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Cooking & Food

Buddha bowl salad in hands, balanced meal.

Why Eating Whole Foods are Key for Optimal Health

Enriched this, supplemental that. Look behind the hype and you’ll discover that whole foods deliver nutrition that “fragmented” and “isolated” nutrients simply can’t beat.
By Catherine Guthrie
Cooking & FoodImmunity
Vegetable stock

The Health Benefits of Homemade Stock — and How to Make Your Own

Plus, tips on making a nourishing homemade stock and a recipe for one-step chicken stock.
By Andrew Zimmern
Cooking & Food
A collage of ghee, pesto, nut butter, and almond milk

5 Made-From-Scratch Recipes

Skip the additives and preservatives — and save some money — by whipping up these culinary favorites at home.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
Two LT Bowls, filled with chicken, broccoli, and roasted red pepper, and topped with harissa.

Build Your Own One-Bowl Meal

This mix-and-match template will help you craft a flavorful, filling, and healthy bowl with key nutrients as your building blocks. Plus, get the recipe for the LifeCafe’s newest bowl to make at home yourself.
By Molly Kopischke
Cooking & Food
Two slices of avocado sweet potato toast on a plate.

5 Easy Lunch Recipes With Six Ingredients or Less

Running low on lunch ideas? These healthy and tasty recipes from Chef Ryan Dodge can all be ready to eat and enjoy in 20 minutes or less.
By Molly Kopischke
Cooking & Food
Dried lentils and assorted beans on a large spoon on top of a wooden surface.

10 Staple Ingredients + 2 Ways to Use Them

Discover which long-lasting items to keep on hand to easily mix-and-match for multiple healthy meals.
By Molly Kopischke
Cooking & Food
Man cutting a banana into slices on a cutting board.

12 Quick Preworkout and Postworkout Snacks

Go light before your workout — and try to eat a snack within an hour or two after your workout for recovery.
By Nicole Radziszewski
Cooking & FoodFitness Tips
Six egg cups in a glass storage container.

5 Healthy On-the-Go Breakfasts

Short on time? Fuel your day with one of these portable, make-ahead meals.
By The LTH Nutrition Team
Cooking & Food
Two raw Tilapia filets on a surface with an herb garnish.

How to Buy and Store Tilapia

Widely available and affordable, this mild whitefish pairs nicely with just about everything.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
healthy lunches

How to Upgrade Your Lunch

We gave three food-savvy nutritionists a challenge: Take three predictable lunches and turn them into healthy, energizing meals.
By the Experience Life Team
Cooking & Food
gut healing foods

7 Gut-Healing Foods

What you eat can help relieve digestive symptoms and build a more resilient gut.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
Cooking & FoodGut Health
A bowl of shrimp stir-fry.

5 High-Protein Meals

Easy to make (and kid friendly!) meals to lessen at-home menu fatigue.
By Anika Christ, RD, CPT
Cooking & Food
Rhubarb stems

How to Buy and Store Rhubarb

This tart, tangy spring veggie is good for so much more than pie.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
Fish on cutting board

How to Fillet a Fish

A few simple steps — and a sharp knife — can help you cut a perfect fillet.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
A person squeezes out nut milk from blended nuts.

How to Use Nut Pulp

Wondering what to do with all the pulp left over from making homemade nut milk? Here are some tips — and recipes — to put nut pulp to good use.
By the Experience Life Team
Cooking & Food
Person with honey and a honey dipper.

The Health Benefits of Real Honey

The nutritional power of honey is well established. By buying local, you can support regional ecosystems and your neighborhood bees.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Cooking & FoodNutrition Tips
Assorted charcuterie board foods, including cheese, meat, fruit and nuts.

How to Create Your Own Charcuterie Board

A charcuterie board offers a medley of flavors and textures — and is a tasty, minimal-effort dinner option that's ideal for the season.
By Robin Asbell
Cooking & Food
A bunch of purple, cream and pink popsicles.

4 Picnic Recipes Perfect for a Holiday Weekend

Enjoy these bright and tasty dishes alfresco — all of which can be made ahead of time for quick grilling or serving.
By Anika Christ, RD, CPT
Cooking & FoodPlay/Recreation
A bowl of hardboiled eggs.

How to Buy and Store Eggs

Nutritious and versatile, eggs make a simple addition to almost any meal. Make the most of them with these tips.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
A variety of seasoning blends on spoons.

DIY Seasoning Blends

Don't have garam masala or taco seasoning on hand? Learn to mix up your own blend using the herbs and spices in your pantry.
By Kaelyn Riley
Cooking & Food
Many dishes using tempeh

5 Creative Ways to Use Tempeh

Here are five delicious tempeh recipes for Meatless Mondays — or any day of the week.
By Maddie Augustin
Cooking & Food
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