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What’s on Michelle Obama’s Plate? How the First Lady Wants to Make Your Dinner Healthier Using MyPlate

Penelope Wall — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:51:36 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama is the ultimate busy mom—last week she presented at the Oscars, this morning she’s on Good Morning America talking about her latest effort to help Americans eat healthier—the MyPlate Recipes Partnership.

4 New Ways to Stretch Your Grocery Dollars

Matt Malenczak — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:16:04 +0000

We're all looking for ways to save money — perhaps the best way is not to waste the food we already have. I recently talked with Yahoo! Financially Fit about creative new ways you can keep from wasting some of the foods that we commonly end up throwing out. Watch this video for advice and recipe ideas.

Best healthy foods to buy on a tight budget

Nifer — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:21:02 +0000

With so many factors to consider—health, environmental impact, cost, taste—choosing healthy foods can seem like a mission impossible. Enter the Good Food on a Tight Budget guide from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). This brand new guide, which helps you buy the most budget-friendly, super-healthy eats, comes from the same group that brought us the Dirty Dozen (a compendium of the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides).

Olympic appetites: how 8 top athletes eat to win

Nifer — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:26:56 +0000

The world’s fastest, fittest athletes are competing in the summer Games, but what fuels their power? I talked with some top athletes who are competing or hoping to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London about how they eat to win.

Misty May-Treanor, 34, beach volleyball player and two-time Olympic medalist

Do you need to buy organic? The bottom line on how bad pesticides are for you

Nifer — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:25:28 +0000

Today, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its latest report, called the Dirty Dozen, of the 12 fruits and vegetables that contain the most pesticides (see below). It also put out the Clean 15, a list of the least contaminated produce. The EWG updates this report based on the most recent USDA and FDA data on how much pesticide residue is found on conventionally grown crops.

If these lists leave you wondering just how bad pesticides actually are for your health and whether organic produce truly is worth the extra money it often costs, read on.

Which is better: dishwasher or washing dishes by hand?

Penelope Wall — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Anyone who’s ever watched a teenager (grudgingly) wash one fork at a time when it’s their turn to do the dinner dishes has probably had the thought “I wonder if that’s really the most efficient use of our resources.” Actually, your first thought is probably, “How does the child manage to run the hot water continuously yet get the task done at such a glacial pace?” (Don't Miss: How to Save Time in

Hunger Hits Home: 6 Inspiring People Who Are Fighting Hunger

Penelope Wall — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:28:03 +0000

Once again, FN Dish (Food Network's food blog) has invited food bloggers from around the country to "pull up a chair" to their virtual Communal Table.

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 7: Clean Out Your Cleaning Products

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:28:01 +0000

Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even our clothing. Each day this week, we will post a new, easy tip to help you detox your kitchen and your diet.

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 7: Clean Out Your Cleaning Products

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 6: Filter Your Tap Water

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:21:12 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 6: Filter Your Tap Water

You might not think of water as a source of toxins, but tap water can in fact contain up to 315 pollutants, including arsenic (a heavy metal) and pesticides, according to a 2009 analysis by the Environmental Working Group. And bottled water can contain the same contaminants as tap.

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 5: Find A New Fish That’s Low In Mercury

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:16:48 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 5: Find A New Fish That’s Low In Mercury

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 4: Tackle Your Plastic Container Collection

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:10:29 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 4: Tackle Your Plastic Container Collection

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 3: Choose Skim Or Low-Fat Dairy And Lean Meat

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:02:45 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 3: Choose Skim Or Low-Fat Dairy And Lean Meat

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 2: Turn Down The Heat On Nonstick Pans

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:58:11 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 2: Turn Down The Heat On Nonstick Pans

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 1: Print Out A List Of The Dirty Dozen

Nifer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:46:11 +0000

Here’s today’s tip:

Tip 1: Print Out A List Of The Dirty Dozen

Easy foods to grow without a garden

Penelope Wall — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:50:39 +0000

I have never had a garden. For the past several years I’ve lived in small urban spaces with little to no outdoor room. I have often yearned to grow things, but haven’t had much of an idea of how to get started. So when I started editing stories in EatingWell Magazine about ways to grow food in your kitchen or with little outdoor space, I was stoked—no more excuses not to grow some of my own food! Here are some easy ways to get started: