Food Facts
New Year, New You: Setting Goals for the New Year
The close of one year and arrival of a new is not only the passage of time, but also a time for fresh starts and goal setting. As this year comes to a close to make way for a new year, be sure to include healthy eating as part of your goals. Even if you’ve […]
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10 Ways Sugar is Secretly Sabotaging Your Diet
Refined sugars have a host of negative health impacts ranging from weight gain to fueling disease and more. Yet even when we aim to cut refined sugar out of our diets, it has a terrible way of sneaking onto our plates in some of the most unsuspecting places. Sure, you know to avoid the cupcake […]
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What’s In Season this Fall?
Fall means cool weather, vibrant leaves, and prime time for fall crops. Visit your local grocery store or (better yet) your farmer’s market to stock up on what’s in season this fall! Apples: As it turns out, the old expression “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” actually makes sense! Apples are […]
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4 Amazingly Healthy & Delicious Ways to Eat Plantains
Have you ever noticed a banana that looks a little different? A little bigger, a little browner? You probably saw a plantain. Plantains are cousins of the banana and not only looks a little different, but it has different nutrients and can be prepared in many different ways. If plantains are new to you, take […]
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The Dangers of Artificial Food Coloring and Sneaky Places They Hide
While eating a diet filled with a rainbow of colors is standard advice for healthy eating, it’s certain that doctors and dieticians never had the technicolor array of artificially colored foods and drinks out there in mind when they issued their advice! Far from the desirable colors provided by fruits and vegetables, artificial food colors […]
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Bean Ban: Evaluating the Popular Paleo Ban on Beans
Usually a good rule of thumb in deciding what foods to eat is if something is a whole, real food it’s healthy to eat, and processed foods should be avoided. While it is definitely still true that processed foods should be avoided, recent diet trends such as Paleo and Whole30 have caused us to question […]
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Benefits of Beets: What You Need to Know about This Wonder Food
Their distinct deep red color makes beets hard to miss, but many more of us are more familiar with the dark hue of beets than we are with how to make them a regular part of our diets. If you aren’t including beets in your diet, read on to find out what’s so remarkable about […]
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Miracle in a Bowl? The Total Lowdown on Bone Broth
You’ve probably heard a well-meaning mother or grandmother to advise you to drink some chicken soup to help you get better when you’re sick. Mom and grandma may not know the nutritional science behind that recommendation, but it turns out they know what they are talking about! The magic isn’t in the chicken soup per […]
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Super Food Spotlight: The Wonders of Garlic
What classifies as a “super food” varies somewhat depending on what nutritional experts you are polling, but a few staples are so remarkable that they top virtually every list of nutritional must-haves. One such staple every expert can agree upon is definitely garlic. Most of garlic’s benefits can actually be summed up with a look […]
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You Can Do What with Coconut Oil?!? Six Unexpected Uses for Coconut Oil
It seems everywhere you turn you hear about the benefits of using coconut oil. Coconut oil is considered a super food because of the evidence that it plays a valuable role in reducing cholesterol, stabilizing blood sugar, supporting strong brain function, and much more. But if you are limiting your use of coconut oil to […]
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