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Keeping Your Salad Healthy
I’ve been traveling the last few days with my family, and we’ve been hitting local salad bars whenever we can. Yes, #salads are generally healthier...
Diet Detective: Summer Salads (2017)
Mixed Greens With Romesco Vinaigrette Healthy recipe by the editors of Cooking Light from Everyday Vegetarian (Oxmoor House, 2017) Romesco refers...
Organizations Committed to Sustainable Agriculture
According to the USDA the term “sustainable agriculture” is defined as: “The practice of agriculture which supports sustained economic profitability,...
Diet Detective Interview with Educator and Healthy Food Innovator Stephen Ritz
If you haven’t had a chance to see Stephen Ritz on Ted.com you’re truly missing something special -- he is a maverick educator, innovator, social entrepreneur,...
Increase Your Veggies
Research substantiates the claim that people who consume plant-based diets have less chronic disease, such as hardening of the arteries, heart disease,...
Youth Nutrition Education Programs Making a Difference
Getting kids to eat right and think about healthy foods are critical to improving quality of life and reducing risk of disease for future generations....
Interview with Michael Jacobson, Co-founder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
In 1971 Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., along with two other scientists, founded the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The Center’s missions...
How to Get Strong Shoulders to Avoid Pain
Almost 10 percent of Americans live with chronic shoulder pain, and that doesn’t include those who have shoulder pain caused by an injury. According...
Health Ads Gone Wrong. What a Poorly Designed NYC Breakfast Advertisement Can Teach Parents
The other day I noticed an interesting advertisement in a New York City subway. The ad showed an upside-down croissant with a sail inserted to make it look...
Diet Detective's 2017 “Big Game” Super Bowl 51 Eating Extravaganza with Exercise Equivalents
It's the holy day for sports foodies and second only to Thanksgiving for eating calorie-laden foods. In order to give you some perspective, here are a few of your...
Winter Soups 2017
Carrot Soup with Garam Masala Healthy Recipe From Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016). Makes 4 servings 1...
Airline Food Investigation 2016-17
It’s travel time – and according to Airlines for America (A4A), the trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, there will be 27.3 million passengers...
Farm-to-Table Restaurants Around The US (Part 1)
Here are a few restaurants around the United States focused on farm-to-table foods. What is farm-to-table? Well it can be confusing, but the simplest definition...
Organizations Committed to Food Advocacy and Changing Food Policy
There are many organizations working to help make a better, more interesting food system. The following are committed to helping change our food system...
Everything You Need to Know about Nutrition During Pregnancy
There is still a lot of confusion about nutrition and other health issues during pregnancy. To dispel some of the many myths and rumors we did a bit of research...
Organizations Improving Access to Healthy, Fair, Affordable Food
There are so many organizations working to help make a better, more interesting food system that, over the next few months I’m going to provide information...
Healthy Cookbooks for Kids
There is very strong research to indicate that the best way to get your kids to eat healthy foods is to start by getting them to cook (and to plant a vegetable...
Getting Your Core Fitness Workout
Your core muscles act as a bridge between your upper and lower body – like the trunk of a tree. They include your abs, glutes, back, hip, and chest....
Warm Up, Cool Down (before and after exercise)
It’s tough enough to get out there and exercise on a regular basis (should be daily), but adding a warm-up and cool down, can feel like an even bigger...
Sitting and Standing and How It Impacts Your Health
The evidence is overwhelming: #Sitting too much can be bad for your health. Researchers have demonstrated that too much sitting is linked with cancer,...
Deciphering Health Information on the Internet
You wake up one morning and see that you have an unidentified rash on your hand. What’s one of the first things you do? Probably, if you’re like...

Healthy Recipes & Cooking

Winter Soups 2017

Carrot Soup with Garam Masala Healthy Recipe From Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016). Makes 4 servings 1 tablespoon...

Jan 23, 2017

Healthy Cookbooks for Kids
Jul 22, 2016

Interview with Chef Dan Barber
Apr 28, 2016

Healthy Fall Recipes (2015)
Nov 02, 2015

Healthy Fall Soups (2015)
Oct 23, 2015

Diet & Weight-Loss

Keeping Your Salad Healthy

I’ve been traveling the last few days with my family, and we’ve been hitting local salad bars whenever...

Sep 01, 2017

Organizations Committed to Food Advocacy and Changing Food Policy

There are many organizations working to help make a better, more interesting food system. The following...

Oct 16, 2016

Food & Eating

Keeping Your Salad Healthy
Sep 01, 2017
Diet Detective: Summer Salads (2017)
Jul 16, 2017
Diet Detective Interview with Educator and Healthy Food Innovator Stephen Ritz
May 05, 2017

Interviews

Interview with Michael Jacobson, Co-founder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

In 1971 Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., along with two other scientists, founded the Center for Science in the Public...

Feb 25, 2017

Interview with Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing Ever

Food is sexy and essential to life. It comes up daily in all kinds of conversations around the world...

Jan 30, 2017

Food Policy & Public Health

Youth Nutrition Education Programs Making a Difference

Getting kids to eat right and think about healthy foods are critical to improving quality of life and reducing...

Mar 19, 2017

Organizations Improving Access to Healthy, Fair, Affordable Food

There are so many organizations working to help make a better, more interesting food system that, over...

Aug 18, 2016

Nutrition & Health

Increase Your Veggies
Apr 28, 2017
Everything You Need to Know about Nutrition During Pregnancy
Sep 23, 2016
Tips to Increase your Vegetable Consumption
Jun 20, 2016

Fitness & Exercise

How to Get Strong Shoulders to Avoid Pain
Feb 18, 2017
Getting Your Core Fitness Workout
Jul 02, 2016
Warm Up, Cool Down (before and after exercise)
Jun 12, 2016

Behavior & Food

Cravings and Hunger

Why do we crave particular foods? What’s the difference between #hunger and a craving? The reasons...

Feb 12, 2016

The Blame Game: How Your Behavior Might be Hindering Your Weight Control

The Blame Game: How Your #Behavior Might be Hindering Your Weight Control Recognizing and Understanding...

Jan 14, 2016

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