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Food Culture

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Does Eating 6 Small Meals a Day Really Help You Lose Weight?

A University of Oslo study discovered that eating three meals a day, rather than six, produces greater muscle and strength gains.
By Experience Life Staff
Fitness TipsFood Culture
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The Lunchtime Blues

Christy Rice shares her thoughts on why our school-age children need more time to eat their lunch.
By Christy Rice
Food Culture
farmer and cows in pasture

The Hidden Dangers of Cheap Beef

Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl offers makes a strong case for knowing your rancher and farmer.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Food Culture
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Do You Need Milk?

Harvard nutritionists David Ludwig and Walter Willett argue that milk should be a dietary choice, not a nutritional requirement.
By Catherine Guthrie
Food CultureNutrition Tips
A green shake with stink lines coming off of it.

What Makes a “Shamrock Shake” Green?

We take a look at the artificial food dyes that give St. Patrick’s Day-themed treats their signature hue.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Food Culture
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The Critical Role Pollinators Play and What You Can Do to Help

Bees are under attack. Here are some ideas on what you can do to save them.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Food CultureNature
food labels

A Nutrition Expert Shares Her Food Label Wish List

The integrative nutritionist shares her top five recommendations for the FDA's revised nutrition labels.
By Jamie Martin
Food Culture
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Why Whole, Organic Milk May Be Better for You

For people who drink milk, full-fat and organic may be a healthier option than conventional dairy.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Cooking & FoodFood Culture
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Is Big Food Influencing Nutrition Advice?

Recently, the long-respected organization, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), has been accused of cozying up to big food industries like PepsiCO, General Mills and Hershey.
By Experience Life Staff
Food Culture
Food Fight

How to Cope With Loved Ones Who Don’t Support Your New, Healthy Lifestyle

Making the decision to eat healthy can trigger tension with family members or friends. Healthy-eating expert and author Darya Pino Rose shares her strategies for finding peace at the dinner table.
By Jon Spayde
Family/Parenting/KidsFood Culture
Radical Acts of Eating

Radical Acts of Eating

Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl shares her thoughts on why our personal and collective commitment to clean eating matters now more than ever.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Food Culture
Invasion of Superbugs

5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Superbugs

Bacteria are waging a battle against antibiotics, which are overused and too often ineffective. But we can still win the war.
By Catherine Guthrie
Food CultureGut Health
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Frankenfood: The Health Concerns and Risks of Genetically Modified Foods

Genetically modified food is everywhere in America’s supermarkets and restaurants. And since it’s not labeled, most of us have no idea how much of it we’re eating — or how much it’s affecting our health.
By Catherine Guthrie
AllergiesFood Culture
illustration sugary trail

Prisoners in Candy Land

It may seem there's no escaping in the profusion of sugary treats we're offered each day. Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl shares her thoughts on breaking free from the death grip they have on our health.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Food Culture
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Super Secret Snacking Behavior

Senior editor Jamie Marting admits to all-too-frequent sugar binges — and shares her strategies for taking control. Again.
By Jamie Martin
Food Culture
Darya Pino

Darya Pino Rose’s Fresh Focus

Top food blogger and healthy-eating expert Darya Pino Rose suggests spring-cleaning your diet — and your perspective.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
Food Culture
woman preparing meal in kitchen

Cooking Is a Revolutionary Act

The cure for what ails us — both in our bodies and in our nation — can be found in the kitchen.
By Mark Hyman, MD
Food Culture
tired guy eating pasta

Lessons from the Movies: Hungry for Change

One meaningful message from this documentary has helped senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl dramatically change the way she eats.
By Courtney Lewis Opdahl
Food Culture
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Nuke at Your Own Risk

Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on whether it’s wrong to cringe every time a coworker microwaves a favorite plastic-packaged meal.
By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Food Culture
CSA

13 Strategies to Improve Our Food System

We think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system — real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world.
By Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson
Food Culture
80s food trends

Back to the Future: ’80s Food Trends Debunked

Your neon tights, parachute pants and leg warmers are long gone, so why are you eating like it’s 1985?
By Catherine Guthrie
Food CultureNutrition Tips
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