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.
Few treats are more satisfying on a hot summer day than a soft serve ice cream cone. Although this dairy treat -- which you can enjoy in vanilla, chocolate and a host of other flavors -- is tasty, it's also high in calories.
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When evaluating your diet, calories aren't the only factor to consider. Also worth noting is the glycemic index of your food, which indicates the speed at which a particular food raises your blood sugar.
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Equally adept at serving as a workday lunch or a midnight snack, a ham sandwich is a versatile, easy-to-make meal. The precise caloric value of the sandwich depends on how you create it.
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If you're a beer connoisseur and enjoy drinking golden lager with a spicy hop taste, you might find yourself sipping from a bottle or glass of Stella Artois. This Belgian beer is several hundred years old, but it's distributed by parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is the largest brewer in the world.
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A large bowl of buttered popcorn sitting on your lap improves any movie-watching experience, but if the snack doesn't agree with you, you might soon find yourself dashing toward the bathroom.
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The news that you have high cholesterol puts you at a greater risk of heart disease, but this diagnosis is possible to reverse. Through diet and exercise, you may lower your cholesterol to a safe level.
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Although it's unlikely that you'll find chicory root in its raw, root form in the supermarket, it is often available in health stores in its ground form or as a supplement. Inulin, a fiber derived from chicory root, is often added to food products to boost fiber content.
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The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" might sound more commercially appealing than "an apple a day keeps constipation at bay," but the latter is also true.
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If you're short on time in the morning, a bagel serves as a convenient breakfast food. If you're intent on following a low-carbohydrate diet, however, this baked treat isn't necessarily ideal. Regardless of their specific nature, bagels contain plenty of carbs.
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Receiving a diagnosis that your body is mildly sensitive to gluten or that you have celiac disease can be discouraging, especially if your diet includes lots of items that contain gluten such as bread and homemade baked goods.
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Even if you're not the type of person who follows nutritional trends, you've likely heard of a gluten-free diet. In this diet, people avoid gluten, a protein that occurs naturally in certain foods such as wheat.
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It can be tempting to reach for a chocolate bar in the afternoon to provide a burst of sugar to get you through your workday. If you enjoy the combination of chocolate, nougat and caramel, a Mars bar might be your first choice.
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If you enjoy seafood and take a vacation to Maine, you might find yourself sitting at a dockside restaurant with a plate of crab in front of you. Snow crab, which also goes by the name "queen crab," is found not only in the North Atlantic, but also in the North Pacific.
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Including oranges in your diet can potentially help you lose weight, but it's incorrect to think that eating this citrus fruit automatically causes your fat to begin melting off your body. Eating oranges doesn't directly burn fat because oranges contain calories.
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Sipping a cup of tea is a relaxing way to unwind during the evening, but not if the hot drink's caffeine content disrupts your sleep. Reaching for a cup of rooibos, which has a sweet flavor somewhat reminiscent of tobacco, shouldn't disrupt your quality of sleep.
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When you reach for your sandwich at lunchtime, it doesn't have to be loaded with peanut butter and jelly to contain sugar. Even if the fillings aren't sweet, the sandwich often contains sugar or even high-fructose corn syrup in the bread.
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When many people feel lethargic, they reach for a candy bar for a quick boost of energy. If you have a gluten intolerance, gluten allergy or celiac disease, you can't just grab any food product and assume that it doesn't contain gluten.
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If you aren't able to have a bowel movement at least three times a week, you meet the clinical definition of being constipated. The solution, however, might be sitting in your kitchen cupboard or at the nearest coffee shop.
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If you're working, studying or simply trying to stay awake in the evening -- it's easy to reach for a cup of coffee or a can of soda. Doing so, however, can have a negative effect on your ability to sleep soundly.
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It's always a good time for a cup of tea. In the morning, black tea can provide the boost of energy you need to start your day, while in the evening, herbal tea can serve as a relaxing drink before bed.
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