Healthy Eating

Add These Healthy Summer Foods to Your Diet

There is just nothing better than fresh produce spilling off of grocery store shelves and farmers market tables! Ripe, delicious, and packed with that unique summer flavor, everyone looks forward to the summertime to take advantage of these limited time incredible food options. Summer-specific recipes, awesomely grillable foods, and chilled, refreshing treats are just the start of what makes summer foods so incredible.

Brussels Sprouts: One Delicious Vegetable

Every child in television history has made it a point to twist their faces in disgust and pinch their noses as their parents hand them a plate full of the dreaded and stinky brussels sprouts. For decades, the brussels sprout has endured a lot of negative press, but they are finally starting to make their way into public favor as celebrity and local chefs alike are creating some of the tastiest dishes starring this powerhouse veggie.

Eat Your Way to Glowing Summer Skin

Summer is almost here, and that means that soon everyone you know will be scrambling to make their summer look as perfect as possible. One of the most important areas that we focus on when it comes to our summer appearance is healthy, glowing skin. From bronzers that make our skin darker to sunblock lotions that protect our delicate skin from irreversible and dangerous sun damage, people put their skin through a lot of every year to make it look its best.

Eat the Rainbow: Why the Color of Your Food Matters

There’s a reason why the phrase “you eat with your eyes” exists. Does anything look more delicious than a beautiful plate full of fruits or vegetables in every color of the rainbow? When we see a plate loaded with vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, purples, and greens, our mouths automatically begin to salivate because our bodies are craving color variation.

What is it about all that color that makes food healthy, or more importantly, why is it that eating a full rainbow of foods is important for our physical health? The answer lies in something called phytochemicals.

Food Trends for the New Year

It may seem like food doesn’t really change all that often, but truthfully, when you are on the professional side of cooking, you can see very distinct food trends come and go in the culinary world which trickle down to home food preparation.

Three In-Season Foods That Will Make You Love Winter Cooking

Oh, the weather outside is frightful (I may be exaggerating if you’re reading this in Tucson), but that doesn’t mean that there are not a ton of delicious fruits and vegetables to get excited about during the long winter months. And all that good, seasonal food translates into so many delicious dishes that you’ll look forward to the winter year after year just so you can indulge in these seasonal treats.

How to Not Overdo Eating During the Holidays

Everyone looks forward to the joy and spirit of the holidays ahead, and though we each have our own special events, traditions, and holiday activities we are excited about, but the one thing that we all look forward to is the food.

Plate after plate of potatoes, beans, turkey, pie, and sugar plums dance through our heads all season long, and come dinnertime, we can’t wait to stuff our faces full of our favorite holiday treats. Though overeating may be a bit of a holiday tradition, it does not have to be the way you approach your holiday meal.

Understanding (and Tackling) Portion Control

There are a lot—and I do mean A LOT—of dieting tricks, tips, and formulas that we use day in and day out to curb our weight gain or reduce our overall body weight. No matter what method you choose to control or lose weight, from Weight Watchers to adopting a vegan diet, pretty much all diets will call for the same two things: portion control and exercise.

Building A Better Lunch for Your Kids

Children learn eating habits early on in life, and thankfully, school lunches go a long way to providing balanced nutrition for your child. Unfortunately, if you are like millions of American parents who have a child with food allergies, are concerned about their child’s eating habits, or simply opt to skip the school lunch for the brown bag that you pack yourself, it may be difficult to design a lunch that is nutritionally sound and child-friendly.