Content tagged with “Nutrition”

Healthy spring salad recipe with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots
Now’s the time to head to the farmers’ market to find just-picked fresh shelling peas. Peas thrive in the...

How to make a healthy smoothie: best smoothie ingredients & 10 to ditch
Whether you enjoy smoothies for breakfast, a snack or even dessert, they’re a great way to increase your daily...

Health benefits of juicing vs. smoothies
Juicing and smoothies are all the rage right now. While both can boost your fruit and vegetable intake (something most...

Is organic food healthier than conventional food?
Here’s why you can feel good about organic: USDA–certified organic means your food is produced without synthetic...

Gluten-free? Not so fast. Watch out for this list of surprising foods that contain gluten
If you have celiac-disease, gluten-sensitivity or for some other reason you’re not eating gluten—the...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 14: Create a Power Salad by Including These Four Ingredients to Feel Full Longer
Who says a salad has to just be a side? Turn your salad into a meal by including these 4 key ingredients of a power...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 13: Transform Your Veggies with This Go-To Vegetable-Cooking Technique
Roasting brings out sweet flavors, transforming even the most challenging-to-love vegetables, such as cauliflower and...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 12: Fill the Inside of Your Vegetables with Flavor
Vegetables take center stage with a whole new taste when you stuff them with your favorite fillings. After all, if you...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 11: Make a Practically Instant Veggie-Packed Dinner with This Ultra-Fast Cooking Technique
Stir-frying is one of the quickest and most versatile ways to make a fast dinner loaded with vegetables. This healthy...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 10: Use This Magical No-Cook Technique to Make Hearty Greens Irresistible
Who knew the solution to overcooking dark leafy greens to make them palatable was actually not cooking them at all? It...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 9: Start Your Meal with This Veggie-Packed Dish to Eat More Produce and Fewer Calories
Filling up on fiber- and water-rich foods at the beginning of a meal can help prevent you from eating too much high-...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 8: Skip the Chopping with This Underutilized Vegetable
Make vegetable prep easier by using frozen produce. It may even be healthier than fresh. Frozen vegetables are...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 7: Drink Your Vegetables
Some vegetables add delicious creaminess to a smoothie while others add healthy fiber and flavor. Try avocados, leafy...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 6: Learn the Secrets to Cooking Satisfying Meatless Meals
Put the emphasis on vegetables at mealtime. Pick one day (or just a meal) a week to eat meatless and have veggies be...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 5: Offer Healthy Dips to Help Veggie-Phobes Munch Down
Even the biggest veggie-phobe will munch down when you offer a delicious dip with crunchy spears of fresh vegetables....

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 4: Retrain Your Taste Buds to Love Vegetables
Whether you just never developed a taste for a certain vegetable—or as a child you were forced to eat bland, mushy peas...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 3: Add Veggies to Your Morning Meal
A veggie-filled omelet is a great way to incorporate vegetables into your morning meal. Ready in seconds, an omelet can...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 2: Sneak More Veggies into Favorite Family Meals
There are plenty of ways to slip a few extra vegetables into your meals without changing the flavor and putting off...

Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 1: Fill Half Your Plate with Veggies
Simplify healthy meal planning by filling half your plate with veggies. That’s an easy way to know you’ll get the...

Foods to get rid of bad breath
There’s nothing worse than meeting someone and realizing that your breath smells like your tuna lunch, stale...

What’s on Michelle Obama’s Plate? How the First Lady Wants to Make Your Dinner Healthier Using MyPlate
First Lady Michelle Obama is the ultimate busy mom—last week she presented at the Oscars, this morning she’s on...

Better than the $1 menu: Superfoods that ring in for 99 cents or less
Every few months, it seems, there’s hype about the latest, hottest superfood—chia seeds and acai berries...

11 anti-aging drinks
Aging is inevitable. Sadly. And there are many variables involved in how long you live. But you can also add years to...

Cooking spray: should you use it?
In the EatingWell Test Kitchen, we use cooking spray because it’s a fast, no-mess way to make a tiny bit of oil go a...

What are trans fats & are there still foods with trans fats to avoid?
First, some good news: manufacturers have significantly reduced the amount of trans fats in packaged foods. Even better...