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Nutritional Yeast Is The Key Ingredient For More Flavorful Pizza Sauce
Long a staple in plant-based cooking, where it’s often the star ingredient in making satisfying non-dairy cheese sauces, nooch deserves a place in anyone’s pantry — not just vegans’. Nutritional yeast is beloved and widely used in recipes for its surprisingly cheesy, umami flavor, but its nutritional profile is a serious added perk and a…
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‘Toddler milk’ has no nutritional benefits, American Academy of Pediatrics reports
CNN — Good parents want their baby to grow up strong and healthy. So, when Kelly Henchel’s child was close to reaching toddler age in 1998, she wanted to know more about this new toddler milk product. She reached out to a representative for one of the formula companies on whether it was worth the…
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The Great Pumpkin Spice Test
The Great Pumpkin Spice Taste Test It’s impossible to miss the onslaught of pumpkin spice products of every conceivable variety each fall. From the ever-popular PSL to pumpkin beer to pumpkin-scented candles (hell, there are even pumpkin spice treats for your dog), pumpkin spice and other autumnal seasonal flavors and scents found their way into…
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Toddler ‘formulas’ are unnecessary and lack nutritional benefits of milk, pediatrician group warns
Beverages marketed as toddler “formula” are unnecessary and some have questionable marketing practices, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In recent years, the popularity of these formulas — referred to as Older Infant and Young Child Formulas (OIYCFs) — has risen significantly, according to research published in the journal Public…
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Introducing Alkaline Labs, a Functional Nutrition Brand Bringing A.M Greens to Market
NEW YORK, N.Y.– Alkaline Labs, a powerful and effective functional nutrition brand ushering a new era of attainable health and transparency in the supplement industry, launches with the brand’s first hero product, A.M. Greens. Through their innovative product launch, Alkaline Labs is committed to providing individuals with trusted, high-quality supplements designed to transform daily health…
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14 Simple Ways to Boost Your Fruit and Veggie Intake
Only 10% of American adults are eating the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. You read those numbers right – we’re drastically falling short of what we need. With those statistics, you’d think the “ask” of consuming one and a half 2 cup-equivalents of fruits and two 3 cup-equivalents of vegetables a day, as…
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McClendon Named Top School Nutrition Manager in County
Stephanie McClendon, school nutrition manager at JC Booth Middle School, is the 2023 winner of the coveted Cheryl Calhoun Manager of the Year award. McClendon has been with the school district since 2015 and a manager at JC Booth since August 2021. In her brief period as a manager, she was named Rookie of the…
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Rancher-funded checkoff provides beef nutrition info to parents of babies
The Beef Checkoff is promoting the benefits of beef for infants as they transition into eating solid foods. Funded by National Beef Checkoff dollars, the “Early Bites With Beef” campaign reached 300 medical offices, focusing on family practitioners, pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists, said Jackie Madill, executive director of the Washington Beef Commission. × This page requires…
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Additive ban sparks nutrition discussion
by: Alex Loroff Posted: Oct 20, 2023 / 09:15 AM CDT Updated: Oct 20, 2023 / 09:15 AM CDT LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A new ban in California on a group of potentially harmful food additives has sparked food safety conversations across the country. The 4 additives listed here are ingredients commonly found in…
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Eating red meat significantly increases risk of type-2 diabetes
Despite the country’s significant number of vegetarians and vegans, Israel is, per capita, among the five leading consumers of red meat. The rate of type-two diabetes here is also high compared to other countries. Is there a connection? It could well be. A newly published study by researchers at Harvard University’s Chan School of Public…