Summer is right around the corner, so naturally, this month’s Produce Spotlight will showcase a warm-weather favorite: Zucchini! Read on for tips to grow zucchini…Read More
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Beet Green Salad
This Beet green salad with feta and sherry vinaigrette will turn anyone into a fan of eating beet greens! If you happen to have a…Read More
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Stir together this mayonnaise-free mediterranean tuna salad for lunch in just 10 minutes. It’s loaded with incredible flavor from fresh scallion, basil, olives and roasted red…Read More
What Does Eating Disorder Recovery Even Look Like?
Hi. I’m Carolyn. I’m the editor in chief of SELF and the host of our wellness advice podcast, Checking In. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about eating disorder recovery. Today, our listener Sara wants advice on how to heal from an eating disorder—she estimates that she’s lived with bulimia for 12 to 15 years. […]
Use This Mindful Eating Exercise to Bring Awareness to Your Eating Patterns
Use this mindful eating exercise to compassionately explore your current eating habits and what is and is not working for you. Do you ever feel like nourishing yourself well still doesn’t come fully naturally and consistently for you? Maybe you notice you’re always hungry or have strong cravings. Or maybe you know you can’t stop […]
10 ‘Healthy Eating Rules’ You Should Throw Out Immediately
This rule is especially unfeasible in the coronavirus era, Harbstreet points out, when many people want or need to limit their trips to the store due to COVID-19. Her advice? “Toss this outdated advice and curate a shopping list based on what you need—packaged and shelf-stable foods included.” 3. “Don’t eat after X o’clock.” Some […]
Intuitive Eating ᐅ Learn to Listen to Your Body
Imagine a world in which you could forget dieting and calorie counting and still reach your healthy weight. With intuitive eating you can eat what you want, without rules or forbidden foods. You learn how to practice mindful eating and listen to your body telling you when to eat and when you’re full. What is […]
Is Eating Outdoors in an Enclosed Tent Actually Any Safer Than Eating Indoors?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been eating outdoors at restaurants in an effort to enjoy some semblance of normality while avoiding indoor areas, which generally pose a higher risk for coronavirus spread. But now that winter and colder temperatures are here, businesses have started to enclose those outdoor areas, thus turning them […]
Use These Six Healthy Eating Tips To Avoid Junk Food Traps
1. Remove And Restock If temptation’s in the way, it’s hard to make good choices: in one study from Cornell University in the US, office workers ate four times more sweets when they were moved from opaque containers two metres away to see-through containers left on their desks. If possible, get “binge” foods out of […]
How to Prioritize Eating Healthy When You’re Short on Time
We hear so often from the NS community that they aren’t as consistent with their healthy eating is because they don’t have the time or energy. But here’s the thing — there will never be a magical, perfect time where you have no other obligations, no stress, and plenty of free time to dedicate to […]
Why Mindful Eating Is The Key To Overcome Stress Eating
Whether you’re in a particularly stressful period of your life or you’re experiencing chronic, daily stress, it’s common to turn to stress eating (or in some cases undereating when stressed) for comfort. That’s completely okay and normal to do! We are human and we’ve all experienced that before. We consume food for many reasons, not […]
Reduced risk of obesity – one of the benefits of eating nuts, study finds
In a large multi-year study, investigators study the benefits of eating nuts in preventing gradual weight gain. Despite being high in calories, just a half serving of nuts per day (14 gm or ½ oz) is associated with a lower risk of weight gain and obesity, just one of the benefits of eating nuts, […]
Eating Well Is About More Than Just What You Eat
Many people often put so much focus, attention and even pressure on what they eat. And in doing so, they try to eat perfectly, which often means avoiding certain foods that they consider to be “bad.” Do you do this? It’s completely understandable if you do! There’s so much focus on what to eat in […]
How eating broccoli is linked to heart health
New research sheds light on the understanding of how cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, can improve heart health and prevent cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular disease is a result of the build-up of fatty cells, inflammation, calcium, and other substances within the blood vessel walls – known as […]
How to Eat Healthy According to R.D.s, Healthy Eating Tips and Ideas
Try scheduling a Zoom meal with friends or family while you reminisce on the good times. Recreate your favorite childhood meals to bring back fond memories and a pleasurable eating experience. Or for variety and comforting nostalgia, incorporate recipes and ingredients from your culture into your meals.” —Ayana Habtemariam, M.S.W., R.D.N., L.D.N., nutrition therapist and […]