The 4 Best Instant Oatmeals (and 5 to Avoid)
Instant oatmeal is a quick warm breakfast and an easy way to get whole grains. But some picks aren't so healthy.
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Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Curious About Keto? Start With These 10 Recipes
Curious about following a carb-conscious eating plan or going keto? You'll enjoy these delicious recipes fit for anyone's palate!
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The Best Pre-Workout Foods and the Science of Why They Work
All forms of exercise require energy. Find out what to eat and drink pre-workout to perform your best.
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10 Make-Ahead Freezer Meals to Save You Time
Pick one day a week that you have time to spare — perhaps Sunday evening — and whip up a meal (or two or three!) that can be frozen for later.
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9 Myths About Food You Probably Think Are True
Do you really need eight glasses of water a day and is swallowing gum really that bad for you? A registered dietitian dives into the debate and separates fact from fiction.
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The 6 Best BBQ Sauce Options for Your Health and 5 to Avoid
How do you know if your favorite BBQ sauce is a good-for-you pick? Take a peek here for the best BBQ sauces in terms of your health and the worst sauces that you should avoid at all costs.
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Nutella and 8 Other Foods That Contain the Controversial Ingredient Palm Oil
Palm oil gets a bad rap but should it? Find out everything you need to know about the oil and see which foods surprisingly contain the alternative tropical ingredient.
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9 Delicious Dessert Swaps to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Chickpeas. Avocados. Spinach. No, we're not making a salad. We're talking desserts! We spent hours in the kitchen concocting seriously delicious desserts out of good-for-you, whole-food ingredients. We slashed the sugar, but not the yumminess. Scout’s honor!
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7 Healthy 3-Ingredient Snacks
Snacking is the norm in America. It contributes about a quarter of total daily calorie intake for adults.
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7 Kitchen Tricks to Make Carbs Less Fattening
Carbs may get a bad rap when it comes to nutritionists, but most people are fans. How do you bridge the gap? Read on for 7 kitchen tricks that will amp up carbs' health factor.
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4 Cereals That Are Terrible for You (and 5 Better Options)
Some major cereal makers are making it really challenging to start your day off right! Find out which cereals should stay on the supermarket shelves--and which better-for-you cereal swaps to enjoy instead.
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7 Phrases on Food Packages That Are Totally Scamming You
Don't believe everything you read. Being a smart consumer means knowing exactly what those tricky little phrases used to market supposedly healthy foods really mean.
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10 Good-for-You Dips and Spreads for the Big Game Gathering
Friendly gatherings are often associated with scrumptious spreads and dips, many of which may be unfriendly for your hips. So whether you’re hosting or attending a casual party or game-day gathering, you’ll want to whip up one (or more!) of these better-for-you recipes.
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7 Quick Protein Ball Recipes to Give You an Energy Boost
We’ve got some great balls of energy for you! These scrumptious bites are fun to eat and great for you. Our energy balls offer a mix of protein, carbs and good fats. With at least four grams of protein per serving, these treats are ideal after a workout.
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10 Easy Vegetarian Sides for the Holidays Everyone Will Love
It’s that time of year again! This holiday season, there’s sure to be plenty of good food to be shared with family and friends. Celebrate by beginning a new tradition: Fill your holiday gatherings with plant-based goodness. It’s a gift of health to those that you love -- and it can be downright delicious!
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11 Ways to Enjoy Leftovers (Without the Microwave)
Got leftovers? Don’t trash them — make them new again. Eating everything you cook not only saves time and money, it's good for the planet. When you’re not tossing food scraps out with the trash, you're helping reduce greenhouse gases from entering the environment.
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Cut Calories With These 9 "Pasta Poser" Recipes
Turning your vegetables into “pasta” is an easy and delicious way to meet (or exceed) your daily vegetable needs. And it may help cut calories, total carbs or gluten from your diet, if that’s your aim. Some vegetables, such as spaghetti squash, easily work as “noodles.
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The 10 Best Homemade Veggie Burger Recipes
It's a veggie burger so it's healthy, right? Not so fast. Unfortunately, some packaged veggie burgers contain less-than-healthy, overly-processed ingredients. All of which you can avoid if you make your own.
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Health Benefits of the DASH Diet and 9 Delicious Recipes
It’s been ranked the No. 1 Best Diet Overall for six years in a row by “U.S. News & World Report.” No, it’s not some gimmicky fad diet. This diet -- the DASH diet (short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) -- was originally designed to help lower blood pressure.
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