Simple Substitutions: Baking Edition
Everyone loves preparing and snacking on homemade treats– but they all seem to be so unhealthy, with too much sugar and too few nutrients! There […]
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Habits to Help Eat Less Without Feeling Like It
Use a smaller plate: Plate sizes have increased significantly in past years. The average dinner plate in the 1960’s was 8 inches in diameter, followed […]
Eating the Rainbow
One of the easiest ways to maintain a healthy diet is to stick to balance and moderation. Even within the realm of vegetables, there is […]
What do Those Nutrient Content Claims Mean?
You’ve likely noticed that food packaging is often covered with statements advertising things like “Low-fat!”, “All Natural!”, or “High-fiber!”. But what exactly does that mean? […]
How to Read Food Labels Efficiently
Food labels are important, because everybody should know what they’re eating. Unfortunately reading every word of every label is easier said than done, unless you […]
Tricks to Estimating Food Portions
One would think that it would be easy to look at a food and determine how much is a reasonable portion to eat. Unfortunately, that […]
Food to Go
When you’re running around all day, it’s easy to get stuck away from home without access to healthy snacks when the hunger hits. To avoid […]
The Importance of Greens on St. Patrick’s Day
Everyone knows the importance of eating the rainbow (no, Skittles don’t count!) every day, but St. Patrick’s Day brings one particular color to mind. Dark […]
National Nutrition Month
The National Nutrition Month is an educational campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, to focus on the importance of making informed food […]
American Heart Month
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and is linked to 1 in 4 deaths. Luckily, heart disease can […]