Vegetarians have lower rates of overweight and obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers compared with those on a typical American diet (Appleby & Key 2016). That sounds pretty compelling, but it doesn’t necessarily mean animal foods (meat, poultry, fish, dairy products) have no place in a healthy diet. In addition to protein, meats are […]
An increasingly common misconception in the food and health worlds is that carbohydrates are bad for you. Your body needs carbs, just like it needs proteins and fats to give you energy, to feed your organs, and keep you generally healthy and well. The point is not to dump all carbs, but to look at […]
Indians — along with the Nepalese, Pakistanis, Italians, the French, and many others — have been cooking with chickpea flour for centuries. Americans, on the other hand, only seem to have woken up to the ingredient in the last decade or so. And they’ve woken up in a big way. It’s hard to trace the […]
Smoothies make for a fast and filling breakfast or snack, but the bloom is off the rose when it comes to their health profile. Turns out that many store-bought smoothies are hidden havens for a crazy amount of calories, many coming not only from the natural sugar in the fruit but also from added sweeteners. […]
Cooling off in warmer weather is about to get a lot more delicious thanks to a few sweet new flavors from Pepsi. As we continue counting down the days until Summer officially starts, the soda company is adding Pepsi Berry, Pepsi Lime, and Pepsi Mango to its ever-expanding lineup. All three new flavors are […]
Take-out pizza is the ultimate fast food — gooey cheese, salty sauce, fatty pepperoni, all baked on top of what’s basically white bread. But there’s no need to feel guilty about enjoying a hot slice once you’ve mastered a nutritious and delicious pizza makeover, courtesy experts at Health Day. Adding just a few ingredients to […]
Every home chef will find that cooking healthfully is easier with a well-made set of knives. When shopping, let quality, not quantity, be your guide. You can master most any cutting task with just three knives: the chef’s, serrated and paring. Chef’s Knife. The workhorse is the chef’s knife, about eight to 10 inches […]
If you have any ground beef in your fridge or freezer, you might want to double check before you incorporate it into your dinner for the night: k2D Foods, a Georgia-based company operating under the name Colorado Premium Foods, has recalled around 113,000 pounds of ground beef due to concerns of E. coli contamination. […]
It is a widely accepted truth that mint chocolate chip is the best ice cream flavor – at once richly decadent and cooly refreshing – and soon you’ll be able to enjoy it in two new cookie/candy forms. Rumor has it KitKat is cooking up a new flavor, and it sure is a good […]
About a year ago Jessica Mahar, who was diagnosed with celiac disease around 2005, got sick from a local restaurant because the menu said the dish was served with gluten-free brown rice, but actually was served with gluten-containing farro. Even if a restaurant menu says an item is gluten free, new research says there’s a good chance some […]