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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...

4 New Ways to Stretch Your Grocery Dollars
We're all looking for ways to save money — perhaps the best way is not to waste the food we already have. I recently...

Best healthy foods to buy on a tight budget
With so many factors to consider—health, environmental impact, cost, taste—choosing healthy foods can seem...

Olympic appetites: how 8 top athletes eat to win
The world’s fastest, fittest athletes are competing in the summer Games, but what fuels their power? I talked...

Do you need to buy organic? The bottom line on how bad pesticides are for you
Today, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its latest report, called the Dirty Dozen, of the 12...

Which is better: dishwasher or washing dishes by hand?
Anyone who’s ever watched a teenager (grudgingly) wash one fork at a time when it’s their turn to do the...

Hunger Hits Home: 6 Inspiring People Who Are Fighting Hunger
Once again, FN Dish (Food Network's food blog) has invited food bloggers from around the country to "pull up a...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 7: Clean Out Your Cleaning Products
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 6: Filter Your Tap Water
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 5: Find A New Fish That’s Low In Mercury
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 4: Tackle Your Plastic Container Collection
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 3: Choose Skim Or Low-Fat Dairy And Lean Meat
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 2: Turn Down The Heat On Nonstick Pans
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Green Up Your Kitchen Challenge Tip 1: Print Out A List Of The Dirty Dozen
Toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals—even...

Easy foods to grow without a garden
I have never had a garden. For the past several years I’ve lived in small urban spaces with little to no outdoor...

Which salmon should I buy?
I went to two dinner parties recently and guess what was served at both? Salmon. It made me wonder: is salmon the new...

Join EatingWell on Pinterest
Are you feeling inspired by spring recipes and foods? Join EatingWell on Pinterest.com for the chance to receive an...

USDA gets solid "A" for school meal fixes
Will pizza and French fries soon disappear from school cafeterias? In a word, no. More on that later. But thanks to new...

The top 5 food stories of 2011
It's been a big year in food news. Here's a look, in no particular order, at 5 of the food trends of 2011, the stories...

Food Feud: Why Chick-fil-A is trying to squash kale
The media has been buzzing this week since popular chicken-sandwich chain Chick-fil-A threatened to shut down a small-...

Fighting to Sell Junk Food to Kids
Really, grocery manufacturers? That’s your highest priority? Think of all the things that food manufacturers...

What is listeria? 8 ways to avoid listeria and more foodborne bacteria

Life's sweeter with fewer sugary drinks
The “Big Gulp.” Free Refills. 20-ounce single servings. 2 liters for 99 cents. Soda vending machines just...

Who are your healthy heroes?

How to get all your fruits and vegetables for $2.25 a day
How often have you heard or read, “Healthy food is expensive”? I hear this assumption a lot, as it’s...