Category: Diet & Nutrition

Picnic Meal

Food Safety: Keep Your Meals Safe and Delicious

Whether you’re throwing a neighborhood party, having an intimate dinner or eating alone, food safety helps make your meal memorable for all the right reasons.

Hold the salt

6 Foods to Cut Back for Heart Health

Some foods have higher sodium levels than others. Do you know which they are? Here are the “salty six” – six foods you should limit for a healthy heart.

Stay hydrated when you have diabetes

Staying Hydrated When You Have Diabetes

When you have diabetes, it is extremely important to stay well-hydrated. Even mild dehydration can cause your blood sugar to become unstable. Learn why and what you can do.

Cooking with spices

Cooking with Spices for Flavor and Health

Cooking with spices and herbs can make your food both flavorful and healthier. Here are some spices to try in your next meal and how they can benefit your health.

Mediterranean Diet Examples

How to Eat a Mediterranean Diet

Eating like you’re on a Greek isle or the Amalfi coast in Italy has benefits for your heart health. But what is the Mediterranean diet?

Child with Food Allergies

Food Allergies: How They Develop and How to Treat Them

There are many things people can be allergic to, including foods. How do you recognize that you, your baby or your child has a food allergy and what can you do about it?

Food being served.

How Much Should You Eat?

Knowing the difference between portion sizes and serving sizes can help you control your weight and stay healthy.

plant based proteins

Plant-Based Protein Can Meet Your Nutritional Needs

If you choose the right foods, plant-based protein can indeed meet your body’s protein requirements.

Healthy Lifestyle

Diet and Exercise: Beyond Eat Less, Move More

You’ve heard the advice. If you want to lose weight, all you have to do is “eat less and move more.” As you get older, you know this simplistic maxim falls short.

plant-based diet

How to Eat a Plant-Based Diet

Plant-based diets are heart-healthy diets, and they’re easier to follow than you might think.