I don’t know about you, but I’m so tired of hearing what not to eat; I want to hear what foods I can eat! Certain food components…
Nutrients
Nutrient Newlyweds: Marrying Nutrients for Maximum Health Benefits [INFOGRAPHIC]
Did you know that “marrying” certain foods and nutrients together can deliver a combination of health benefits? Sure, lots of foods can deliver important health benefits on…
World IBD Day: Nutrition & IBD
May 19 is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day. A chronic and lifelong illness, IBD includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and it affects 1.6 million Americans, including…
Food Fad Friday: Getting Cultured with Kefir
The fermentation craze is still going strong! We are officially obsessed with—gasp!—rotting food, and for good reason; fermented foods are tasty and good for the gut because…
Super Confused About Super Foods? An Educated Consumer Is a Healthy Consumer
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve probably been bombarded with news about “superfoods.” But you’ve probably also wondered which foods are “super” are and what…
Citrus: Great Fruits for Heart Health
February is American Heart Month. It’s also National Grapefruit Month in the U.S. This confluence wasn’t lost on us, and it got us thinking: What role does…
Packaged Food Series: Nutrition Enhancements
According to the 2007 World Food Prize Laureate Philip E. Nelson, “If you teach a person how to process [or package] food, you can feed a village.” But…
Let’s Get Real: Following the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
With the release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a lot of attention is placed on how we’re all supposed to be eating. It’s easy for eating right…
4 Food Rules You Won’t Find in Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’ (and 2 That You Will)
Fellow food nerds will already know how I spent the eve before New Year’s Eve. I was cuddled on the couch (snacks in hand) watching the new…
