Nutrition
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Feeding My Kid (and ALL Kids) Healthy
Healthy meal ideas for growing young bodies.
How to Drink Mindfully
What’s the right role for alcohol in your life? Experts offer suggestions for creating a healthier, more conscious relationship to imbibing.
The Vitamin D Debate
There’s been a lot of controversy lately about vitamin D recommendations. If you’re confused about how much you should be taking, you’re not alone.
Sweet Potatoes: Recipes, Techniques, and More
Packed with flavor and phytonutrients, sweet potatoes are a holiday treat that deserve to be served more often.
My Unfavorite Things
Looking back on the year’s food trends, a food writer names a few that she hopes will quickly fade into history.
Investing in Stocks
Homemade stocks are not a vestige of a bygone era or the exclusive territory of professional chefs. They’re a healthy, thrifty, practical tradition — and a great way to make the most of stuff that might otherwise go bad in your fridge.
13 Ingredients to Watch Out for in Processed Foods
Most of the processed foods we eat are studded with mysterious additives. They extend shelf life. They create exciting flavors, colors and textures. But they don’t do great things for our health. Find out which ones to avoid, and why.
What You Need to Know About Essential Fatty Acids
Some dietary fats we should avoid, others we must embrace. Knowing the difference could change — or even save — your life.
How to Cook a Heritage Turkey
There’s real beauty in choosing a free-range heritage turkey. You’ll get richer flavor, better nutrition — and the satisfaction of supporting a rare breed of poultry farmer, too.
Challenging Diet Culture Language
Heidi Wachter on body image, our food culture, and how we perceive “healthy”.
The #1 Health Tip Every Expert Agrees On [And 3 Easy Ways to Do It]
Paleo or vegan, conventional nutritionist or holistic healer, USDA lab rat or New York Times columnist —when it comes to how to be healthiest, there is a lot of disagreement but the one thing just about every expert will tell you to do?
3 Side Effects of Drinking Diet Soda
A roundup of the potential health problems from diet soda consumption.
Let Them Eat Steak
Spend some time eating, drinking and walking as the French do, and the “French paradox” may not seem like such a mystery after all.
Shaking Out the Truth About Salt
We’re all being told to reduce our sodium intake. But some experts argue that we aren’t getting the whole story — about why salt may not be the killer we’ve been told, and where the real dangers may lie.
How to Eat More Garlic
For centuries it’s been worshiped for its protective powers and its culinary potential. To fully appreciate garlic’s appeal, make it a part of your everyday cooking.
3 Methods of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting – it is definitely one of the fastest (no pun intended) growing nutrition topics right now.
Confessions of a Sugar Addict
Jocelyn Stone divulges her addiction to sugar.
Be a Bargainista
Kris Carr’s 12 tips on thrifty grocery shopping for healthy food.
More Suggestions for Eating by the Rainbow
Eat more colorful produce and gain phytonutrient benefits.
How Good Bacteria — and Bad Bacteria — Affect Your Microbiome
Find out why some internal bacteria are our friends – and why providing a happy, well-balance home for them is essential to our vitality and well-being.