a source of added sugar and lacks any micronutrients. One serving of candy corn can provide more added sugar than what is recommended by the American Heart Association for many people. Dietitians suggest that candy corn can be a part of a balanced diet for generally healthy people who don’t…
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Study shows simple diet swaps can cut carbon emissions and improve your health
Making one small diet change — chicken instead of beef, plant milk instead of cow’s milk — could significantly curb carbon emissions and increase the healthfulness of your diet, according to a new study. (Photo by iStock) Curbing carbon emissions and eating healthier may both start at the dinner table. According to a new study…
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This diet says its good for Earth and you. How pro-planet eating can aid your health.
Want to eat healthy and also save the planet? Anna Grummond has the diet for you. And it doesn’t involve replacing your steak with a carrot stick, she says. “We’ve identified simple, achievable substitutions – small changes – that can still produce a meaningful impact,” said Grummond, an assistant professor at the Stanford University School…
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Embrace These Key Eating Habits to Transform Your Health
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you ready to take the first step toward being the healthiest version of yourself? Statistics show that 70% of Americans think this way. The path to better health does not involve extreme measures or crash diets. Instead, it involves accepting healthy eating habits that can transform your life. Think of…
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Healthy Recipe: Berry Maple Syrup
Add a nutritious boost to your breakfast with this healthy recipe that combines the antioxidants of blackberries and blueberries with the natural sweetness of maple syrup. It takes just minutes to prepare and makes 12 servings. Berry Maple Syrup Ingredients: 1/4 cup of blackberries 1/4 cup of blueberries 1/4 cup of maple syrup Directions: Blend…
