Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

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The 14 Healthiest Foods at Fast-Food Restaurants

As you head out for your next adventure, chances are you’re going to have to make a pit stop. But one look around any interstate exchange and it's clear that a road trip usually means passing through a wasteland of fast food and cheap eats.

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4 Surprising Benefits of Eating at Night

How many times have you heard someone say that if you want to lose weight you shouldn’t be eating at night? Or that eating too late is a sure recipe for weight gain?

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16 Foods Dietitians Won't Touch

If a dietitian won't eat a particular food, it's probably a good sign that you shouldn't be eating it either. Dietitians and nutritionists make their careers by examining the healthful and unhealthful ingredients in foods and determining what's good for our bodies and what's not.

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11 Popular Nutrition Myths Busted By Science

Its seems there are hundreds of food rules these days. Do this, don't eat that, drink this but only on Wednesdays when a full moon. Some myths are believable but most are down right ridiculous and despite the abundance of emerging nutrition research, some food and nutrition myths just seem to endure.

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The Art and Science of "Cheat Meals"

Although many nutritionists and dietitians don't seem to like the word "cheat," a well-designed and well-executed cheat meal might very well save your sanity. It might even help you overcome a weight-loss plateau.

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8 Innovative Salad Recipes, No Lettuce Needed!

As healthy as they are, greens can be a drag. First off, lettuce gets boring. Then washing them, drying them, chopping them... Prepping just the greens can be a multistep process. Plus, have you ever skipped making a fresh salad because you didn’t have any greens on hand?

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4 Slimming Smoothies You'll Want to Sip All Summer

Smoothies are the perfect summer treat! From forming gorgeous lean muscle, to boosting your metabolism and getting clear skin, their benefits are endless. Here are four delicious ones, courtesy of the Tone It Up ladies.

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What Are the Health Benefits of Rose Wine?

Rosé is the perfect year-round wine, from spring picnics to summer barbecues to fall dinners. [More than 190,000 photos are tagged with #roseallday on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/roseallday/?hl=en), so there are a lot of rosé fans out there!

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Do Lemon Juice & Baking Soda Clear Your Skin?

Baking soda and lemon juice are often touted as at-home acne treatments, but the pH level of both can have a negative effect on your skin. Baking soda may irritate your skin, while lemon juice can dry it out.

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How Long After Eating Does Blood Sugar Peak?

What makes your blood sugar peak, and how long after eating does blood sugar peak? After consuming carbs, your blood sugar levels temporarily go up until insulin steps in to remove the extra sugar.

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Diets That Lower Hemoglobin A1C Test Results

If you're concerned about blood sugar, these diets — including carbohydrate counting, the diabetes exchange diet and Create Your Plate — can help you manage your A1C levels.

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The Side Effects of Blue Cheese

Blue cheese is a source of high-quality protein and provides flavor for salads, sandwiches and hot recipes, but just like pretty much any other food out there, too much can be unhealthy.

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The 7 Best Breakfast Sandwiches and 8 to Avoid

Starting your morning sitting down to a hot cup of joe and a fresh, homemade breakfast sandwich sounds pretty darn good, doesn’t it? But, come on, we’re all realists here, and we know the odds of this happening (especially on a weekday) are, well…. Let’s just say it doesn’t look so good.

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