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The Three Food Additives You Should Be Worried About
From the high fructose corn syrup in ketchup to the titanium oxide found in some coffee creamers to the modified palm oil in protein bars, American food is stuffed to the brim with suspect ingredients. And if Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has anything to say about it, certain artificial dyes…
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Healthy, affordable food options are coming to Detroit as part of new program
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Inside at the Save Up Mart on Detroit’s northwest side is an informal lesson on healthy eating in an area where those options are few and far between. Loretta Bush is Authority Health’s CEO. <!–> “We really recognize the relationship between chronic disease and food,” Bush said. “That was very apparent…
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Dietitians Share the Best Tasty Snacks for People With Diabetes
Worried you won’t be able to get your snack on while managing diabetes? Well, settle in for a tasty bite, because you can snack happily without sending your blood sugar levels skyrocketing. In fact, a nutritious snack can help not only stabilize your blood sugar but also lift your mood and give you extra energy…
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Cutting Back on Ultra-Processed Foods Sounds Easy. The Truth Is Much More Complicated.
A few months ago, I decided I would try making overnight oats as a healthier breakfast option than sugary drinkable yogurt. I found the oats aisle and just stood there, attempting to make sense of the four dozen options in front of me, in every form, flavor, and level of added sugar. They all looked…
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Students at Pulaski High School are eating meals prepared elsewhere after evidence of rodents were found in the school kitchen
Pulaski High School in Milwaukee had to close its kitchen earlier this week after a dead mouse and rodent droppings were found during a Milwaukee Health Department inspection. On May 13, a health department inspector found a dead mouse on a sticky trap behind a cooler unit and rodent droppings in the back receiving room…
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Start eating these foods today to age better in the future
No one is going to live forever. That doesn’t mean many won’t try. Researchers say some common foods can help in those efforts to age more gracefully. “The more we learn about flavonoids’ role in health, the more we find that they may have far-reaching potential in helping to protect an aging brain,” Dr. Tian-Shin…
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In the Race to Get More Protein, Research Shows Eating More Plants Is the Way to Win
Reviewed by Dietitian Maria Laura Haddad-Garcia Michela Buttignol Protein is everywhere. From chips and popcorn to chocolate and ice cream—even soda! In fact, 97 new food products with “protein” in the brand name launched in 2024—more than double the number from the year prior, according to data from Mintel’s Global New Product Database. And it’s clear…
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This 117-year-old swore by 3 yoghurts a day – nutritionists explain the science
Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest living person on the planet until she died aged 117 last August. The US-born Spanish supercentenarian (those over 110 years old) had previously told the media she ate three yoghurts a day, avoided smoking, alcohol, and ‘toxic’ people, went on daily walks, and followed a diet rich in fruit…
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Staying Socially Connected Can Help Maintain Healthy Eating with Age – Especially For Older Women
The Conversation | May 15th, 2025 Older people who are socially isolated have poor diet quality compared to those with frequent friend contact. Photo: Uwe Krejci/Getty Images Healthy eating supports healthy aging: Canada’s Food Guide recommends daily intake of fruits and vegetables as a way to help prevent multiple chronic conditions that typically affect older…
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This Pasta Salad Is Packed with 16 Grams of Protein
Who says you need meat for a high-protein meal? Our vegetarian High-Protein Pasta Salad packs in the protein and fiber for a knockout dish that is sure to satisfy. We swapped out grain-based pasta for chickpea pasta and added whole chickpeas and fresh mozzarella pearls—all big contributors to the dish’s protein. Crunchy cucumbers, sweet cherry…
